Explore 504 historical events from 1800–1809.
An invasion of Curaçao was launched by French forces against the Dutch colony in 1800 during the War of the Second Coalition. French forces landed on the island on 22 July, and on …
War of the Second Coalition: Britain takes control of the Dutch colony of Curaçao.
Prince Roman Adam Stanisław Sanguszko (1800–1881) was a Polish aristocrat, patriot, political and social activist.
Roman Sanguszko, Polish general (died 1881)
John Brown was an American abolitionist in the decades preceding the Civil War. First reaching national prominence in the 1850s for his radical abolitionism and fighting in Bleedin…
John Brown, American abolitionist (died 1859)
José María Rómulo Díaz de la Vega Fuentes was a Mexican military officer and politician. As commander of the garrison in Mexico City, he was the de facto president of Mexico in 185…
Rómulo Díaz de la Vega, Mexican general and president (1855) (died 1877)
Henri-Marie-Gaston Boisnormand de Bonnechose was a French Catholic and senator. He was the last surviving cardinal to have been born in the 18th century.
Henri-Marie-Gaston Boisnormand de Bonnechose, French cardinal (died 1883)
George Charles Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan,, styled Lord Bingham before 1839, was an Anglo-Irish peer and military officer. He was one of three men, along with Louis Nolan and Lord …
George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan, English field marshal and politician (died 1888)
Sir Edward Deas Thomson was a Scotsman who became an administrator and politician in Australia, and was chancellor of the University of Sydney.
Edward Deas Thomson, Australian educator and politician, Chief Secretary of New South Wales (died 1879)
Samuel Wright Mardis was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Alabama. He was born on June 12, 1800, in Fayetteville, Tennessee. H…
Samuel Wright Mardis, American politician (died 1836)
William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, was an English engineer and astronomer. He built several giant telescopes. His 72-inch telescope, built in 1845 and colloquially known as the "L…
William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, English-Irish astronomer and politician (died 1867)
Karol Marcinkowski was a Polish physician, social activist in the Greater Poland region, supporter of the basic education programmes, organizer of the Scientific Help Society and t…
Karol Marcinkowski, Polish physician and activist (died 1846)
Sidney Breese, a lawyer, soldier, author and jurist born in New York, became an early Illinois pioneer and represented the state in the United States Senate as well as served as Ch…
Sidney Breese, American jurist and politician (died 1878)
Juan José Flores y Aramburu was a Venezuelan-born military general who became the first, third and fourth President of the new Republic of Ecuador. He is often referred to as "The …
Juan José Flores, Venezuelan general and politician, 1st President of Ecuador (died 1864)
Friedrich Wöhler FRS(For) HonFRSE was a German chemist known for his work in both organic and inorganic chemistry, being the first to isolate the chemical elements beryllium and yt…
Friedrich Wöhler, German chemist and academic (died 1882)
Hiram Walden was an American businessman and politician from New York. He was most notable for his service as a United States representative from 1849 to 1851.
Hiram Walden, American general and politician (died 1880)
Samuel David Luzzatto, also known by the Hebrew acronym Shadal, was an Italian-Austrian Jewish scholar, poet, and a member of the Wissenschaft des Judentums movement.
Samuel David Luzzatto, Italian poet and scholar (died 1865)
Catharine Esther Beecher was an American educator and writer known for her forthright opinions on female education as well as her vehement support of the many benefits of the incor…
Catharine Beecher, American educator and activist (died 1878)
Daniel Stevens Dickinson was an American politician and lawyer, most notable as a United States senator from 1844 to 1851.
Daniel S. Dickinson, American lawyer and politician, 13th Lieutenant Governor of New York (died 1866)
Benjamin Franklin White was a shape note "singing master", and compiler of the shape note tunebook known as The Sacred Harp. He was born near Cross Keys in Union County, South Caro…
Benjamin Franklin White, American singer and composer (died 1879)
Evangelos or Evangelis Zappas was a Greek philanthropist and businessman who is recognized today as one of the founders of the modern Olympic Games, which were held in 1859, 1870, …
Evangelos Zappas, Greek patriot, philanthropist, and businessman (died 1865)
William Holmes McGuffey was an American college professor and president who is best known for writing the McGuffey Readers, the first widely used series of elementary school-level …
William Holmes McGuffey, American author and academic (died 1873)
Decimus Burton was one of the foremost English architects and landscapers of the 19th century. He was the foremost Victorian architect in the Roman Revival, Greek Revival, Georgian…
Decimus Burton, English architect, designed the Pharos Lighthouse (died 1881)
Nat Turner was an enslaved Black carpenter and preacher who led a four-day rebellion of both slave and free Black people in Southampton County, Virginia, in August 1831.
Nat Turner, American slave and uprising leader (died 1831)
George Bancroft was an American historian, statesman and Democratic politician who was prominent in promoting secondary education both in his home state of Massachusetts and at the…
George Bancroft, American historian and politician, 17th United States Secretary of the Navy (died 1891)
Maria Jane Jewsbury was an English writer, poet and reviewer. In 1821, while bringing up brothers and sisters, she wrote for the Manchester Gazette. Her Phantasmagoria of poetry an…
Maria Jane Jewsbury, English writer, poet, literary reviewer (died 1833)