1852 in the United Kingdom
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Events from the year 1852 in the United Kingdom.
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[edit] Events
- 17 January - United Kingdom recognises the independence of the Transvaal.
- 14 February - The Great Ormond Street Hospital in London admits its first patient. [1]
- 1 March - Archibald William Montgomerie, 13th Earl of Eglinton appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
- 1 April - Start of the Second Burmese War.
- 4 November - General election won by the Conservative Party under Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby.
- 11 November - New Palace of Westminster opens in London.
[edit] Births
- 4 May - Alice Liddell, schoolgirl inspiration for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (d. 1934)
- 12 September - Herbert Henry Asquith, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1928)
- 28 September - John French, 1st Earl of Ypres, World War I field marshal (d. 1925)
- 2 October - William Ramsay, chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1916)
[edit] Deaths
- 4 September - William MacGillivray, naturalist and ornithologist (b. 1796)
- 14 September - Augustus Pugin, architect (b. 1812)
- 14 September - Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, general and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1769)
- 27 November - Augusta Lovelace, early computer pioneer (b. 1815)
[edit] References
- ^ (2006) Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. ISBN 0-141-02715-0.
