Explore 154 historical events from 1810–1819.
Johann Heinrich Abicht was a German philosopher.
Johann Heinrich Abicht, German philosopher, author, and academic (born 1762)
Samuel Dexter was an early American statesman who served both in Congress and in the Presidential Cabinets of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. A native of Boston, Massachusetts, De…
Samuel Dexter, American lawyer and politician, 4th United States Secretary of War, 3rd United States Secretary of the Tr
The Ely and Littleport riots occurred between 22 and 24 May 1816 in the Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, caused by high unemployment and rising grain costs, similar to the general unre…
A riot broke out in Littleport, England, over high unemployment and rising grain costs, spreading to Ely the next day be
"Kubla Khan: or A Vision in a Dream" is a poem written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, completed in 1797 and published in 1816. It is sometimes given the subtitles "A Vision in a Dream…
The poems Kubla Khan and Christabel by English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge (pictured) were published
East Indiamen were merchant ships that operated under charter or licence for European trading companies which traded with the East Indies between the 17th and 19th centuries. The t…
The East Indiaman Arniston is wrecked during a storm at Waenhuiskrans, near Cape Agulhas, in present-day South Africa, w
Anthony Trollope was an English novelist and civil servant of the Victorian era. Among the best-known of his 47 novels are two series of six novels each collectively known as the C…
Anthony Trollope, English novelist, essayist, and short story writer (died 1882)
The Second Serbian Uprising was the second phase of the Serbian Revolution against the Ottoman Empire, which erupted shortly after the re-annexation of the country to the Ottoman E…
The Second Serbian Uprising: A second phase of the national revolution of the Serbs against the Ottoman Empire, erupts s
The Neapolitan War, also known as the Austro-Neapolitan War, was a conflict between the Napoleonic Kingdom of Naples and the Austrian Empire. It started on 15 March 1815, when King…
Neapolitan War: Joachim Murat, King of Naples, is defeated by the Austrians at the Battle of Tolentino, the decisive eng
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…
Napoleon promulgates a revised Constitution after it passes a plebiscite
Sir William Buell Richards was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and judge, and served as the first Chief Justice of Canada.
William Buell Richards, Canadian lawyer and judge, 1st Chief Justice of Canada (died 1889)
Edward Tompkins (1815–1872) was an American lawyer. He is best known for endowing a chair at the University of California where he had been elected to the board of regents.
Edward Tompkins, American lawyer and politician (died 1872)
Sir Henry Parkes, was a colonial Australian politician and the longest-serving non-consecutive premier of the Colony of New South Wales, the present-day state of New South Wales in…
Henry Parkes, English-Australian politician, 7th Premier of New South Wales (died 1896)
Sir Adye Douglas was an Australian lawyer and politician, and first class cricket player, who played one match for Tasmania. He was Premier of Tasmania from 15 August 1884 to 8 Mar…
Adye Douglas, English-Australian cricketer and politician, 15th Premier of Tasmania (died 1906)
Otto was King of Greece from the establishment of the Kingdom of Greece on 7 May 1832, under the Convention of London, until he was deposed in October 1862.
Otto of Greece (died 1862)
Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Winston was an American pioneer, politician and American Revolutionary War hero from Surry County, North Carolina, and the first cousin of statesman and V…
Joseph Winston, American soldier and politician (born 1746)
Jabez Bowen Sr. was an American shipper, slave trader and politician. He was a militia colonel during the American Revolutionary War, and served as Deputy Governor of Rhode Island…
Jabez Bowen, American colonel and politician, 45th Deputy Governor of Rhode Island (born 1739)
Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg was an American clergyman and botanist.
Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg, American clergyman and botanist (born 1753)
Louis-Alexandre Berthier, prince de Neuchâtel et Valangin, prince de Wagram was a French military commander who served during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars.…
Louis-Alexandre Berthier, French general and politician, French Minister of War (born 1753)
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 arrives at Portoferraio on the island of Elba to begin his exile
The Constitution of Norway was adopted on 16 May and signed on 17 May 1814 by the Norwegian Constituent Assembly at Eidsvoll. The latter date is the National Day of Norway; it mark…
The Constitution of Norway is signed and Crown Prince Christian Frederick of Denmark is elected King of Norway by the No
Josif Pančić was a Serbian botanist, physician, professor and academic. Born in the First French Empire, in present-day Croatia, he earned his medical degree in Hungary before movi…
Josif Pančić, Serbian botanist and academic (died 1888)
Louis Amédée Eugène Achard was a prolific French novelist.
Louis Amédée Achard, French journalist and author (died 1875)
Sir Adams George Archibald was a Canadian lawyer and politician, and a Father of Confederation. He was based in Nova Scotia for most of his career, though he also served as first L…
Adams George Archibald, Canadian lawyer and politician, 4th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia (died 1892)
The Political Constitution of the Spanish Monarchy, also known as the Constitution of Cádiz and nicknamed La Pepa, was the first Constitution of Spain and one of the earliest codif…
King Ferdinand VII abolishes the Spanish Constitution of 1812, returning Spain to absolutism