of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, is born. April 18 – The Spirits' Book (Le Livre des Esprits), one of the Five Fundamental Works of Spiritism, is published by French educator Allan Kardec. April 27 – First horse race run at Longchamp Racecourse in Paris. May 5–October 17 – The Art Treasures of Great Britain exhibition is held in Manchester, one of the largest such displays of all time. May 10 – Indian Rebellion of 1857: The 3rd Light Cavalry of the British East India Company's army rebels against its British officers, thus beginning the rebellion. May 11 – Indian Rebellion of 1857: Indian combatants capture Delhi from the British East India Company. May 15 – Spanish financial group, Banco Santander founded in Cantabria, Spain. May 28 – Banco de Bilbao, as predecessor of BBVA is founded in Spain. June 1 – Second Anglo-Chinese War: Battle of Fatshan Creek – The British Royal Navy defeats the Cantonese fleet of Qing dynasty China. June 6 – Sophia of Nassau marries the future King Oscar II of Sweden–Norway. June 12 – U.S. mercenary William Walker is overthrown as ruler of Nicaragua by Honduran general Florencio Xatruch. June 20 – The Victoria and Albert Museum in London is officially opened by Queen Victoria. June 26 – At a ceremony in London, Queen Victoria awards the first 66 Victoria Crosses to British troops, for actions during the Crimean War. July–September July 1–November 19 – Indian Rebellion of 1857: Siege of Lucknow. July 15 – Indian Rebellion of 1857: The second massacre at Kanpur takes place. July 18 The Utah Expedition leaves Fort Leavenworth, effectively beginning the Utah War. Prison hulks are used for the last time in the United Kingdom. August 20 – The Dunbar wrecks near the entrance to Sydney Harbour, Australia, with the loss of 121 lives. August 28 – The Matrimonial Causes Act makes divorce without parliamentary approval legal in the United Kingdom. September – The Panic of 1857 begins: Speculation in U.S. railroad shares, and the collapse on August 24 of the New York City branch of the Ohio Life Insurance and Trust Company, following widespread embezzlement, trigger a financial crisis which will extend to Europe. September 11 – The Mountain Meadows massacre occurs in Utah. September 12 – The sinks off the coast of North Carolina, with the loss of 425 lives. September 20 – In India, British forces