Explore 208 historical events from 1810–1819.
The Carlton House Fête was hosted on 19 June 1811 by the Prince Regent, the future George IV, at his London residence Carlton House. Ostensibly held to honour the exiled Louis XVII…
The Carlton House Fête is held in London to celebrate the establishment of the Regency era
Alson Smith Sherman served as Mayor of Chicago, Illinois (1844–1845) as an Independent Democrat.
Alson Sherman, American merchant and politician, 8th Mayor of Chicago (died 1903)
Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington was a British Army officer and statesman who was one of the leading military and political figures in Britain during the earl…
The Anglo-Portuguese army under Lord Wellington tries to halt a larger French army under Marshal Masséna marching to rel
Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country located in the central region of South America. It borders Bolivia to the northwest and north, Brazil to the …
Paraguay: Pedro Juan Caballero, Fulgencio Yegros and José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia start actions to depose the Spanis
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 allies Spain, Portugal and United Kingdom fight an inconclusive battle against the French at the Alb
The Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations are a Nuu-chah-nulth First Nation in Canada. They live on ten reserves along the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve on Vancouver Island, British Colu…
Survivors of an attack the previous day by Tla-o-qui-aht on board the Pacific Fur Company's ship Tonquin, intentionally
Andreas Laskaratos was a satirical poet and writer from the Ionian island of Cefalonia, representative of the Heptanese school. He was excommunicated by the Greek Orthodox Church b…
Andreas Laskaratos, Greek satirical poet and writer (died 1901)
Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1864–1872).
Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel, Swiss politician (died 1893)
Chang Bunker and Eng Bunker were Siamese-American conjoined twin brothers whose fame propelled the expression "Siamese twins" to become synonymous for conjoined twins in general. T…
Chang and Eng Bunker, Siamese-American showmen, the original conjoined twins (died 1874)
Alfred Domett was the fourth premier of New Zealand, a close friend of the poet Robert Browning and author of the epic poem Ranolf and Amohia, a South Sea Day Dream. Born in Englan…
Alfred Domett, English-New Zealand poet and politician, 4th Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1887)
Giulia Grisi was an Italian opera singer. She performed widely in Europe, the United States and South America and was among the leading sopranos of the 19th century.
Giulia Grisi, Italian soprano (died 1869)
Henry Pelham Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne,, styled Earl of Lincoln before 1851, was a British politician and aristocrat. He sat in Parliament for South …
Henry Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle, English politician (died 1864)
Sir James Young Simpson, 1st Baronet was a Scottish obstetrician and a significant figure in the history of medicine. He was the first physician to demonstrate the anaesthetic prop…
James Young Simpson, Scottish obstetrician (died 1870)
Juan Bautista Loreto Mucio Francisco José de Asís de la Santísima Trinidad Ceballos Gómez Sañudo (1811–1859) was a Mexican politician who served in congress and in the supreme cour…
Juan Bautista Ceballos, President of Mexico (1853) (died 1859)
Harriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe was an American author and abolitionist. She came from the religious Beecher family and wrote a popular novel called Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852), which…
Harriet Beecher Stowe, American author and activist (died 1896)
Jón Sigurðsson was the leader of the 19th century Icelandic independence movement.
Jón Sigurðsson, Icelandic scholar and politician (died 1879)
Count Nikolay Mikhailovich Kamensky was a Russian general, younger son of Field Marshal Count Mikhail Fedotovich Kamensky and his wife, Princess Anna Pavlovna Shcherbatova (1749-18…
Nikolay Kamensky, Russian general (born 1776)
Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, PC, FRSE, styled as Lord Melville from 1802, was a British politician who served as Home Secretary from 1791 to 1794 and First Lord of the Admi…
Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, Scottish lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for War (born 1742)
Charles Frederick was Margrave, Elector and later Grand Duke of Baden from 1738 until his death.
Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden (born 1728)
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: Allied British, Spanish, and Portuguese forces clashed with French troops at the Battle of Albuera (depi
Captain Sir Charles Marsh Schomberg was an officer of the British Royal Navy, who served during French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, and later served as Lieutenant-Governor of…
A British squadron under Charles Marsh Schomberg defeated a French force off Tamatave, Madagascar, that was attempting t
Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and various islands and islets…
Venezuela achieves home rule: Vicente Emparán, Governor of the Captaincy General is removed by the people of Caracas and
The May Revolution was a week-long series of events that took place from 18 to 25 May 1810, in Buenos Aires, capital of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. This Spanish colony …
May Revolution: Citizens of Buenos Aires expel Viceroy Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros during the "May Week", starting the
The Gazeta de Buenos-Ayres (sic) was a newspaper originating in Buenos Aires, United Provinces of the Río de la Plata, in 1810. It was initially used to give publicity to the gover…
The newspaper Gazeta de Buenos Ayres is first published in Argentina