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| Albert Hall Albert |  |
| London Completion of the Royal Albert Hall |
| Birth of Lodge, Oliver Lodge, Oliver | |
| 12th June Birth of Oliver Lodge |
| Coup d'Etat Temple, Henry John | |
| 3rd Dec London Meets French Ambassador, Walewski, & congratulates him on Louis Napoleon's Coup d'etat |
| 5th Dec London The Cabinet remains neutral towards Louis Napoleon after his Coup d'etat |
| Crystal Palace Paxton, Joseph | |
| Crystal Palace Designs the Crystal Palace which has almost 300,000 panes of glass |
| Diplomacy Temple, Henry John | |
| 3rd Dec London Meets French Ambassador, Walewski, & congratulates him on Louis Napoleon's Coup d'etat |
| 5th Dec London The Cabinet remains neutral towards Louis Napoleon after his Coup d'etat |
| Discovery of Paraffin Young, James | |
| London Patents a means of producing paraffin from the distillation of coal |
| Dismissal Russell | |
| London Dismisses Palmerston as Foreign Secretary for recognizing Napoleon's Coup d'Etat |
| Dismissal Temple, Henry John | |
| Dismissed for unauthorized approval of the Coup in France by Napoleon III |
| Great Exhib Albert | |
| London Lays down architectural plans for the Great Exhibition |
| Grt Exhibition Paxton, Joseph | |
| 1st May Hyde Park Designs the Great Exhibition which is opened at Hyde Park, London |
| Grt Exhibition Victoria | |
| 1st May Hyde Park Opens the Great Exhibition in the Crystal Palace at Hyde Park, London |
| Kings Cross Cubitt, William | |
| London Designs & builds Kings Cross Railway Station |
| Osbourne House Victoria | |
| Isle of Wight Osbourne house is completed & becomes a royal residence |
| Owen's College Owen, John | |
| Owen's college is opened to local boys |
| Peerage Ashley-Cooper, Anthony | |
| Created Earl of Shaftesbury, 7th |
| Publication of Creasey Creasey, Edward Shepherd | |
| Publication of, "Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World" |
| Reform of Church Russell | |
| 1st Aug London Ecclesiastical Titles Bill, prohibits Catholic clergy from assuming territorial titles |
| Victoria & Albert Museum Victoria | |
| Kennsington The profits of the Great Exhibition are used to fund the Victoria & Albert Museum |
