Explore 509 historical events from 1810–1819.
The Congress of Vienna of 1814–1815 was a series of international diplomatic meetings to discuss and agree upon a possible new layout of the European political and constitutional o…
End of the Congress of Vienna: The new European political situation is set
The Battle of Ligny, in which French troops of the Armée du Nord under the command of Napoleon I defeated part of a Prussian army under Field Marshal Blücher, was fought on 16 June…
Battle of Ligny and Battle of Quatre Bras, two days before the Battle of Waterloo
The Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815) were a global series of conflicts fought by a fluctuating array of European coalitions against the French First Republic (1803–1804) under the First…
Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Waterloo results in the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte by the Duke of Wellington and Gebhar
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)
Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, 1st Prince of Benevento, then Prince of Talleyrand, was a French secularized clergyman, statesman, and leading diplomat. After studying theo…
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord becomes the first Prime Minister of France.
The Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815) were a global series of conflicts fought by a fluctuating array of European coalitions against the French First Republic (1803–1804) under the First…
Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon Bonaparte surrenders aboard HMS Bellerophon.
Julia Margaret Cameron was an English photographer who is considered one of the most important portraitists of the 19th century. She is known for her soft-focus close-ups of famous…
Julia Margaret Cameron, Indian-Sri Lankan photographer (died 1879)
Ludwig Samson Heinrich Arthur Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen was a Bavarian general.
Ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen, German general (died 1881)
Cornelius David Krieghoff was a Dutch-born Canadian-American painter of the 19th century. He is best known for his paintings of Canadian genre scenes involving landscapes and outdo…
Cornelius Krieghoff, Dutch-Canadian painter (died 1872)
Stefan Dunjov was a Banat Bulgarian military figure and revolutionary known for participating in both the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 and the Italian unification (Risorgimento), a…
Stefan Dunjov, Bulgarian colonel (died 1889)
Richard Henry Dana Jr. was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts, a descendant of a colonial family, who gained renown as the author of the classic American memoir T…
Richard Henry Dana Jr., American lawyer and politician (died 1882)
Adolf Friedrich, Graf von Schack was a German poet, historian of literature, and art collector.
Adolf Friedrich von Schack, German poet and historian (died 1894)
Edward John Eyre was an English land explorer of the Australian continent, colonial administrator, Lieutenant-Governor of New Zealand's New Munster province, and Governor of Jamaic…
Edward John Eyre, English explorer and politician, Governor of Jamaica (died 1901)
John Melchior Bosco, SDB, popularly known as Don Bosco, was an Italian Catholic priest, educator, and writer. While working in Turin, where the population suffered many of the ill …
John Bosco, Italian priest and educator (died 1888)
John McDouall Stuart, often referred to as simply "McDouall Stuart", was a Scottish explorer and one of the most accomplished of all Australia's inland explorers.
John McDouall Stuart, Scottish explorer and surveyor (died 1866)
Harriette Newell Woods Baker was an American author of books for children, and editor. Her career as an author began when she was about 30 years old. She devoted herself successful…
Harriette Newell Woods Baker, American editor and children's book writer (died 1893)
Clelia Maria Giuseppa (Giuseppina) Strepponi was a nineteenth-century Italian operatic soprano of great renown and the second wife of composer Giuseppe Verdi.
Giuseppina Strepponi, Italian soprano and educator (died 1897)
Halfdan Kjerulf was a Norwegian composer.
Halfdan Kjerulf, Norwegian journalist and composer (died 1868)
Sir Richard Dry, KCMG was an Australian politician, the son of United Irish convict, who was Premier of Tasmania from 24 November 1866 until 1 August 1869 when he died in office. D…
Richard Dry, Australian politician, 7th Premier of Tasmania (died 1869)
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)