1853 in the United Kingdom
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Events from the year 1853 in the United Kingdom.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Monarch - Victoria of the United Kingdom
- Prime Minister - George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, Peelite
[edit] Events
- 18 February - a treaty is signed with the United States concerning international copyright.[1]
- 3 December - Crimean War: a protocol is signed with France, Austria, and Prussia for restoring peace between Russia and Turkey.[1]
[edit] Undated
- Pillar boxes introduced by Rowland Hill and Anthony Trollope.[2]
[edit] Births
- 29 March - Elihu Thomson, engineer and inventor (died 1937)
- 7 April - Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, member of the royal family (died 1884)
- 3 June - William Flinders Petrie, Egyptologist (died 1942)
- 5 July - Cecil Rhodes, businessman (died 1902)
[edit] Deaths
- August - George Bradshaw, cartographer, printer and publisher (b. 1801)
- 19 August - George Cockburn, Naval commander (b. 1772)
[edit] References
- ^ a b William L. R. Cates (1863). The Pocket Date Book. Chapman and Hall.
- ^ Icons, a portrait of England 1840-1860. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
