Explore 274 historical events from 1800–1809.
William Henry Seward was an American politician who served as United States Secretary of State from 1861 to 1869 and earlier served as governor of New York and as a United States s…
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Sophie of Sweden was, by marriage, Grand Duchess of Baden as the wife of sovereign Grand Duke of Baden, Leopold.
Princess Sophie of Sweden, Swedish princess (died 1865)
Johann Georg Baiter was a Swiss philologist and textual critic.
Johann Georg Baiter, Swiss philologist and scholar (died 1887)
The First Barbary War (1801–1805), also known as the Tripolitan War and the Barbary Coast War, was a conflict during the 1801–1815 Barbary Wars, in which the United States fought a…
First Barbary War: The Barbary pirates of Tripoli declare war on the United States of America
The First Battle of Algeciras was fought on 6 July 1801 between a Royal Navy squadron and a smaller French Navy squadron lying at anchor in the Spanish port of Algeciras during the…
First Battle of Algeciras: Outnumbered French Navy ships defeat the Royal Navy in the fortified Spanish port of…
Jean-Louis Pons was a French astronomer. Despite humble beginnings and being self-taught, he went on to become the greatest visual comet discoverer of all time: between 1801 and 18…
French astronomer Jean-Louis Pons makes his first comet discovery. In the next 27 years he discovers another 36…
The Second Battle of Algeciras was fought on 12 July 1801 between a Royal Navy squadron and a larger Spanish and French squadron in the Gut of Gibraltar during the Algeciras campai…
British ships inflict heavy damage on Spanish and French ships in the Second Battle of Algeciras.
Sir Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood, 1st Baronet, was an English landowner, developer and Member of Parliament who founded the town of Fleetwood, in Lancashire, England. Born Peter Hesketh…
Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood, English politician, founded the town of Fleetwood (died 1866)
Brigham Young was an American religious leader and politician. He was the second president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1847 until his death in 1877. He …
Brigham Young, American religious leader, 2nd President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (died 1877)
Sir James Pennethorne was a British architect and planner, particularly associated with buildings and parks in central London.
James Pennethorne, English architect, designed Victoria Park (died 1871)
William Scamp was an English architect and engineer. After working on the reconstruction of Windsor Castle to designs of Sir Jeffry Wyatville, he was employed by the Admiralty from…
William Scamp, English architect and engineer (died 1872)
Heber Chase Kimball was an American religious leader who was a pioneer in the early Latter Day Saint movement. He served as one of the original twelve apostles in the early Church …
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Benjamin Wright Raymond was an American politician who twice served as mayor of Chicago, Illinois for the Whig Party.
Benjamin Wright Raymond, American merchant and politician, 3rd Mayor of Chicago (died 1883)
Julius Plücker was a German mathematician and physicist. He made fundamental contributions to the field of analytical geometry and was a pioneer in the investigations of cathode ra…
Julius Plücker, German mathematician and physicist (died 1868)
Claude-Frédéric Bastiat was a French economist, writer, and prominent member of the French liberal school.
Frédéric Bastiat, French economist and theorist (died 1850)
David Glasgow Farragut was a flag officer of the United States Navy during the American Civil War. He was the first rear admiral, vice admiral, and admiral in the United States Nav…
David Farragut, American admiral (died 1870)
Johannes Peter Müller was a German physiologist, comparative anatomist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist, known not only for his discoveries but also for his ability to synthesize …
Johannes Peter Müller, German physiologist and anatomist (died 1858)
George Bradshaw was an English cartographer, engraver, printer and publisher. A devout Quaker, he developed Bradshaw's Guide, a widely sold series of combined railway guides and ti…
George Bradshaw, English cartographer and publisher (died 1853)
Prince Nikolai or Nicholas Vasilyevich Repnin was a Russian statesman and general from the Repnin princely family who played a key role in the dissolution of the Polish–Lithuanian …
Nicholas Repnin, Russian general and politician, Governor-General of Baltic provinces (born 1734)
William Heberden FRS was an English physician.
William Heberden, English physician and scholar (born 1710)
Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg was an American minister and politician who was the first speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1789 to 1791 and again fro…
Frederick Muhlenberg, American minister and politician, 1st Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (born
Archduke Maximilian Francis of Austria was Elector of Cologne and Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights from 1780 until his death. Influenced by Enlightenment ideals, he sought to i…
Maximilian Francis, archduke of Austria (born 1756)
Jean-Louis Pons was a French astronomer. Despite humble beginnings and being self-taught, he went on to become the greatest visual comet discoverer of all time: between 1801 and 18…
French astronomer Jean-Louis Pons co-discovered the first of his 37 comets, more than any other person in history.
Benedict Arnold was an American-born British military officer who served during the American Revolutionary War. He fought with distinction for the American Continental Army and ros…
Benedict Arnold, American general during the American Revolution later turned British spy (born 1741)