1855 in Russia
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Incumbents
[edit]- Monarch – Nicholas I (until March 2), Alexander II (after March 2)
Events
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- 2 March - Alexander II becomes emperor after the death of his father, Nicholas I.
- 7 February - The Simoda Agreement was signed between Russian Empire and Japan, which consolidated Russian control over the Kuril Islands.
- 29 November The Siege of Kars ends in a Russian victory.
Births
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- April 5 - Vsevolod Garshin, writer, poet
- April 17 - Semyon Vengerov, literary critic, historian
- June 23 - Lidiya Tseraskaya, astronomer
- September 1 - Innokenty Annensky, writer, dramaturge
- October 27 - Ivan Michurin, biologist
Deaths
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- March 2 - Nicholas I of Russia, monarch (b. 1796)[1]
- July 15 - Euphrosinia Kolyupanovskaya, courtier (b. 1758)
References
[edit]- 1 2 Oxley, Peter (2001). Russia, 1855-1991 : from tsars to commissars. Internet Archive. Oxford : Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-913418-2.
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