Main events	Crimean War: Battle of Alma, September, Battle of Inkerman, November
In Paris	Delacroix meets Hermann Goldschmidt, 27 March Merimée travels to Berlin with Humboldt
Music	Berlioz: Childhood of Chirst Brahms: Ballades, 1st Concerto for Orchestra Liszt: Faust Symphonie, Les Preludes
Literature	Dumas: Mohicans in Paris Sand: History of my Life Dickens: Hard Times
October 26th: Goldschmidt discovers asteroid Pomona