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.
Year in History
Explore the major historical events, famous births, and notable deaths that occurred in the year 1800. This year saw 26 significant events. 5 notable figures were born.
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1800 Timeline
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.
Napoleon I's sister Carolina marries French military leader Joachim Murat, future King of Naples
Napoleon I's sister Carolina marries French military leader Joachim Murat, future King of Naples
Alessandro Volta reports his discovery of the electric battery in a letter to Joseph Banks, president of the Royal Socie
Alessandro Volta reports his discovery of the electric battery in a letter to Joseph Banks, president of the Royal Society of London
Dr. Benjamin Waterhouse gives the first cowpox vaccination in the United States to his son to prevent smallpox
Dr. Benjamin Waterhouse gives the first cowpox vaccination in the United States to his son to prevent smallpox
British politician and future Prime Minister of UK George Canning (30) weds Scottish heiress Joan Scott (24-ish) at St G
British politician and future Prime Minister of UK George Canning (30) weds Scottish heiress Joan Scott (24-ish) at St George's Anglican Church, Hanover Square, London, until his death in 1827
British social reformer Elizabeth Gurney (20) weds British tea dealer Joseph Fry (23) at the Norwich Quaker Meeting Hous
British social reformer Elizabeth Gurney (20) weds British tea dealer Joseph Fry (23) at the Norwich Quaker Meeting House in Norwich, England
The Free African American community of Philadelphia petitions the US Congress to abolish the slave trade
The Free African American community of Philadelphia petitions the US Congress to abolish the slave trade
1st Swedenborgian temple in US holds 1st service in Baltimore
1st Swedenborgian temple in US holds 1st service in Baltimore
Austrians defeat French in Second Battle of Novi
The Battle of Marengo was fought on 14 June 1800 between French forces under the First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte and Austrian forces near the city of Alessandria, in Piedmont, Italy.
British warship HMS Queen Charlotte catches fire off the Tuscan Archipelago; 700 die
British warship HMS Queen Charlotte catches fire off the Tuscan Archipelago; 700 die
US Library of Congress is established with a $5,000 allocation
US Library of Congress is established with a $5,000 allocation
Indiana Territory organized
The Indiana Territory, officially the Territory of Indiana, was created by an organic act that President John Adams signed into law on May 7, 1800, to form an organized incorporated territory of the...
Battle of Marengo (Alessandria): Napoleon Bonaparte's French army overcomes Austrian forces in Piedmont, Italy
The French Revolutionary Wars (French: Guerres de la Révolution française) were a series of sweeping military conflicts resulting from the French Revolution that lasted from 1792 until 1802.
Free mason lodge establishes in Alkmaar
Free mason lodge establishes in Alkmaar
Glasgow Police Act establishes the City of Glasgow Police, considered the 1st modern-style municipal police force, in Gl
Glasgow Police Act establishes the City of Glasgow Police, considered the 1st modern-style municipal police force, in Glasgow, Scotland
Mt Vernon Gardens becomes site of first summer theater in US
Mt Vernon Gardens becomes site of first summer theater in US
The British Indian Government establishes the Fort William College to promote Urdu, Hindi, and other vernaculars of the
The British Indian Government establishes the Fort William College to promote Urdu, Hindi, and other vernaculars of the subcontinent
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
Gabriel Prosser leads a slave rebellion in Richmond, Virginia
The written history of Virginia begins with documentation by the first Spanish explorers to reach the area in the 16th century, when it was occupied chiefly by Algonquian, Iroquoian, and Siouan...
Malta surrenders to the British after they blockade French troops
The siege of Malta, also known as the siege of Valletta or the French blockade (Maltese: L-Imblokk tal-Franċiżi), was a two-year siege and blockade of the French garrison in Valletta and the Three...
Zion AME Church is dedicated in New York City
Zion AME Church is dedicated in New York City
Curacao in British hands (until Jan 1803)
Curacao in British hands (until Jan 1803)
Spain cedes Louisiana to France in a secret treaty
Louisiana was a province of New Spain from 1762 to 1801. It was primarily located in the center of North America encompassing the western basin of the Mississippi River plus New Orleans.
Dutch colony Curaçao transferred to Great Britain
The Dutch Cape Colony (Dutch: Nederlandse Kaapkolonie), officially known as the Cape of Good Hope Waystation (Dutch: Tussenstation Kaap de Goede Hoop), was a colony of the Dutch East India Company...
It becomes illegal for women in Paris to wear trousers without a Police permit (annulled 2013)
It becomes illegal for women in Paris to wear trousers without a Police permit (annulled 2013)
Congress meets for the first time in the newly built but still incomplete Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., establis
Congress meets for the first time in the newly built but still incomplete Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., established by the Residence Act of 1790
Millard Fillmore is born
Millard Fillmore is born
Jane Johnston Schoolcraft is born
Jane Johnston Schoolcraft is born
John Brown is born
John Brown, American abolitionist, known for american abolitionist, was born on 1800-05-09.
William Henry Fox Talbot is born
William Henry Fox Talbot, English photography pioneer, known for english photography pioneer, was born on 1800-02-11.
Nat Turner is born
Nat Turner slave rebellion leader, known for american slave rebellion leader, was born on 1800-10-02.
Events
Napoleon I's sister Carolina marries French military leader Joachim Murat, future King of Naples
Napoleon I's sister Carolina marries French military leader Joachim Murat, future King of Naples
Alessandro Volta reports his discovery of the electric battery in a letter to Joseph Banks, president of the Royal Socie
Alessandro Volta reports his discovery of the electric battery in a letter to Joseph Banks, president of the Royal Society of London
Dr. Benjamin Waterhouse gives the first cowpox vaccination in the United States to his son to prevent smallpox
Dr. Benjamin Waterhouse gives the first cowpox vaccination in the United States to his son to prevent smallpox
British politician and future Prime Minister of UK George Canning (30) weds Scottish heiress Joan Scott (24-ish) at St G
British politician and future Prime Minister of UK George Canning (30) weds Scottish heiress Joan Scott (24-ish) at St George's Anglican Church, Hanover Square, London, until his death in 1827
British social reformer Elizabeth Gurney (20) weds British tea dealer Joseph Fry (23) at the Norwich Quaker Meeting Hous
British social reformer Elizabeth Gurney (20) weds British tea dealer Joseph Fry (23) at the Norwich Quaker Meeting House in Norwich, England
The Free African American community of Philadelphia petitions the US Congress to abolish the slave trade
The Free African American community of Philadelphia petitions the US Congress to abolish the slave trade
1st Swedenborgian temple in US holds 1st service in Baltimore
1st Swedenborgian temple in US holds 1st service in Baltimore
Austrians defeat French in Second Battle of Novi
The Battle of Marengo was fought on 14 June 1800 between French forces under the First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte and Austrian forces near the city of Alessandria, in Piedmont, Italy.
British warship HMS Queen Charlotte catches fire off the Tuscan Archipelago; 700 die
British warship HMS Queen Charlotte catches fire off the Tuscan Archipelago; 700 die
US Library of Congress is established with a $5,000 allocation
US Library of Congress is established with a $5,000 allocation
Indiana Territory organized
The Indiana Territory, officially the Territory of Indiana, was created by an organic act that President John Adams signed into law on May 7, 1800, to form an organized incorporated territory of the...
Battle of Marengo (Alessandria): Napoleon Bonaparte's French army overcomes Austrian forces in Piedmont, Italy
The French Revolutionary Wars (French: Guerres de la Révolution française) were a series of sweeping military conflicts resulting from the French Revolution that lasted from 1792 until 1802.
Free mason lodge establishes in Alkmaar
Free mason lodge establishes in Alkmaar
Glasgow Police Act establishes the City of Glasgow Police, considered the 1st modern-style municipal police force, in Gl
Glasgow Police Act establishes the City of Glasgow Police, considered the 1st modern-style municipal police force, in Glasgow, Scotland
Mt Vernon Gardens becomes site of first summer theater in US
Mt Vernon Gardens becomes site of first summer theater in US
The British Indian Government establishes the Fort William College to promote Urdu, Hindi, and other vernaculars of the
The British Indian Government establishes the Fort William College to promote Urdu, Hindi, and other vernaculars of the subcontinent
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
Gabriel Prosser leads a slave rebellion in Richmond, Virginia
The written history of Virginia begins with documentation by the first Spanish explorers to reach the area in the 16th century, when it was occupied chiefly by Algonquian, Iroquoian, and Siouan...
Malta surrenders to the British after they blockade French troops
The siege of Malta, also known as the siege of Valletta or the French blockade (Maltese: L-Imblokk tal-Franċiżi), was a two-year siege and blockade of the French garrison in Valletta and the Three...
Zion AME Church is dedicated in New York City
Zion AME Church is dedicated in New York City
Curacao in British hands (until Jan 1803)
Curacao in British hands (until Jan 1803)
Spain cedes Louisiana to France in a secret treaty
Louisiana was a province of New Spain from 1762 to 1801. It was primarily located in the center of North America encompassing the western basin of the Mississippi River plus New Orleans.
Dutch colony Curaçao transferred to Great Britain
The Dutch Cape Colony (Dutch: Nederlandse Kaapkolonie), officially known as the Cape of Good Hope Waystation (Dutch: Tussenstation Kaap de Goede Hoop), was a colony of the Dutch East India Company...
It becomes illegal for women in Paris to wear trousers without a Police permit (annulled 2013)
It becomes illegal for women in Paris to wear trousers without a Police permit (annulled 2013)
Congress meets for the first time in the newly built but still incomplete Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., establis
Congress meets for the first time in the newly built but still incomplete Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., established by the Residence Act of 1790
Famous Births
birth
Millard Fillmore is born
Millard Fillmore is born
birth
Jane Johnston Schoolcraft is born
Jane Johnston Schoolcraft is born
birth
John Brown is born
John Brown, American abolitionist, known for american abolitionist, was born on 1800-05-09.
birth
William Henry Fox Talbot is born
William Henry Fox Talbot, English photography pioneer, known for english photography pioneer, was born on 1800-02-11.
birth
Nat Turner is born
Nat Turner slave rebellion leader, known for american slave rebellion leader, was born on 1800-10-02.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What happened in 1800?
- In 1800, there were 26 significant historical events. Notable events include The dissolution of the Dutch East India Company comes into effect, Napoleon I's sister Carolina marries French military leader Joachim Murat, future King of Naples, Alessandro Volta reports his discovery of the electric battery in a letter to Joseph Banks, president of the Royal Socie.
- Who was born in 1800?
- 5 notable figures were born in 1800, including Millard Fillmore is born, Jane Johnston Schoolcraft is born, John Brown is born.