Karl Marx was born on 5 May 1818 in Trier. A German philosopher, economist and revolutionary, Marx studied philosophy and law and worked as a journalist, before being expelled from Germany, France and Belgium for his radical views. With Friedrich Engels, he wrote The Communist Manifesto in 1848 and settled in London, where he spent years researching in the British Museum and wrote the first volume of Das Kapital. He developed a view of history in which class struggle drives change, and argued that capitalism would be replaced by socialism. His ideas inspired labour movements and revolutions, as well as sharp debate, and shaped the social sciences.
Before and after
- 1 January 1818Battle of Koregaon
- 23 February 1818Discovery of 27P/Crommelin
- 5 April 1818Battle of Maipú
- 17 April 1818Birth of Alexander II of Russia
- 5 May 1818Birth of Karl Marx
- 30 July 1818Birth of Emily Brontë
- 1 August 1818Founding of Danmarks Nationalbank
- 18 October 1818Founding of University of Bonn
- 28 October 1818Birth of Ivan Turgenev
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The era
This moment belongs to the Industrial era (1760 CE to 1914 CE), steam, factories and revolutions. You can also browse everything in the 19th century.