09/07/1856
Alexander II is crowned as Emperor of the Russian Empire Foreign
01/29/1860
Anton Chekhov is born in southern Russia Cultural
08/26/1859
Final resistance to the Russian conquest of the Caucasus ends with the capture of Chechen leader Shamil Foreign
10/24/1861
In Russia, authorities reopen the University of St. Petersburg, shut down earlier by student riots US/the World
10/06/1861
- 10/09/1861
In Russia, rioting students close down the University of St. Petersburg US/the World
11/09/1866
In St. Petersburg, the future Alexander III of Russia marries Princess Dagmar of Denmark. US/the World
04/04/1866
In St. Petersburg, Tsar Alexander II of Russia survives the first of many assassination attempts Crime/Disasters
04/24/1865
In the French coast resort of Nice, the heir to the Russian Empire dies of meningitis, aged twenty-one US/the World
06/16/1867
Near the Arctic port of Archangel in Russia, floating pack ice traps and destroys dozens of merchant ships. Crime/Disasters
02/14/1846
Polish nationalists in Kraków lead a month-long uprising against Russian rule Foreign
02/08/1863
Prussia pledges to support Russia in its effort to prevent Polish independence US/the World
04/19/1853
Russia claims right to protect Christian subjects in the Ottoman Empire Foreign
01/11/1862
Secretary of War Simon Cameron resigns and is appointed minister to Russia Lawmaking/Litigating
01/12/1832
Senate confirms James Buchanan's appointment as minister to Russia Legal/Political
01/18/1861
The Bank of England replenishes its gold reserves as American financial disruption effects Europe Business/Industry
03/12/1846
The Polish rebellion against Russia comes to an end Foreign
08/14/1853
The Turkish sultan rejects the Vienna Note Foreign
01/17/1862
The U.S. Senate votes 26-14 to confirm Simon Cameron as the new ambassador to Russia Lawmaking/Litigating
06/13/1858
Treaty signed between United States and China US/the World
03/03/1861
Tsar Alexander II signs the legislation ending serfdom in the Russian Empire US/the World
10/04/1853
Turkish ultimatum calls upon Russia to stop encroachment in Danube region Foreign
03/02/1859
Yiddish popular writer Shalom Aleichem born in the Ukraine Cultural
