WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO MARCH 1857
Find out what all happened January to March 1857

The Fort Tejon earthquake strikes California, registering an estimated magnitude of 7.9. (9. January 1857)

An earthquake in Tokyo, Japan kills over 100,000. (21. March 1857)

The University of Calcutta is formally founded as the first fully-fledged university in South Asia. (24. January 1857)

Second Opium War: France and the United Kingdom declare war on China. (3. March 1857)

Elisha Otis's first elevator is installed at 488 Broadway New York City. (23. March 1857)

The Supreme Court of the United States rules in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case. (6. March 1857)

Sepoy Mangal Pandey of the 34th Regiment, Bengal Native Infantry mutinies against the East India Company's rule in India and inspires the protracted Indian Rebellion of 1857, also known as the Sepoy Mutiny. (29. March 1857)

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