Explore 504 historical events from 1800–1809.
Matthew Boulton was an English businessman, inventor, mechanical engineer, and silversmith. He was a business partner of the Scottish engineer James Watt. In the final quarter of …
Matthew Boulton, English businessman and engineer, co-founded Boulton and Watt (born 1728)
Phutthayotfa Chulalok, posthumously honoured as King Phutthayotfa Chulalok the Great, also known by his regnal name Rama I, was the founder of the Rattanakosin Kingdom and the firs…
Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke, Thai king (born 1737)
James Elphinston was a well noted 18th-century Scottish educator, orthographer, phonologist and linguistics expert.
James Elphinston, Scottish orthographer, phonologist, and linguist (born 1721)
Meriwether Lewis was an American explorer, soldier, politician, and public administrator, best known for his role as the leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, also known as the…
Meriwether Lewis, American captain, explorer, and politician, 2nd Governor of Louisiana Territory (born 1774)
William Henry Cavendish Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland was a British Whig and then a Tory politician during the late Georgian era. He served as chancellor of the Universi…
William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1738)
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: After a three-day chase, the French ship D'Hautpoul was captured off Puerto Rico by a British squadron
The War of the Fifth Coalition was a European conflict in 1809 that was part of the Napoleonic Wars and the Coalition Wars. The main conflict took place in Central Europe between t…
War of the Fifth Coalition: French general Louis-Nicolas Davout defeated an Austrian force in Lower Bavaria, allowing h
The War of the Fifth Coalition was a European conflict in 1809 that was part of the Napoleonic Wars and the Coalition Wars. The main conflict took place in Central Europe between t…
War of the Fifth Coalition: Commanded by Napoleon, Franco-German forces defeated a reinforced Austrian corps at the Batt
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's French forces defeated Archduke Charles' Austrian army at the Battle of Wagram, the decisive confrontation…
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
In the Battle of Vimeiro on 21 August 1808, the British under General Arthur Wellesley defeated the French under Major-General Jean-Andoche Junot near the village of Vimeiro, near …
Battle of Vimeiro: British and Portuguese forces led by General Arthur Wellesley defeat French force under…
The Dano-Swedish War of 1808–1809 was a war between Denmark–Norway and Sweden due to Denmark–Norway's alliance with France and Sweden's alliance with the United Kingdom during the …
Dano-Swedish War of 1808–1809: The Battle of Trangen took place at Trangen in Flisa, Hedemarkens Amt, between Swedish an
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)
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)
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: Swedish-Finnish troops, led by Captain Karl Wilhelm Malmi, conquer the city of Kuopio from Russians after t
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…
The Finnish War: the Battle of Lapua is fought.
Mahmud II was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1808 until his death in 1839. Often described as the "Peter the Great of Turkey", Mahmud instituted extensive administrative, mi…
Mahmud II became Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and Caliph of Islam.
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 forces led by General von Döbeln defeat Russian forces led by General Šepelev in the Battle of…
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…
The Finnish War: The Battle of Alavus is fought.