Explore 394 historical events from 1800–1809.
Napoleon Bonaparte, later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was Emperor of the French from 18 May 1804 until his first abdication in 1814, with a brief restoration during the Hu…
Emperor Napoleon's French Grande Armée defeats the Russian Army at the Battle of Friedland in Poland (modern Russian Ka
The Chesapeake–Leopard affair was a naval engagement off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia, on June 22, 1807, between the British fourth-rate HMS Leopard and the American frigate USS …
In the Chesapeake–Leopard affair, the British warship HMS Leopard attacks and boards the American frigate USS Chesapeake
The British invasions of the River Plate were two unsuccessful British attempts to seize control of the Spanish colony of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, located around the…
Second British invasion of the Río de la Plata; John Whitelocke lands at Ensenada on an attempt to recapture Buenos Aire
Buenos Aires, officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires is c…
In Buenos Aires the local militias repel the British soldiers within the Second English Invasion.
Ludwig van Beethoven composed the Mass in C Major, Op. 86, to a commission from Prince Nikolaus Esterházy II in 1807. The mass, scored for four vocal soloists, choir and orchestra,…
Beethoven's Mass in C major, Op. 86, is premiered, commissioned by Nikolaus I, Prince Esterházy, and displeasing him.
Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz was a Swiss-born American biologist and geologist who is recognized as a scholar of Earth's natural history.
Louis Agassiz, Swiss-American paleontologist and geologist (died 1873)
James Findlay Schenck was a rear admiral in the United States Navy who served in the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War. His younger brother, Robert C. Schenck, was a …
James F
Ante Kuzmanić was a Croatian physician and journalist.
Ante Kuzmanić, Croatian physician and journalist (died 1879)
Friedrich Theodor Vischer was a German novelist, poet, playwright, and writer on the philosophy of art. Today, he is mainly remembered as the author of the novel Auch Einer, in whi…
Friedrich Theodor Vischer, German author, poet, and playwright (died 1887)
The Treaties of Tilsit, also collectively known as the Peace of Tilsit, were two peace treaties signed by French Emperor Napoleon in the town of Tilsit in July 1807 in the aftermat…
The first Treaty of Tilsit between France and Russia is signed, ending hostilities between the two countries in the…
The Treaties of Tilsit, also collectively known as the Peace of Tilsit, were two peace treaties signed by French Emperor Napoleon in the town of Tilsit in July 1807 in the aftermat…
The second Treaty of Tilsit is signed between France and Prussia, ending the War of the Fourth Coalition.
Joseph Nicéphore Niépce was a French inventor and one of the pioneers of photography. Niépce developed heliography, a technique he used to create the world's oldest surviving produ…
Nicéphore Niépce is awarded a patent by Napoleon for the Pyréolophore, the world's first internal combustion engine,…
Robert Fulton was an American engineer and inventor who is widely credited with developing the world's first commercially successful steamboat, the North River Steamboat. In 1807, …
Robert Fulton's North River Steamboat leaves New York City for Albany, New York, on the Hudson River, inaugurating the…
The Battle of Copenhagen occurred between 16 August and 7 September 1807 during the Napoleonic Wars. British forces bombarded the Danish capital of Copenhagen in order to capture o…
Napoleonic Wars: The British Royal Navy bombards Copenhagen with fire bombs and phosphorus rockets to prevent Denmark…
Thomas Green Clemson was an American politician and statesman who served as Chargé d'Affaires to Belgium and United States Superintendent of Agriculture. He founded Clemson Univers…
Thomas Green Clemson, American politician and educator, founder of Clemson University (died 1888)
Thomas Hawksley was an English civil engineer of the 19th century, particularly associated with early water supply and coal gas engineering projects. Hawksley was, with John Freder…
Thomas Hawksley, English engineer and academic (died 1893)
Emilie Flygare-Carlén was a Swedish novelist.
Emilie Flygare-Carlén, Swedish author (died 1892)
Boyle Travers Finniss was the first premier of South Australia, serving from 24 October 1856 to 20 August 1857.
B. T. Finniss, Australian politician, 1st Premier of South Australia (died 1893)
Henry Sewell was a New Zealand politician. He was a notable campaigner for New Zealand self-government, and is generally regarded as having been the country's first premier, having…
Henry Sewell, English lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1879)
Giuseppe Maria Garibaldi was an Italian general, revolutionary and republican. He contributed to the Unification of Italy (Risorgimento) and the creation of the Kingdom of Italy. H…
Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italian general and politician (died 1882)
David Rice Atchison was a mid-19th-century Democratic United States Senator from Missouri. He served as president pro tempore of the United States Senate for six years. Atchison se…
David Rice Atchison, American general, lawyer, and politician (died 1886)
François Judith Paul Grévy, known as Jules Grévy, was a French lawyer and politician who served as President of France from 1879 to 1887. He was a leader of the Moderate Republican…
Jules Grévy, French lawyer and politician, 4th President of the French Republic (died 1891)
Richard Chenevix Trench was an Anglican archbishop and poet.
Richard Chenevix Trench, Irish-English archbishop and philologist (died 1886)
Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau was a French Royal Army officer who played a critical role in the American victory at the siege of Yorktown in 1781 during the…
Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, French general (born 1725)