1 giorno fa · The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major uprising in India in 1857–58 against the rule of the British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the British Crown. [4] [5] The rebellion began on 10 May 1857 in the form of a mutiny of sepoys of the Company's army in the garrison town of Meerut , 40 mi (64 ...
- 10 May 1857 – 1 November 1858, (1 year and 6 months)
- British victory, Suppression of revolt, Formal end of the Mughal Empire, End of Company rule in India, Transfer of rule to the British Crown
- India
- British Raj created out of former East India Company territory (some land returned to native rulers, other land confiscated by the British Crown
1 giorno fa · The Indian rebellion of 1857 was a large uprising in northern and central India against the East India Company. The conditions of service in the company's army and cantonments had increasingly come into conflict with the religious beliefs and prejudices of the sepoys.
3 giorni fa · 1861 - Curt von Bardeleben, scacchista e giornalista tedesco († 1924) 1862 - Jacob Robert Emden, astrofisico, matematico e meteorologo svizzero († 1940) 1863 - Paolo Ajroldi di Robbiate, dirigente d'azienda italiano († 1932) 1863 - Reginald Innes Pocock, zoologo, aracnologo e naturalista britannico († 1947)
1 giorno fa · James Buchanan Jr. ( / bjuːˈkænən / bew-KAN-ən; [3] April 23, 1791 – June 1, 1868) was an American lawyer, diplomat, and politician who served as the 15th president of the United States from 1857 to 1861. He previously served as secretary of state from 1845 to 1849 and represented Pennsylvania in both houses of the U.S. Congress.
- Franklin Pierce
- Abraham Lincoln
3 giorni fa · 1757 - Giuseppe Urbano Pagani Cesa, letterato italiano († 1835) 1763 - Frederik Wilhelm Stabell, politico e generale norvegese († 1836) 1765 - Nicolas Jacques Antoine Vestier, architetto italiano († 1816) 1771 - Henry James Brooke, mineralogista e cristallografo inglese († 1857) 1771 - Johann Christian Rosenmüller, anatomista tedesco († 1820)
4 giorni fa · On March 6, 1857, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against Dred Scott in a 7–2 decision that fills over 200 pages in the United States Reports. The decision contains opinions from all nine justices, but the "majority opinion" has always been the focus of the controversy. Opinion of the Court
1 giorno fa · International Women's Day ( IWD) is a global holiday celebrated annually on March 8 as a focal point in the women's rights movement, bringing attention to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, and violence and abuse against women.