Timeline June 1855

Events in June 1855 3

• 1788 – 1855 Lord Raglan (1788-1855) Died 28 June 1855, aged 66 FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan, commanded British forces during the Crimean War, including at the battles of Alma, Balaclava, and Inkerman. He died of dysentery at his headquarters outside Sevastopol shortly after ordering the final assault on the Malakoff redoubt. He had lost an arm at Waterloo four decades earlier.
• 1855 – 1925 Robert M. La Follette Sr. (1855-1925) Died 18 June 1925, aged 69 Robert M. La Follette Sr., progressive U.S. senator from Wisconsin and 1924 Progressive Party presidential candidate, died in Washington, D.C. He had built a national reputation as a champion of anti-trust regulation and political reform. His sons continued his progressive political legacy in Wisconsin politics.
• 1855 The Daily Telegraph founded London's first penny newspaper launches The Daily Telegraph and Courier began publishing in London, soon becoming the first British newspaper to sell for just a penny after lowering its price within months of launch. Under later owner Joseph Moses Levy it grew into one of the world's largest-circulation newspapers. It remains one of Britain's major national dailies.