1852Mar, 1
Archibald Montgomerie, 13th Earl of Eglinton, is appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Archibald William Montgomerie, 13th Earl of Eglinton, 1st Earl of Winton, KT, PC (29 September 1812 – 4 October 1861), styled Lord Montgomerie from 1814 to 1819, was a British Conservative politician. He was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in 1852 and again from 1858 to 1859.
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- 20Mar
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin is published. - 3Aug
Harvard-Yale Regatta
Harvard University wins the first Boat Race between Yale University and Harvard. The race is also the first American intercollegiate athletic event - 21Aug
Fort Selkirk
Tlingit Indians destroy Fort Selkirk, Yukon Territory. - 24Sep
Henri Giffard
The first airship powered by (a steam) engine, created by Henri Giffard, travels 17 miles (27 km) from Paris to Trappes. - 16Nov
22 Kalliope
The English astronomer John Russell Hind discovers the asteroid 22 Kalliope.