Events in the year 1852 in
Brazil.
Incumbents
*
Monarch:
Pedro II
*
Prime Minister:
**Marquis of Monte Alegre (until 11 May)
**
Viscount of Itaboraí (starting 11 May)
Events
*February 3 -
Platine War
The Platine War (, ; 18 August 1851 – 3 February 1852) was fought between the Argentine Confederation and an alliance consisting of the Empire of Brazil, Uruguay, and the Argentine provinces of Entre Ríos and Corrientes, with the parti ...
:
Battle of Caseros.
*February 20 - the victorious
Brazilian Army marches through the streets of
Buenos Aires,
Argentina.
*June 26 - creation of the
Federal Railroad Police
The Brazilian Federal Railroad Police (US English) or Federal Railway Police (British English) ( pt, Polícia Ferroviária Federal) is a police agency founded in 1852 which is responsible for patrols and security on federal railways in Brazil. Ac ...
.
Births
*April 14 -
Henrique Oswald, pianist and composer (d.
1931
Events
January
* January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics.
* January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa.
* January 22 – Sir I ...
).
Deaths
References
{{Latin America topic, 1852 in
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