1641 events
Chuquisaca Revolution: Patriot revolt in Chuquisaca (modern-day Sucre) against the Spanish Empire, sparking the Latin Am
Dano-Swedish War of 1808–1809: The Battle of Trangen took place at Trangen in Flisa, Hedemarkens Amt, between Swedish an
Outbreak of the Peninsular War: The people of Madrid rise up in rebellion against French occupation
Finnish War: Sweden loses the fortress of Sveaborg to Russia
Peninsular War: The Madrid rebels who rose up on May 2 are executed near Príncipe Pío hill
Finnish War: Swedish-Finnish troops, led by Captain Karl Wilhelm Malmi, conquer the city of Kuopio from Russians after t
The Slave Trade Act 1807 takes effect, abolishing the slave trade within the British Empire
A grand jury indicts former Vice President of the United States Aaron Burr on a charge of treason
Outbreak of the Kabakçı Mustafa rebellion in response to intentions of sultan Selim III to reform the Ottoman army
First Barbary War: United States Marines capture Derne under the command of First Lieutenant Presley O'Bannon
First Barbary War: United States Marines and Berbers attack the Tripolitan city of Derna (The "shores of Tripoli" in the
Napoleonic Wars: A Franco-Spanish fleet recaptures from the British the island of Diamond Rock, which guards the entranc
Forces sent by Yusuf Karamanli of Tripoli to retake Derna from the Americans attack the city
Napoleon Bonaparte is proclaimed Emperor of the French by the French Senate
The Lewis and Clark Expedition officially begins as the Corps of Discovery departs from St
Thousands of meteor fragments fall from the skies of L'Aigle, France; the event convinces European scientists that meteo
Napoleonic Wars: The United Kingdom revokes the Treaty of Amiens and declares war on France
Napoleonic Wars: The United Kingdom revokes the Treaty of Amiens and declares war on France
Napoleon Bonaparte signs a general amnesty to allow all but about one thousand of the most notorious émigrés of the Fren