1855 in Russia
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Incumbents
- Monarch â Nicholas I (until March 2), Alexander II (after March 2)
Events
- 2 March - Alexander II becomes emperor after the death of his father, Nicholas I.
- 7 February - The Simoda Agreement was signed between Russian Empire and Japan, which consolidated Russian control over the Kuril Islands.
- 29 November The Siege of Kars ends in a Russian victory.
Births
- April 5 - Vsevolod Garshin Mikhailovich, writer, poet
- April 17 - Semyon Afanasievich Vengerov, literary critic, historian
- June 23 - Lydia Petrovna Tseranskaya, the Soviet astronomer
- September 1 - Innokenty Fedorovich Annensky, writer, dramaturge
- October 27 - Ivan Vladimirovich Michurin, biologist
Deaths
- March 2 - Nicholas I of Russia, monarch (b. 1796)[1]
- July 15 - Euphrosinia Kolyupanovskaya, courtier (b. 1758)
