1852

Year 1852 () was a (link will display the full calendar) of the  (or a  of the 12-day slower ).

Events of 1852

 * - President proclaims a new constitution for the French Second Republic.
 * - recognizes independence of the
 * - or, . The Argentinean provinces of  and  allied with  and members of  of Uruguay, defeats Buenos Aires troops under.
 * - First public toilet for women opens in Bedford Street,
 * -, , admits first patient
 * - Brothers wagon company, precursor of the  manufacturer, is established
 * - The fraternity is founded at  in
 * - appointed
 * - by  is published.
 * - Start of
 * - : Taiping forces begin siege of.
 * - : Siege of Guilin lifted.
 * - : Taiping forces enter.
 * - First between  and, the first American intercollegiate athletic event.
 * - French engineer makes the first  trip from  to
 * -  of  defeats   of  in the
 * - becomes the  prime minister
 * - New opened in
 * / New French Empire confirmed by plebiscite: 7,824,000 for, 253,000 against
 * - becomes.
 * - : Taiping army takes and begins siege of.
 * - : Taiping army takes.

Undated

 * French replace s with Morse s
 * , an American missionary, produces the first translation of the  in, which is published with the parallel text of the   by the American Bible Society
 * penal colony opens

Births

 * -, Baptist pastor, leader, historian, and author (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, French statesman (d. )
 * -, American painter (d. )
 * -, American merchant and businessman (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, Spanish histologist, recipient of the (d. )
 * -, German bacteriologist (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, Dutch chemist, laureate (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, American physicist (d. )
 * -, French chemist, laureate (d. )
 * -, Scottish chemist, laureate (d. )
 * -, German chemist, laureate (d. )
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * - Prince Mutsuhito of Japan, the future (d. )
 * -, Austro-Hungarian field marshal (d. )
 * -, French diplomat, recipient of the (d. )
 * -, French physicist, laureate (d. )
 * -, German-born physicist, laureate (d. )


 * See also .

Deaths

 * -, French teacher of the blind (b. )
 * -, English author and translator (b. )
 * -, Russian writer (b. )
 * -, Marshal of France and (b. )
 * -, French marshal (b. )
 * -, Scottish naturalist and ornithologist (b. )
 * , English architect (b. )
 * , British general and (b. )
 * -, American founder of Kenyon College (b. )
 * -, American traveler, diplomat and Mayanist archaeologist (b. )
 * -, American statesman (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * -, early English computer pioneer (b. )
 * -, Wallachian revolutionary (b. )
 * -, English-born actor (b. )
 * -, English-born actor (b. )


 * See also .