5 April 1853 discovery of 24 Themis

6 April 1853 discovery of 25 Phocaea

5 May 1853 discovery of 26 Proserpina

8 November 1853 discovery of 27 Euterpe

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17 March 1853 Death of Johann Christian Andreas Doppler in Venice, Italy

24 July 1853, Birth of Henri-Alexandre Deslandres in Paris, France

2 September 1853 Birth of Friedrich Wilhelm Ostwald

1853, Birth of Sir James Mackenzie

Chronology 1852 - 1853 - 1854