21 notable events from 1853.
- Franklin Pierce rail accident
Jan 6, 1853 · United States
- Small Swords Society
Mar 1, 1853 · China
- Attempt to kill Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria (1853)
Feb 18, 1853 · Austria
- Murder of William Butler
Nov 2, 1853 · United States
- Battle of Nanjing (1853)
Mar 8, 1853–Mar 19, 1853 · China
- Norwalk rail accident
May 6, 1853 · United States
- 1853 yellow fever epidemic
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- Nephi massacre
Oct 2, 1853 · United States
- Milan Uprising
Feb 6, 1853 · Italy
- Valley Falls train collision
Aug 12, 1853 · United States
- Cincinnati riot of 1853
Dec 21, 1853 · United States
- 1853 Copenhagen cholera outbreak
Jun 11, 1853–Oct 1853 · Denmark
- Koszta Affair
Jan 1, 1853 · Türkiye
- Gavazzi Riots
Jun 9, 1853 · Canada
- 1853 Straffan rail accident
Oct 5, 1853 · Ireland
- 1853 Stockholm cholera outbreak
from 1853 · Sweden
- Barquisimeto rebellion
Jan 1, 1853–Jan 1, 1854 · Venezuela
- 1853 Shiraz earthquake
Apr 22, 1853 · Iran
- 1853 Mount Union rail disaster
Mar 4, 1853 · United States
- 1853 Irpinia earthquake
Apr 9, 1853 · Italy
- 1853 West Virginia rail disaster
Mar 27, 1853 · United States