Explore 394 historical events from 1800–1809.
The Finnish War was fought between the Kingdom of Sweden and the Russian Empire from 21 February 1808 to 17 September 1809 as part of the Napoleonic Wars. As a result of the war, t…
Finnish War: Sweden loses the fortress of Sveaborg to Russia
The Peninsular War (1808–1814) was fought in the Iberian Peninsula by the Iberian nations Spain and Portugal, along with the United Kingdom, against the invading and occupying forc…
Peninsular War: The Madrid rebels who rose up on May 2 are executed near Príncipe Pío hill
In the Battle of Vimeiro on 21 August 1808, the British under General Arthur Wellesley defeated the French under Major-General Jean-Andoche Junot near the village of Vimeiro, near …
Battle of Vimeiro: British and Portuguese forces led by General Arthur Wellesley defeat French force under…
Caleb Blood Smith was a United States representative from Indiana, the 6th U.S. secretary of the interior and a district judge of the United States District Court for the District …
Caleb Blood Smith, American journalist, lawyer, and politician, sixth United States Secretary of the Interior (died 1864
Michael William Balfe was an Irish composer, best remembered for his operas, especially The Bohemian Girl.
Michael William Balfe, Irish composer and conductor (died 1870)
David de Jahacob Lopez Cardozo was a Dutch Talmudist and communal worker. He was sent at an early age to the bet ha-midrash 'Etz Chayyim, studied under Rabbi Berenstein at The Hagu…
David de Jahacob Lopez Cardozo, Dutch Talmudist (died 1890)
Sir Henry Watson Parker, was Premier of New South Wales. He fitted into colonial society and politics in the era before responsible government, but his style was not suited to the …
Henry Parker, English-Australian politician, 3rd Premier of New South Wales (died 1881)
The Dano-Swedish War of 1808–1809 was a war between Denmark–Norway and Sweden due to Denmark–Norway's alliance with France and Sweden's alliance with the United Kingdom during the …
Dano-Swedish War of 1808–1809: The Battle of Trangen took place at Trangen in Flisa, Hedemarkens Amt, between Swedish an
The Peninsular War (1808–1814) was fought in the Iberian Peninsula by the Iberian nations Spain and Portugal, along with the United Kingdom, against the invading and occupying forc…
Outbreak of the Peninsular War: The people of Madrid rise up in rebellion against French occupation
The Finnish War was fought between the Kingdom of Sweden and the Russian Empire from 21 February 1808 to 17 September 1809 as part of the Napoleonic Wars. As a result of the war, t…
Finnish War: Swedish-Finnish troops, led by Captain Karl Wilhelm Malmi, conquer the city of Kuopio from Russians after t
The Finnish War was fought between the Kingdom of Sweden and the Russian Empire from 21 February 1808 to 17 September 1809 as part of the Napoleonic Wars. As a result of the war, t…
The Finnish War: the Battle of Lapua is fought.
Mahmud II was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1808 until his death in 1839. Often described as the "Peter the Great of Turkey", Mahmud instituted extensive administrative, mi…
Mahmud II became Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and Caliph of Islam.
The Finnish War was fought between the Kingdom of Sweden and the Russian Empire from 21 February 1808 to 17 September 1809 as part of the Napoleonic Wars. As a result of the war, t…
Finnish War: Swedish forces led by General von Döbeln defeat Russian forces led by General Šepelev in the Battle of…
Henrik Arnold Thaulow Wergeland was a Norwegian writer, most celebrated for his poetry but also a prolific playwright, polemicist, historian, and linguist. He is often described as…
Henrik Wergeland, Norwegian poet, playwright, and linguist (died 1845)
Samson Raphael Hirsch was a German Orthodox rabbi best known as the intellectual founder of the Torah im Derech Eretz school of contemporary Orthodox Judaism. Occasionally termed n…
Samson Raphael Hirsch, German rabbi and scholar (died 1888)
Ygnacio Ramón de Jesus del Valle was a Californio ranchero and politician. He owned much of the Santa Clarita Valley and served briefly as Mayor of Los Angeles and as a California …
Ygnacio del Valle, Mexican-American landowner (died 1880)
The Finnish War was fought between the Kingdom of Sweden and the Russian Empire from 21 February 1808 to 17 September 1809 as part of the Napoleonic Wars. As a result of the war, t…
The Finnish War: The Battle of Alavus is fought.
The Convention of Cintra was an agreement signed on 30 August 1808, during the Peninsular War. By the agreement, the defeated French were allowed to evacuate their troops from Port…
The convention of Cintra allows the defeated French troops to be transported out of Iberia on British ships, including…
The Treaty of Paris was an agreement signed on 8 September 1808 in Paris between the First French Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia. Also known as the Convention of Paris, it set t…
The Treaty of Paris is signed ending the French military occupation of Prussia.
The Finnish War was fought between the Kingdom of Sweden and the Russian Empire from 21 February 1808 to 17 September 1809 as part of the Napoleonic Wars. As a result of the war, t…
Finnish War: In the Battle of Jutas, Swedish forces under Lieutenant General Georg Carl von Döbeln beat the Russians,…
The Finnish War was fought between the Kingdom of Sweden and the Russian Empire from 21 February 1808 to 17 September 1809 as part of the Napoleonic Wars. As a result of the war, t…
Finnish War: Russians defeat the Swedes at the Battle of Oravais.
Napoleon III was President of France from 1848 to 1852 and then Emperor of the French from 1852 until his deposition in 1870. He was the first president, second emperor, and last m…
Napoleon III, French politician, 1st President of France, Emperor of French Second Empire (died 1873)
Henry Edward Manning was an English prelate of the Catholic Church, and the second Archbishop of Westminster from 1865 until his death in 1892. He was ordained in the Church of Eng…
Henry Edward Manning, English cardinal (died 1892)
Simion Bărnuțiu was a Romanian historian, academic, philosopher, jurist, and liberal politician. A leader of the 1848 revolutionary movement of Transylvanian Romanians, he represen…
Simion Bărnuțiu, Romanian historian, academic, and politician (died 1864)