Centuries: Year in Review 19th Century
18th century - 19th century - 20th century
Decades: 1790s - 1800s - 1810s - 1820s - 1830s - 1840s - 1850s - 1860s - 1870s - 1880s - 1890s - 1900s
1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867
Events
- Mexican army defeats the French army in the Battle of Puebla.
- Otto von Bismarck becomes prime minister of Prussia
Births
- August 22 - Claude Debussy, French composer
Deaths