Editing 1852 (section)

===January&ndash;March===
* [[January 14]] &ndash; President [[Napoleon III|Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte]] proclaims a [[French Constitution of 1852|new constitution]] for the [[French Second Republic]].
* [[January 15]] &ndash; Nine men representing various Jewish [[charitable organization]]s come together to form what will become [[Mount Sinai Hospital, New York|Mount Sinai Hospital]] in New York City.
* [[January 17]] &ndash; The United Kingdom recognizes the independence of the [[South African Republic|Transvaal]].
* [[February 3]] &ndash; [[Battle of Caseros]], [[Argentina]]: The Argentine provinces of [[Entre Ríos Province|Entre Rios]] and [[Corrientes]], allied with [[Brazil]] and members of [[Colorado Party (Uruguay)|Colorado Party]] of Uruguay, defeat Buenos Aires troops under [[Juan Manuel de Rosas]].
* [[February 11]] &ndash; The first British public toilet for women opens in [[Bedford Street]], London.
* [[February 14]] &ndash; The [[Great Ormond Street Hospital]] for Sick Children, London, admits its first patient.
* [[February 15]] &ndash; The [[Helsinki Cathedral]] (known as ''St. Nicholas' Church'' at time) is officially inaugurated in [[Helsinki]], [[Grand Duchy of Finland|Finland]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Ruuth|first=Martti|title=Helsingin Suurkirkko satavuotias|page=7|publisher=Helsingin evankelis-luterilaisten seurakunta|location=Helsinki|year=1952|language=fi}}</ref>
* [[February 16]] &ndash; The [[Studebaker]] Brothers Wagon Company, precursor of the automobile manufacturer, is established in [[South Bend, Indiana]].
* [[February 19]] &ndash; [[Phi Kappa Psi]] fraternity is founded in [[Canonsburg, Pennsylvania]], at [[Washington & Jefferson College|Jefferson College]].
* [[February 25]] &ndash; {{HMS|Birkenhead|1845|6}} sinks near [[Cape Town]], [[British Cape Colony]]. Only 193 of the 643 on board survive, after troops stand firm on the deck so as not to overwhelm the [[Lifeboat (shipboard)|lifeboat]]s containing women and children.
* [[March 1]] &ndash; [[Archibald Montgomerie, 13th Earl of Eglinton]], is appointed [[Lord Lieutenant of Ireland]].
* [[March 2]] &ndash; The first American experimental steam [[fire engine]] is tested.<ref>{{cite book|first=William T.|last=King|title=History of the American Steam Fire-Engine|url=https://archive.org/details/historyamerican01kinggoog|year=1896|publisher=Pinkham Press}}</ref>
* [[March 4]] &ndash; [[Phi Mu]] sorority is founded in Macon, Georgia.
* [[March 17]] &ndash; [[Annibale de Gasparis]] discovers the asteroid [[16 Psyche|Psyche]] from the north dome of the [[Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte]] in [[Naples]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Lick Observatory|title=Publications of the Lick Observatory of the University of California|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GH02AQAAIAAJ|year=1935|publisher=The University|page=23}}</ref>
* [[March 18]] &ndash; [[Henry Wells]] and [[William Fargo]] create [[Wells Fargo|Wells Fargo & Company]].
* [[March 20]] &ndash; ''[[Uncle Tom's Cabin]]'', by [[Harriet Beecher Stowe]], is published in book form in [[Boston]], Massachusetts.