Kaei 5 (嘉永五年)

Timeline of 1852

  • 1852/6/7 A fire starts at Dairinji and soon spreads, destroying 280 buildings in Furuichi, near Ise.
  • 1852/6/24 The Russian ship Mentchikof comes to Shimoda and tries to deliver a number of castaways, but is turned away by Nirayama daikan Egawa Tarozaemon, who refuses to accept the castaways.
  • 1852/6/29 The Russian ship Mentchikof deposits a number of castaways in Izu province and departs.
  • 1852/7/22 A storm causes flooding and much damage in Kyoto and surrounding regions.
  • 1852/10/13 An American squadron commanded by Commodore Matthew Perry departs Norfolk, Virginia, bound for Ryûkyû and Japan.
  • 1852/11/1-5 Commodore Perry's fleet spends time in the Madeira Islands in the eastern Atlantic, before turning south along the western coast of Africa.

Other Events of 1852

Births and Deaths


Previous Year
1851
1852 Following Year
1853