27 notable events from 1856 — wars, earthquakes and murders.
- Caning of Charles Sumner
May 22, 1856 · United States · Attack (other)
- Pottawatomie massacre
May 25, 1856 · United States · Massacre
- Sacking of Lawrence
May 21, 1856 · United States · War & armed conflict
- Panthay Rebellion
1856–1873 · China · Riot & unrest
- Watermelon Riot
Apr 15, 1856 · Panama · Riot & unrest
- Battle of Osawatomie
Aug 30, 1856 · United States · War & armed conflict
- Tianjing Incident
Sep 2, 1856–Oct 1856 · China · Massacre
- Neuchâtel Crisis
Aug 1856–1857 · Switzerland · Crisis
- Mary Jane Jackson
Jan 1, 1856–Jan 1, 1862 · Murder & homicide
- Great Train Wreck of 1856
Jul 17, 1856 · United States · Rail accident
- Catherine Wilson
Jan 1, 1856 · Murder & homicide
- Battle of the Barrier Forts
Nov 16, 1856–Nov 24, 1856 · China · War & armed conflict
- Ibicaba Revolt
1856 · Brazil · War & armed conflict
- Chilean ship Cazador
Jan 30, 1856 · Chile · Maritime disaster
- 1856 Sanriku earthquake
Aug 23, 1856 · Japan · Earthquake
- 1856 Heraklion earthquake
Oct 12, 1856 · Greece · Earthquake
- 1856 Schiedam train accident
Aug 10, 1856 · Netherlands · Rail accident
- 1856 Philadelphia tornado
Apr 12, 1856 · United States · Natural disaster
- Cymmer Colliery explosion
Jul 15, 1856 · United Kingdom · Industrial & structural disaster
- Lynching of Aaron and Anthony (Arkansas, 1856)
Jul 7, 1856 · United States · Genocide & ethnic violence
- Malachi Martin (murderer)
Jan 1, 1856–Jan 1, 1862 · Australia · Murder & homicide
- Khost rebellion (1856–1857)
1856–1857 · Afghanistan · War & armed conflict
- 1856 Djijelli earthquakes
Aug 21, 1856 · Algeria · Earthquake
- Luxembourg coup of 1856
Nov 1856 · Luxembourg · War & armed conflict
- 1856 Panama Railroad accident
May 6, 1856 · Rail accident
- 1856 Eibenstock city fire
1856 · Germany · Fire
- Wreck of the Duroc
Aug 13, 1856 · Australia · Maritime disaster