Centuries: Year in Review 19th Century (18th century - 19th century - 20th century)
Decades: 1810s 1820s 1830s 1840s 1850s - 1860s - 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s
Years: 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 - 1860 - 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865
Events
- Victor Emmanuel, king of Sardinia seizes the whole of the Papal States besides Rome (see Vatican City) and unites Italy
- Robert_Wilhelm_Bunsen discovers Cesium and Rubidium (see Discovery of the chemical elements)
- November - Abraham Lincoln defeats John C. Breckinridge in the U.S. presidential election
Births
- January 29 - Anton Chekhov, Russian playwright and short story writer
- February 11 - Rachilde (Marguerite Vallette-Eymery), French author
- May 29 - Isaac Albéniz, Spanish composer
- July 7 - Gustav Mahler, composer
Deaths