Explore 208 historical events from 1810–1819.
The 1819 Rann of Kutch earthquake occurred at about 18:45 to 18:50 local time on 16 June 1819. It had an estimated magnitude ranging from 7.7 to 8.2 on the moment magnitude scale a…
A strong earthquake in the Kutch district of Gujarat, India, caused a local zone of uplift that dammed the Nara River, w
The United States Senate is a chamber of the bicameral United States Congress; it is the upper house, and the U.S. House of Representatives is the lower house. Together, the Senate…
The United States Senate ratifies the Rush–Bagot Treaty, limiting naval armaments on the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain
Augustin-Jean Fresnel was a French civil engineer and physicist whose research in optics led to the almost unanimous acceptance of the wave theory of light, fully supplanting Newto…
French physicist Augustin Fresnel signs his preliminary "Note on the Theory of Diffraction" (deposited on the following
Heinrich Göbel was a German-born American precision mechanic and inventor also known by his anglicized name Henry Goebel. In 1848 he immigrated to New York City, where he resided u…
Heinrich Göbel, German-American mechanic and engineer (died 1893)
James Anthony Froude was an English historian, novelist, biographer, and editor of Fraser's Magazine. From his upbringing amidst the Anglo-Catholic Oxford Movement, Froude intended…
James Anthony Froude, English historian, novelist, biographer and editor (died 1894)
Alexander II was Emperor of Russia, King of Poland, and Grand Duke of Finland from 2 March 1855 until his assassination on 13 March 1881. He is also known as Alexander the Liberato…
Alexander II of Russia (died 1881)
Karl Marx was a German philosopher, political theorist, economist, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. He developed the theory of historical materialism, analyzing class strug…
Karl Marx, German philosopher, sociologist, and journalist (died 1883)
Sir Samuel Leonard Tilley was a Canadian politician and one of the Fathers of Confederation. Tilley was descended from United Empire Loyalists on both sides of his family. As a pha…
Samuel Leonard Tilley, Canadian pharmacist and politician, 3rd Premier of New Brunswick (died 1896)
Ezra Otis Kendall (1818–1899) was an American professor, astronomer and mathematician. He was known for his work in uranography.
Ezra Otis Kendall, American professor, astronomer and mathematician (died 1899)
William George Fargo was an American businessman and politician who founded Wells Fargo and Company, originally shipping, mail delivery, a stagecoach line, and banking, now Wells F…
William Fargo, American businessman and politician, co-founded Wells Fargo and American Express (died 1881)
Louise de Broglie, Countess d'Haussonville was a French essayist and biographer, and a member of the House of Broglie, a distinguished French family. A granddaughter of the noveli…
Louise de Broglie, Countess d'Haussonville, French essayist and biographer (died 1882)
Carl Jacob Christoph Burckhardt was a Swiss historian of art and culture and an influential figure in the historiography of both fields. His best known work is The Civilization of …
Jacob Burckhardt, Swiss historian and academic (died 1897)
Amelia Jenks Bloomer was an American newspaper editor, women's rights and temperance advocate. Even though she did not create the women's clothing reform style known as bloomers, h…
Amelia Bloomer, American journalist and activist (died 1894)
Pierre Gustave Toutant-Beauregard was an American military officer known for being the Confederate general who started the American Civil War at the Battle of Fort Sumter on April …
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John Albion Andrew was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts. He was elected in 1860 as the 25th Governor of Massachusetts, serving between 1861 and 1866, and led th…
John Albion Andrew, American lawyer and politician, 25th Governor of Massachusetts (died 1867)
Louis Léon César Faidherbe was a French general and colonial administrator. He created the Senegalese Tirailleurs when he was governor of Senegal.
Louis Faidherbe, French general and politician, Governor of Senegal (died 1889)
Alexander Bain was a Scottish philosopher and educationalist in the British school of empiricism and a prominent and innovative figure in the fields of psychology, linguistics, log…
Alexander Bain, Scottish philosopher and academic (died 1903)
Charles-François Gounod was a French composer, conductor, and organist of the Romantic era. He wrote twelve operas, of which the most popular has always been Faust (1859); his Romé…
Charles Gounod, French composer and academic (died 1893)
Sophie of Württemberg was Queen of the Netherlands as the first wife of King William III. Sophie separated from William in 1855 but continued to perform her duties as queen in publ…
Sophie of Württemberg, queen of the Netherlands (died 1877)
Paul Revere was an American silversmith, military officer and industrialist who played a major role during the opening months of the American Revolutionary War in Massachusetts, en…
Paul Revere, American engraver and soldier (born 1735)
Matthew Gregory Lewis was an English novelist and dramatist, whose writings are often classified as "Gothic horror". He was frequently referred to as "Monk" Lewis, because of the s…
Matthew Lewis, English author and playwright (born 1775)
Prince Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly was a Russian field marshal who figured prominently in the Napoleonic Wars.
Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly, Russian field marshal and politician, Governor-General of Finland (born 1761)
Manuel Xavier Rodríguez Erdoíza was a Chilean lawyer and guerrilla leader, considered one of the founders of independent Chile. Rodríguez was of Basque descent.
Manuel Rodríguez Erdoíza, Chilean lawyer and guerrilla leader (born 1785)
Egwale Seyon, throne name Newaya Sagad, was Emperor of Ethiopia from June 1801 to 12 June 1818, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. He was the son of Hezqeyas.
Egwale Seyon, Ethiopian emperor