1855

Centuries:	18th century 19th century 20th century
Decades:	1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s
Years:	1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858
Categories:	Births - Deaths - Declarations Establishments - Publications
Media:	1855 (Events)

1855 was a common year of the Gregorian calendar and a common year of the Julian calendar, the 1855th year of the Common Era (CE), the 55th year of the 19th century, and the 6th year of the 1850s decade. As of the start of 1855, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923. 1855 corresponds to the years 11–12 of the Bahá'í Era (BE) according to the Badi calendar.

Births

• March 5: Hyde Dunn, appointed posthumously as a Hand of the Cause of God by Shoghi Effendi
• October 15: Robert Turner, the first African-American Bahá’í.
• August 1: John Bosch, founder of Bosch Baha'i School.