1851

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Centuries: 18th century - 19th century - 20th century

Decades: 1800s 1810s 1820s 1830s 1840s - 1850s - 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s

Years: 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 - 1851 - 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856


[edit] Events

[edit] Births

  • January 17 - A. B. Frost, American illustrator (d. 1928)
  • January 19 - Jacobus Kapteyn, Dutch astronomer (d. 1922)
  • February 8 - Kate Chopin, American writer (d. 1904)
  • March 27 - Vincent d'Indy, French composer and teacher (d. 1931)
  • April 21 - Charles Barrois, French geologist (d. 1939)
  • May 6 - Aristide Bruant, French cabaret singer and comedian (d. 1925)
  • May 20 - Emil Berliner, telephone and recording pioneer (d. 1929)
  • August 14 - Doc Holliday, American gambler and gunfighter (d. 1887)
  • October 2 - Ferdinand Foch, French commander of allied forces in World War I (d. 1929)
  • October 31 - Princess Louise of Sweden
  • Robert Abbe, American surgeon (d. 1928)
  • Ruperto Chapí, Spanish zarzuelist
  • Tom Morris, Jr., Scottish golfer (d. 1875)

[edit] Deaths