1851
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Events
- January 23 - The flip of a coin determines whether a new city in Oregon is named after Boston, Massachusetts, or Portland, Maine, with Portland winning.
- March 27 - First reported case of white men seeing Yosemite Valley.
- March 30 - A population census was taken of all people living in the United Kingdom.
- May 1 - The Great Exhibition in Hyde Park, London is opened by Queen Victoria. It runs until October 15.
- May 15 - Rama IV is crowed King of Thailand.
- July - The immortal game, a famous chess game, is played.
- July 29 - Annibale de Gasparis, in Naples, Italy discovers asteroid 15 Eunomia.
- November 13 - The Denny Party lands at Alki Point, the first settlers of what will become Seattle, Washington.
- December 2 - Newly-elected French President Louis Napoleon Bonaparte violently overthrows the Second Republic.
- December 24 - The Library of Congress burns
- December 29 - The first YMCA opens, in Boston, Massachusetts
- The first America's Cup is organized (see Yachting).
- Gold discovered in Australia.
- The New York Times is founded.
- Ariel and Umbriel, moonss of Uranus, discovered by William Lassell.
- St. Paul's College, Hong Kong is founded.
Year in topic
- 1851 in literature
- Moby Dick published by Herman Melville.
- 1851 in science
- 1851 in music
Births
- January 19 - Jacobus Kapteyn, Dutch astronomer
- March 27 - Vincent d'Indy, composer and teacher (+ 1931)
- April 21 - Charles Barrois, geologist
- May 20 - Emil Berliner, telephone and recording pioneer
- October 31 - Princess Louise of Sweden
Deaths
- February 1 - Mary Shelley, author
- March 9 - Hans Christian Orsted, scientist
- September 11 - Sylvester Graham inventor of Graham cracker
heads of State
- China - Xianfeng Emperor of China, Qing Dynasty (1850-1861)
- Denmark - Frederick VII, King of Denmark (1848-1863)
- France - Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte, President of France (1848-1852)
- Norway - Oscar I, King of Sweden and Norway (1844-1859)
- Ottoman Empire - Abd-ul-Mejid, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (July 2, 1839 to June 25, 1861)
- Prussia - Frederick William IV, King of Prussia (1840-1861)
- Russia - Nicholas I, Tsar of Russia (December 26, 1825 to March 2, 1855)
- Spain - Isabella II, Queen of Spain (September 29, 1833 to September, 1868)
- United States - Millard Fillmore, President of the United States (1850-1853)