Timeline July 1854

Events in July 1854 3

• 1789 – 1854 Georg Simon Ohm (1789-1854) Died 6 July 1854, aged 65 Ohm was a German physicist best known for formulating Ohm's law, which relates voltage, current, and resistance in an electrical circuit. The SI unit of electrical resistance, the ohm, is named in his honor.
• 1854 Republican Party founded New US party formed in opposition to slavery's expansion Opponents of the Kansas-Nebraska Act met in Jackson, Michigan, and formally organized the Republican Party. The new party united former Whigs, Free Soilers, and anti-slavery Democrats and would elect Abraham Lincoln president six years later.
• 1854 – 1900 Oscar Wilde Irish playwright and writer Wilde wrote witty plays and The Picture of Dorian Gray, critiquing Victorian morality and aesthetics.