1855

Information about 1855

Centuries: 18th century - 19th century - 20th century
Decades: 1820s  1830s  1840s  - 1850s -  1860s  1870s  1880s
Years:1852 1853 1854 - 1855 - 1856 1857 1858


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Year 1855 (MDCCCLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar).

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Births

  • Mohammad Ayyub Khan, Emir of Herat, Emir of Kandahar (d. 1914)
1855 in other calendars
Gregorian calendar1855
MDCCCLV
Ab urbe condita2608
Armenian calendar1304
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Bah' calendar11 – 12
Buddhist calendar2399
Chinese calendar4491/4551-intercalary 7-10
(甲寅年閏七月初十日)
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4492/4552-6-20
(乙卯年六月二十日)
Coptic calendar1571 – 1572
Ethiopian calendar1847 – 1848
Hebrew calendar 5615 – 5616
Hindu calendars
 - Vikram Samvat1910 – 1911
 - Shaka Samvat1777 – 1778
 - Kali Yuga4956 – 4957
Holocene calendar11855
Iranian calendar1233 – 1234
Islamic calendar1271 – 1272
Japanese calendarAnsei 0
(安政0年)
 - Imperial YearKōki 2515
(皇紀2515年)
Julian calendar1900
Korean calendar4188
Thai solar calendar2398
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18th century - 19th century - 20th century
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18th century - 19th century - 20th century
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1855 1856 1857 - 1858 - 1859 1860 1861

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-1855- 1856 1857 1858  1859 .  1860 .  1861 .  1862  . 1863  . 1864  . 1865 
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1855.

Events

January events

  • January 8 - The first through train travels the entire distance from Chicago to the Ohio River at Cairo, Illinois.

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See also:

1854 in Australia, other events of 1855, 1856 in Australia, and the Timeline of Australian history.

Incumbents

Governors

Governors of the Australian colonies:
  • Governor of New South Wales - Sir Charles Augustus FitzRoy

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See also: 1854 in Canada, other events of 1855, 1856 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.

Events

  • January 1 - Bytown is renamed Ottawa.
  • March 8 - A bridge over the Niagara River near Niagara Falls is completed

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See also: 1854 in Ireland, 1856 in Ireland

Events

  • October - Charles Gavan Duffy, founder of the Tenant Right League, emigrates to Australia.[1]
  • Charlemont Bridge over the River Blackwater, between Moy and Charlemont is constructed.

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