Events in year of marriage (1851)
- May 21st * Gold discovered in Australia.
- July 28th * First ever photograph of a total eclipse of the Sun made.
- September 18th * New York Times publishes for the first time.
| Monarch in year of marriage (1851) King Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 monarch of The Netherlands (also 'Koninkrijk der Nederlanden').
The number of residents (in 1860) added up to 3.3 million. Cabinet in year of marriage (1851)From Thursday, November 1th, 1849 till Tuesday, April 19th, 1853 there was the cabinet 'Thorbecke I', with prime minister(s) Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal). |