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15 March – the Boat Race 1856, first of the annual series rowed between Cambridge and Oxford University Boat Clubs on the River Thames in London; Cambridge wins. 31 March – the Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Crimean War.
This is a complete list of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the year 1856. Note that the first parliament of the United Kingdom was held in 1801; parliaments between 1707 and 1800 were either parliaments of Great Britain or of Ireland ).
1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 1856th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 856th year of the 2nd millennium, the 56th year of the 19th century, and the 7th year of the 1850s decade. As of the start of 1856, the ...
The Joint Stock Companies Act 1856 (19 & 20 Vict. c. 47) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was a consolidating statute, recognised as the founding piece of modern United Kingdom company law legislation.
1856 in England (4 C, 5 P) 1856 in Ireland (2 C, 1 P) ... Pages in category "1856 in the United Kingdom" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
The wreck of a passenger steamship that sank in 1856 in the Atlantic Ocean has been discovered about 200 miles off the coast of Massachusetts, a New Jersey-based salvage group said.
Pages in category "1856 in England" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
1856 5 March: A fire destroys the Covent Garden Theatre. [15] 15 March: The Boat Race 1856 is the first of the annual series rowed between Cambridge and Oxford University Boat Clubs on the Thames in London. 22 August: The Eastern Counties Railway opens its branch to Loughton; from 1947 this will be the oldest section of the London Underground.