1857 in Russia

Events from the year 1857 in Russia

Incumbents Monarch – Alexander II

Events

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Births

17 September - Konstantin Tsiolkovsky (died 1935) 2 January – Stepan Khalturin, Russian revolutionary (d. 1882) 4 March – Aleksei Evert, Russian general (d. 1926)

Deaths

15 February - Mikhail Glinka, famous composer who is praised as the "Father of Russian Music." (born 1804)

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