Explore 169 historical events from 1800–1809.
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: 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
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 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
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)
Gérard de Nerval, was the pen name of Gérard Labrunie, a French travel writer, essayist, poet, and translator. He was a major figure during the era of French romanticism, and best …
Gérard de Nerval, French poet and translator (died 1855)
Jefferson F. Davis was the only president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865, leading the Confederacy during the American Civil War. Before the war, he was a member of the…
Jefferson Davis, American colonel and politician, President of the Confederate States of America from 1861 - 1865 (died
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)
Pierre Jean Georges Cabanis was a French physiologist, Freemason, materialist philosopher and leading idéologue.
Pierre Jean George Cabanis, French physiologist and philosopher (born 1757)
Elijah Craig was an American Baptist preacher, who became an educator and capitalist entrepreneur in the area of Virginia that later became the Commonwealth of Kentucky. He has som…
Elijah Craig, American minister, inventor, and educator, invented Bourbon whiskey (born 1738)
Richard Hurd was an English divine and writer, and bishop of Worcester.
Richard Hurd, English bishop (born 1720)
The Slave Trade Act 1807, or the Abolition of Slave Trade Act 1807, was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom prohibiting the Atlantic slave trade in the British Empire. A…
The Slave Trade Act 1807 takes effect, abolishing the slave trade within the British Empire
A grand jury is a jury empowered by law to conduct legal proceedings, investigate potential criminal conduct, and determine whether criminal charges should be brought. A grand jur…
A grand jury indicts former Vice President of the United States Aaron Burr on a charge of treason
Kabakçı Mustafa was a rebel leader who caused the delay of Ottoman reformation in the early 19th century.
Outbreak of the Kabakçı Mustafa rebellion in response to intentions of sultan Selim III to reform the Ottoman army
Mustafa IV was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1807 to 1808.
Mustafa IV became Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and Caliph of Islam
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)
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)