18 April -
The Spirits' Book (Le Livre des Esprits in original French), one of The Five Fundamental Works of
Spiritism, is published by the French educator
Allan Kardec.
The Flowers of Evil (Les Fleurs du mal in original French), an immensely influential collection of Charles Baudelaire's first poems, is published.
Births
4 January -
Émile Cohl, caricaturist, cartoonist and animator (died
1938)
18 April -
The Spirits' Book (Le Livre des Esprits in original French), one of The Five Fundamental Works of
Spiritism, is published by the French educator
Allan Kardec.
The Flowers of Evil (Les Fleurs du mal in original French), an immensely influential collection of Charles Baudelaire's first poems, is published.
Births
4 January -
Émile Cohl, caricaturist, cartoonist and animator (died
1938)