1859
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| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 18th century – 19th century – 20th century |
| Decades: | 1820s 1830s 1840s – 1850s – 1860s 1870s 1880s |
| Years: | 1856 1857 1858 – 1859 – 1860 1861 1862 |
[change] Events
- The Suez Canal begins to be built in Egypt.
- January 24 – Wallachia and Moldavia are united under Alexander John Cuza under the name Romania (see December 1 1918 for the final unification, Transylvania and other regions are still missing at that time).
[change] Births
[change] Deaths
- Date unknown – Mahmud Bayazidi, Kurdish polymath
- John Brown
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