is published in the U.S. by Harper & Brothers, New York, after being first published on October 18 in London, by Richard Bentley, in three volumes as The Whale. November 21 – Mutineers take control of the Chilean penal colony of Punta Arenas in the Strait of Magellan. November 26–27 – Bombardment of Salé, Morocco: French naval forces bombard the city, in retaliation for looting of a French cargo ship. December 2 – French coup of 1851: In what amounts to a coup, President Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte of France dissolves the French National Assembly, and declares a new constitution to extend his term. A year later he declares himself as Emperor Napoleon III, ending the Second Republic. December 6 – The trial of Hélène Jégado begins in France; she is eventually sentenced to death and executed by guillotine. December 9 – The first YMCA in North America is established in Montreal. December 22 – India's first freight train is operated in Roorkee, India. December 24 – The Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., burns. December 26–27 – A Royal Navy warship bombards Lagos Island; Oba Kosoko is wounded, and flees to Epe. December 29 – The first YMCA in the United States opens in Boston, Massachusetts. December 31 – 1851 Chilean Revolution – Battle of Loncomilla: The rebels are defeated, ending the revolution. Births January–June January 9 – Rudolf von Brudermann, Austro-Hungarian general (d. 1941) January 16 – William Hall-Jones, English-New Zealand politician, 16th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1936) January 17 – A. B. Frost, American illustrator (d. 1928) January 19 David Starr Jordan, American ichthyologist, educator, eugenicist, and peace activist (d. 1931) Jacobus Kapteyn, Dutch astronomer (d. 1922) January 21 – Pietro Frugoni, Italian general (d. 1940) February 2 – Ella Giles Ruddy, American author and essayist (d. 1917) February 13 – Joseph B. Murdock, United States Navy admiral, New Hampshire politician (d. 1931) February 15 – Antero Rubín, Spanish general, politician (d. 1935) February 23 – Frederick Warde, English actor (d. 1935) March 14 – John Sebastian Little, American politician, congressman (d. 1916) March 18 Rose Coghlan, English actress (d. 1932) Julien Dupré, French artist (d. 1910) March 19 Pierre Ruffey, French general (d. 1928) William Henry Stark, American business leader (d. 1936) March 24 – Friedrich von Scholtz, German general (d. 1927) March 27 – Vincent d'Indy, French composer, teacher (d. 1931) March 28 – Bernardino