Timeline November 1855

Events in November 1855 7

• 1798 – 1855 Adam Mickiewicz (1798-1855) Died 26 November 1855, aged 56 Adam Mickiewicz, regarded as Poland's national poet, died of cholera in Constantinople while trying to organize Polish legions to fight Russia in the Crimean War. His epic poem Pan Tadeusz is considered a cornerstone of Polish literature. He spent much of his life in political exile.
• 1798 – 1855 Adam Mickiewicz National Poet The primary figure in Polish Romanticism, author of Pan Tadeusz.
• 1813 – 1855 Soren Kierkegaard (1813-1855) Died 11 November 1855, aged 42 Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard died in Copenhagen shortly after collapsing in the street. His writings on faith, anxiety, and individual choice laid the groundwork for existentialist philosophy. Much of his work was published under pseudonyms during his lifetime.
• 1813 – 1855 Søren Kierkegaard Existentialist Philosopher Considered the father of existentialism, his work explored individual choice and subjective truth.
• 1855 Exposition Universelle opens in Paris France stages its first world's fair Emperor Napoleon III opened the Exposition Universelle, a world's fair intended to showcase French industry, agriculture, and the arts alongside exhibits from other nations. Held on the Champs-Elysees, it was France's answer to London's Great Exhibition of 1851. The fair ran for six months and drew millions of visitors.
• 1855 David Livingstone reaches Victoria Falls Scottish explorer becomes first European to see the waterfall While traveling along the Zambezi River, missionary and explorer David Livingstone became the first European to see the great waterfall used by locals, naming it Victoria Falls after Queen Victoria. His account introduced the falls to the European public and bolstered his reputation as an explorer of Africa. The site straddles the modern border of Zambia and Zimbabwe.
• 1855 Siege of Kars ends Ottoman garrison surrenders to Russian forces in the Caucasus After months of blockade and starvation, the Ottoman garrison at Kars surrendered to a Russian army under General Nikolai Muravyov. The British officer William Fenwick Williams, who had organized the city's defense, negotiated the surrender terms. The capture of Kars was Russia's most significant victory of the Crimean War.