Anthracite coal is first burned as fuel experimentally in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Anthracite coal is first burned as fuel experimentally in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Anthracite coal is first burned as fuel experimentally in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Events Before
Curaçao is taken by the English during the Napoleonic Wars until March 1816
The Spanish American wars of independence (Spanish: Guerras de Independencia Hispanoamericanas) were a series of conflicts fought across Spanish America during the early 19th century.
London's Pall Mall becomes the first street lit by gaslight
London's Pall Mall becomes the first street lit by gaslight
Battle of Eylau ends inconclusively between Napoleon's forces and the Russian Empire, first battle Napoleon isn't victor
Battle of Eylau ends inconclusively between Napoleon's forces and the Russian Empire, first battle Napoleon isn't victorious
US President Martin Van Buren (24) weds high school sweetheart Hannah Hoes (23) in Catskill, New York
US President Martin Van Buren (24) weds high school sweetheart Hannah Hoes (23) in Catskill, New York
US Congress bans the slave trade within the US, effective January 1, 1808
The internal slave trade in the United States, also known as the domestic slave trade, the Second Middle Passage and the interregional slave trade, was the mercantile trade of enslaved people within…
Events After
Holland Brigade under Brigadier-General David Hendrik Chassé reaches Madrid during the Napoleonic Wars
Holland Brigade under Brigadier-General David Hendrik Chassé reaches Madrid during the Napoleonic Wars
First run of 2,000 guineas horse race at Newmarket, England
First run of 2,000 guineas horse race at Newmarket, England
La Paz, Bolivia, declares its independence from the Spanish Crown and forms the Junta Tuitiva led by Pedro Domingo Muril
La Paz, Bolivia, declares its independence from the Spanish Crown and forms the Junta Tuitiva led by Pedro Domingo Murillo, the first independent government in Spanish America
The Royal Opera House opens in London
The Royal Opera House (ROH) is a theatre in Covent Garden, central London. The building is often referred to as simply Covent Garden, after a previous use of the site.
Napoleon Bonaparte divorces Empress Joséphine by French Senate
Napoleon Bonaparte, later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French general and statesman who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led a series of military campaigns across...
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The dissolution of the Dutch East India Company comes into effect
The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company that was founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874.
Italian monk Giuseppe Piazzi discovers the dwarf planet Ceres
Giuseppe Piazzi was an Italian Catholic priest of the Theatine order, mathematician, and astronomer.
Emperor Gia Long orders all bronze wares of the Tây Sơn Dynasty to be collected and melted into nine cannons for the Roy
Emperor Gia Long orders all bronze wares of the Tây Sơn Dynasty to be collected and melted into nine cannons for the Royal Citadel in Huế, Vietnam
Jean-Jacques Dessalines declares Saint-Domingue (Haiti) independent from France, ending the 13-year-long Haitian Revolut
Jean-Jacques Dessalines declares Saint-Domingue (Haiti) independent from France, ending the 13-year-long Haitian Revolution; becoming the only state ever founded by formerly enslaved people and without slavery
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