1860
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| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 18th century – 19th century – 20th century |
| Decades: | 1830s 1840s 1850s – 1860s – 1870s 1880s 1890s |
| Years: | 1857 1858 1859 – 1860 – 1861 1862 1863 |
1860 Media
July 20: Giuseppe Garibaldi defeats Neapolitan Army in the Battle of Milazzo in war of Italian unification.
December 20: Governor Francis Pickens leads secession of South Carolina from the United States after Lincoln's election.
Political map of the world in 1860
December 29: HMS Warrior (restored).
Portrait of Kato Takaaki (加藤高明, 1860 – 1926)
Douglas Hyde, Irish politician, head of state and Irish language activist, circa 1940
- Anton Pavlovich Chekov (1860-1904)
Carl G. Barth
Lizzie Borden
1860 (MDCCCLX) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 1860th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 860th year of the 2nd millennium, the 60th year of the 19th century, and the 1st year of the 1860s decade. As of the start of 1860, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
Events
- October 6 – The Introduction of the so-called Section 377 of the British Indian penal code (Law) was enacted on the 6th of October, in British India respectively.
Births
- January 29 – Anton Chekhov, Russian writer (d. 1904)
- May 29 – Isaac Albéniz, Spanish composer (d. 1909)
- August 13 – Annie Oakley, American sharpshooter (d. 1926)
- December 7 – Joseph Cook, 6th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1947)