1850s suicides

French writer, poet, essayist and translator (1808–1855)

Maharani Avantibai Lodhi (16 August 1831 – 20 March 1858) was a queen-ruler and freedom fighter. She was the queen of the Ramgarh (present-day Dindori) in Madhya Pradesh. An opponent of the British East India Company during the Indian Rebellion of 1857, information concerning her is sparse and mostly comes from folklore. In 21st century, she has been used as a political icon in Lodhi community.

German botanist (1816–1853)

German psychologist & scholar (1798–1854)

Italian revolutionary and socialist (1818-1857)

American politician (1803–1857)

English explorer and pastoralist in New South Wales, Australia (1778-1853)

Prince of Moldavia (1807-1857)

Texan politician (1798-1858)

Hungarian writer and historian

American politician (1777-1853)

Ecuadorian writer and poet (1829–1857)

Croatian painter (1821–1858)

Chinese pirate

French politician and astronomer (1809-1854)

South African journalist and writer

Italian musician (1801-1859)

English novelist, poet, historian, illustrator, journalist and writer on sport (1807–1858)