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