Centuries: Year in Review 19th Century (18th century - 19th century - 20th century)
Decades: 1800s 1810s 1820s 1830s 1840s - 1850s - 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s
Years: 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 - 1852 - 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857
Events
- February 11 - First British public toilet for women opens in Bedford Street, London
Births
- Edwin Austin Abbey, American painter
Deaths
- September 14 - The Duke of Wellington, British commander at the Battle of Waterloo and Prime Minister
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