1851 in the United Kingdom
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Events from the year 1851 in the United Kingdom.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Monarch - Victoria of the United Kingdom
- Prime Minister - John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, Liberal
[edit] Events
- 30 March - The United Kingdom Census 1851 is the first to include detailed ages, date of birth, occupations, and marital status of those listed.
- 1 May - The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations in the Crystal Palace, Hyde Park, London is opened by Queen Victoria.[1]
- 26 May - the first international chess tournament is held in London.
- 24 June - Abolition of the Window Tax.[2]
- 22 August - The first 100 Guineas Cup, later to be known as the America's Cup, yacht race is held around the Isle of Wight.[3]
- 15 October - End of the Great Exhibition.[3]
- 24 October - Ariel and Umbriel, moons of Uranus, discovered by William Lassell.[4]
- 19 December - Palmerston sacked as Foreign Secretary for sending a congratulatory telegram to Napoleon III on his recent coup d'etat.[2]
[edit] Undated
- Royal School of Mines established, as the Government School of Mines and Science Applied to the Art.
[edit] Births
- 20 April - Young Tom Morris, golfer (died 1875)
- 12 June - Oliver Joseph Lodge, physicist (died 1940)
- 19 September - William Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme, soap-maker and philanthropist (died 1925)
[edit] Deaths
- 1 February - Mary Shelley, author (born 1797)
- 23 February - Joanna Baillie, writer (born 1762)
- 17 July - John Lingard, Roman Catholic priest (born 1771)
- 19 December - J. M. W. Turner, artist (born 1775)
[edit] References
- ^ Icons, a portrait of England 1840-1860. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
- ^ a b Palmer, Alan & Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd, 272-273. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
- ^ a b (2006) Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. ISBN 0-141-02715-0.
- ^ Astronomical Journal, vol. 2, iss. 33, p. 70-70 (1851).
