1860s
Centuries: 18th century - 19th century - 20th century
Decades: 1810s 1820s 1830s 1840s 1850s - 1860s - 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s
Years: 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869
Events and Trends
- American Civil War
- French occupation of Mexico
- Italy's wars for national unity
- Catholicism Reaction against Higher Criticism and liberal movement in Europe
- Emperor Franz Josef (Austria-Hungary)
- Emperor Napoleon III (France)
- King Victor Emmanuel II (Italy)
- Pope Pius IX
- Emperor Alexander II (Russia)
- Queen Victoria (United Kingdom)
- Prime Minister Lord Palmerston (United Kingdom)
- Prime Minister Lord Derby (United Kingdom)
- Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone (United Kingdom)
- President James Buchanan (United States)
- President Abraham Lincoln (United States)
- President Andrew Johnson (United States)
