Category: 19th Century

1887

Rulers: • Grover Cleveland, 22nd President of the United States (1885-1889) • Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837-1901) • Victoria, Empress of India (1876-1901) Events: • Tour Eiffel built in Paris (1887-1889). • Wien Museum opened in Vienna as Historisches Museum der Stadt Wien. Births: • Chagall, Marc (1887-1985) • Duchamp, Marcel (1887-1968) • Gris, Juan (1887-1927)…

1881

Rulers: • Ludwig II, King of Bavaria (1864-1886) • Rutherford B. Hayes, 19th President of the United States (1877-1881) • James Abram Garfield, 20th President of the United States (1881) • Chester Alan Arthur, 21st President of the United States (1881-1885) • Victoria, Queen of…

1839

Rulers: • Charles XIV John, King of Sweden and Norway (1818-1844) • Martin Van Buren, 8th President of the United States (1837-1841) • Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837-1901) Events: • Pinacoteca Civica ‘Il Guercino’ established in Cento. Births: • Cézanne, Paul (1839-1906) • De Morgan, William (1839-1917)…

1830

Rulers: • Andrew Jackson, 7th President of the United States (1829-1837) • Charles XIV John, King of Sweden and Norway (1818-1844) • Fernando VII, King of Spain (1813-1833) Events: • Gemäldegalerie founded in Berlin. • Museo Correr established in Venice. • Trois Glorieuses (French Revolution of 1830) Births:…

1870

Rulers: • Ludwig II, King of Bavaria (1864-1886) • Ulysses S. Grant, 18th President of the United States (1869-1877) • Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837-1901) Events: • Galleria di Palazzo degli Alberti established in Prato. • The Metropolitan Museum of Art established in New York City.…

1851

Rulers: • Millard Fillmore, 13th President of the United States (1850-1853) • Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837-1901) Events: • Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo opened in Brescia. Births: • Evans, Arthur (1851-1941) • Roulin, Augustine (1851-1930) Deaths: • Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft (1797-1851) • Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851)…

1825

Rulers: • Charles XIV John, King of Sweden and Norway (1818-1844) • Fernando VII, King of Spain (1813-1833) • James Monroe, 5th President of the United States (1817-1825) • John Quincy Adams, 6th President of the United States (1825-1829) Events: • Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres receives…

1848

Rulers: • James Knox Polk, 11th President of the United States (1845-1849) • Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837-1901) Births: • Caillebotte, Gustave (1848-1894) • Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) • Lemonnier, Marguerite-Louise (1848-1904) • Tréhot, Lise (1848-1922) Deaths: • Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848) • Donizetti, Gaetano (1797-1848) Literature: • Dickens, Charles (1812-1870): Dombey…

1890

Rulers: • Benjamin Harrison, 23rd President of the United States (1889-1893) • Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837-1901) • Victoria, Empress of India (1876-1901) Events: • Scottish National Portrait Gallery opened in Edinburgh. Births: • Christie, Agatha (1890-1976) • Eisenhower, Dwight David (1890-1969) • Everest, Barbara (1890-1968) • Holloway, Stanley (1890-1982) • Lang,…

1853

Rulers: • Millard Fillmore, 13th President of the United States (1850-1853) • Franklin Pierce, 14th President of the United States (1853-1857) • Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837-1901) Events: • Neue Pinakothek founded in Munich. Births: • Abbéma, Louise (1853-1927) • Courtois, Gustave (1853-1923) • Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) Literature: • Dickens,…