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Alexander II is crowned as Emperor of the Russian Empire |
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Anton Chekhov is born in southern Russia |
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Final resistance to the Russian conquest of the Caucasus ends with the capture of Chechen leader Shamil |
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In Russia, authorities reopen the University of St. Petersburg, shut down earlier by student riots |
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In Russia, rioting students close down the University of St. Petersburg |
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In St. Petersburg, the future Alexander III of Russia marries Princess Dagmar of Denmark. |
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In St. Petersburg, Tsar Alexander II of Russia survives the first of many assassination attempts |
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In the French coast resort of Nice, the heir to the Russian Empire dies of meningitis, aged twenty-one |
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Near the Arctic port of Archangel in Russia, floating pack ice traps and destroys dozens of merchant ships. |
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Polish nationalists in Kraków lead a month-long uprising against Russian rule |
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Prussia pledges to support Russia in its effort to prevent Polish independence |
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Russia claims right to protect Christian subjects in the Ottoman Empire |
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Secretary of War Simon Cameron resigns and is appointed minister to Russia |
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Senate confirms James Buchanan's appointment as minister to Russia |
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The Bank of England replenishes its gold reserves as American financial disruption effects Europe |
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The Polish rebellion against Russia comes to an end |
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The Turkish sultan rejects the Vienna Note |
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The U.S. Senate votes 26-14 to confirm Simon Cameron as the new ambassador to Russia |
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Treaty signed between United States and China |
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Tsar Alexander II signs the legislation ending serfdom in the Russian Empire |
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Turkish ultimatum calls upon Russia to stop encroachment in Danube region |
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Yiddish popular writer Shalom Aleichem born in the Ukraine |
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