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Thames River Police is established by an act of British Parliament, replacing the earlier Marine Police (1798-1800) as t

Thames River Police is established by an act of British Parliament, replacing the earlier Marine Police (1798-1800) as the world's oldest continuously serving police force

This is a complete list of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the year 1819.

Note that the first parliament of the United Kingdom was held in 1801; parliaments between 1707 and 1800 were either parliaments of Great Britain or of Ireland). For acts passed up until 1707, see the list of acts of the Parliament of England and the list of acts of the Parliament of Scotland. For acts passed from 1707 to 1800, see the list of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain.

Historical Significance

This is a complete list of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the year 1819.

Events Before

  1. Politician Henry Clay (21) weds Lucretia Hart in Lexington, Kentucky

    Politician Henry Clay (21) weds Lucretia Hart in Lexington, Kentucky

  2. Fur trader and explorer David Thompson (29) marries Metis woman Charlotte Small (13) at Île-à-la-Crosse

    Fur trader and explorer David Thompson (29) marries Metis woman Charlotte Small (13) at Île-à-la-Crosse

  3. The Rosetta Stone is found in the Egyptian village of Rosetta by French Captain Pierre-François Bouchard during Napoleon

    The Rosetta Stone is found in the Egyptian village of Rosetta by French Captain Pierre-François Bouchard during Napoleon's Egyptian Campaign

  4. Napoleon Bonaparte pulls off a coup and becomes the dictator of France under the title of First Consul

    Napoleon Bonaparte pulls off a coup and becomes the dictator of France under the title of First Consul

  5. The metric system is first adopted in France

    The metric system is a system of measurement that standardises a set of base units and a nomenclature for describing relatively large and small quantities using decimal-based multiplicative unit...

Events After

  1. Italian monk Giuseppe Piazzi discovers the dwarf planet Ceres

    Giuseppe Piazzi was an Italian Catholic priest of the Theatine order, mathematician, and astronomer.

  2. Thomas Jefferson is the first US President to be inaugurated in Washington, D.C.

    The first inauguration of Thomas Jefferson as the third president of the United States was held on Wednesday, March 4, 1801.

  3. Battle of Copenhagen: British naval forces led by Horatio Nelson destroy the Danish fleet during the Napoleonic Wars

    The British Army during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars experienced a time of rapid change.

  4. First Barbary War: The Barbary pirates of Tripoli declare war on the United States of America (first US foreign war)

    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 against Ottoman…

  5. France & Austria sign Peace of Luneville

    France & Austria sign Peace of Luneville

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