1853
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Events edit
- March 19 - Hong Xiuquan's army captures Nanjing, China, renaming it Tianjing and declaring it as the capital of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
- October 16 - The Ottoman Empire declares war on the Russian Empire, beginning the Crimean War.
- October 17 - Andrew Johnson is elected Governor of Tennessee.
Births edit
Villain births edit
- May 26 - John Wesley Hardin
- November 1 - José Santos Zelaya