1856

Centuries:	18th century 19th century 20th century
Decades:	1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s
Years:	1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859
Categories:	Births - Deaths - Declarations Establishments - Publications
Media:	1856 (Events)

1856 was a leap year of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year of the Julian calendar, the 1856th year of the Common Era (CE), the 56th year of the 19th century, and the 7th year of the 1850s decade. As of the start of 1856, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923. 1856 corresponds to the years 12–13 of the Bahá'í Era (BE) according to the Badi calendar.

Entrance to the House of Bahá’u’lláh in Baghdád

Events

• March 19: Bahá’u’lláh arrives in Baghdad after His sojourn in Sulaymáníyyih.

Births

• March 19: Louis Bourgeois, architect and designer of the Bahá'í House of Worship in Wilmette, Illinois. Born in Saint-Célestin-de-Nicolet, Quebec.
• March 22: William Hoar, early American Bahá'í and a Disciple of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá‎.