The 1800s

1806 220 years ago

Pike Expedition: United States Army Lieutenant Zebulon Pike begins an expedition from Fort Bellefontaine near St.…

The Pike Expedition was a military party sent out by President Thomas Jefferson and authorized by the United States government to explore the south and west of the recent Louisiana…

Pike Expedition: United States Army Lieutenant Zebulon Pike begins an expedition from Fort Bellefontaine near St.…

1806 220 years ago

Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor, declares the moribund empire to be dissolved, although he retains power in the…

Francis II and I was the last Holy Roman Emperor as Francis II from 1792 to 1806, and the first Emperor of Austria as Francis I from 1804 to 1835. He was also King of Germany, Hung…

Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor, declares the moribund empire to be dissolved, although he retains power in the…

1806 220 years ago

John Stuart Mill, English economist, civil servant, and philosopher (died 1873)

John Stuart Mill was an English philosopher, political economist, politician and civil servant. One of the most influential thinkers in the history of liberalism and social liberal…

John Stuart Mill, English economist, civil servant, and philosopher (died 1873)

1806 220 years ago

John A

John Augustus Roebling was a German-born American civil engineer. He designed and built wire rope suspension bridges, in particular the Brooklyn Bridge, which has been designated a…

John A

1806 220 years ago

Edward Davy, English physician and chemist (died 1885)

Edward Davy was an English physician, scientist, and inventor who played a prominent role in the development of telegraphy, and invented an electric relay.

Edward Davy, English physician and chemist (died 1885)

1806 220 years ago

Augustus De Morgan, English mathematician and logician (died 1871)

Augustus De Morgan was a British mathematician and logician. He is best known for De Morgan's laws relating logical conjunction, disjunction, and negation, and for coining the term…

Augustus De Morgan, English mathematician and logician (died 1871)

1806 220 years ago

Maria Weston Chapman, American abolitionist (died 1885)

Maria Weston Chapman was an American abolitionist. She was elected to the executive committee of the American Anti-Slavery Society in 1839 and from 1839 until 1842, she served as e…

Maria Weston Chapman, American abolitionist (died 1885)

1806 220 years ago

Horace Abbott, American businessman and banker (died 1887)

Horace Abbott was an American iron manufacturer and banker. His work included the armor plating for the USS Monitor, USS Agamenticus, USS Roanoke, and USS Monadnock.

Horace Abbott, American businessman and banker (died 1887)

1806 220 years ago

Pierre-Charles Villeneuve, French admiral (born 1763)

Vice-Admiral Pierre-Charles-Jean-Baptiste-Silvestre de Villeneuve was a French Navy officer who served in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He was in command of a Franc…

Pierre-Charles Villeneuve, French admiral (born 1763)

1806 220 years ago

Onogawa Kisaburō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 5th Yokozuna (born 1758)

Onogawa Kisaburō was a Japanese sumo wrestler from Ōtsu, Ōmi Province. He was the sport's 5th yokozuna. Along with Tanikaze, Onogawa was the first to be given a yokozuna licence d…

Onogawa Kisaburō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 5th Yokozuna (born 1758)

1806 220 years ago

John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll, Scottish field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Argyllshire (born 1723)

Field Marshal John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll, styled Marquess of Lorne from 1761 to 1770, was a British Army officer and politician. After serving as a junior officer in Flander…

John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll, Scottish field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Argyllshire (born 1723)

1806 220 years ago

William Tate, English painter (born 1747)

William Tate was an English portrait painter who was a pupil and friend of Joseph Wright of Derby.

William Tate, English painter (born 1747)

1806 220 years ago

Mathurin Jacques Brisson, French zoologist and philosopher (born 1723)

Mathurin Jacques Brisson was a French zoologist and natural philosopher.

Mathurin Jacques Brisson, French zoologist and philosopher (born 1723)

1806 220 years ago

George Stubbs, English painter and academic (born 1724)

George Stubbs was an English painter, best known for his paintings of horses. Self-trained, Stubbs learnt his skills independently from other great artists of the 18th century such…

George Stubbs, English painter and academic (born 1724)

1806 220 years ago

James Smith, Irish-American lawyer and politician (born 1719)

James Smith was an Irish-born American lawyer and surveyor. As a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence during his term as a delegate to the Second Continental Con…

James Smith, Irish-American lawyer and politician (born 1719)

1806 220 years ago

Michael Haydn, Austrian composer and educator (born 1737)

Johann Michael Haydn was an Austrian composer of the Classical period and the younger brother of Joseph Haydn.

Michael Haydn, Austrian composer and educator (born 1737)

1806 220 years ago

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, French painter and illustrator (born 1732)

Jean-Honoré Fragonard was a French painter and printmaker whose late Rococo manner was distinguished by remarkable facility, exuberance, and hedonism. One of the most prolific arti…

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, French painter and illustrator (born 1732)

1806 220 years ago

Charles-Augustin de Coulomb, French physicist and engineer (born 1736)

Charles-Augustin de Coulomb was a French officer, engineer, and physicist. He is best known as the eponymous discoverer of what is now called Coulomb's law, the description of the …

Charles-Augustin de Coulomb, French physicist and engineer (born 1736)

1806 220 years ago

In one of several violent incidents involving future U

Andrew Jackson, later seventh president of the United States, was involved in a series of altercations in his personal and professional life. Jackson killed a man, was shot in a du…

In one of several violent incidents involving future U

1806 220 years ago

An explosion at a gunpowder magazine in Birgu, Malta, killed an estimated 200 people.

On 18 July 1806, approximately 40,000 lb (18,000 kg) of gunpowder stored in a magazine (polverista) in Birgu, Malta, mistakenly detonated. The explosion killed an estimated 200 peo…

An explosion at a gunpowder magazine in Birgu, Malta, killed an estimated 200 people.

1806 220 years ago

Indian sepoys mutinied against the East India Company at Vellore Fort.

A sepoy is a term used to refer to South Asian soldiers. Originating from the Persian word sepāhī, the term was anglicised to "sepoy" by the British. In the army of the Mughal Empi…

Indian sepoys mutinied against the East India Company at Vellore Fort.

1805

First Barbary War: United States Marines capture Derne under the command of First Lieutenant Presley O'Bannon

The First Barbary War (1801–1805), also known as the Tripolitan War and the Barbary Coast War, was a conflict during the 1801–1815 Barbary Wars, in which the United States fought a…

First Barbary War: United States Marines capture Derne under the command of First Lieutenant Presley O'Bannon

1805

First Barbary War: United States Marines and Berbers attack the Tripolitan city of Derna (The "shores of Tripoli" in the

The First Barbary War (1801–1805), also known as the Tripolitan War and the Barbary Coast War, was a conflict during the 1801–1815 Barbary Wars, in which the United States fought a…

First Barbary War: United States Marines and Berbers attack the Tripolitan city of Derna (The "shores of Tripoli" in the

1805

Muhammad Ali becomes Wāli of Egypt

Muhammad Ali was the Ottoman viceroy and governor who became the de facto ruler of Egypt from 1805 to 1848, widely considered the founder of modern Egypt. At the height of his rule…

Muhammad Ali becomes Wāli of Egypt