| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
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| 1855 in topic |
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| Humanities |
| Archaeology – Architecture – Art Literature – Music |
| By country |
| Australia – Belgium – Brazil – Canada – Denmark – France – Germany – Mexico – New Zealand – Norway – Philippines – Portugal – Russia – South Africa – Spain – Sweden – United Kingdom – United States – Venezuela |
| Other topics |
| Rail transport – Science – Sports |
| Lists of leaders |
| Sovereign states – State leaders – Territorial governors – Religious leaders |
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| Births – Deaths |
| Establishments and disestablishments categories |
| Establishments – Disestablishments |
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| Works |
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1855 ( MDCCCLV ) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar , the 1855th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 855th year of the 2nd millennium , 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.
