Timeline September 1854

Events in September 1854 3

• 1799 – 1854 Frederick Catherwood (1799-1854) Died 27 September 1854, aged 55 Catherwood was an English architect and artist renowned for his detailed illustrations of ancient Maya ruins made during expeditions with explorer John Lloyd Stephens. He died when the steamship SS Arctic sank after a collision in the North Atlantic.
• 1854 John Snow traces Broad Street cholera outbreak Pioneering epidemiological investigation in London Physician John Snow mapped cholera deaths around a Soho water pump and persuaded local officials to remove its handle, halting the outbreak. His investigation is regarded as a founding achievement of modern epidemiology, showing cholera spread through contaminated water rather than bad air.
• 1854 Battle of the Alma Allied victory opens the road to Sevastopol Anglo-French and Ottoman forces defeated the Russian army on the Alma River, their first major engagement after landing in Crimea. The victory opened the route south toward the Russian naval base at Sevastopol.