Explore the major historical events, famous births, and notable deaths that occurred in the year 1803. This year saw 27 significant events. 3 notable figures were born. 1 notable figure passed away.
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
John Hawkins and Richard French patent the reaping machine
The Louisiana Purchase (French: Vente de la Louisiane, lit. 'Sale of Louisiana') was the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from the French First Republic in 1803.
The Surrey Iron Railway, arguably the world's first public railway, opens in south London
The Louisiana Purchase (French: Vente de la Louisiane, lit. 'Sale of Louisiana') was the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from the French First Republic in 1803.
French flag lowered in New Orleans to signify the formal transfer of the Louisiana Purchase from France to the United States, purchased for $15 million
William Dunlap adapts French melodrama "Voice of Nature"
English explorer George Bass and crew set sail from Sydney to Tahiti and Chile - they're never seen again
Apple parer patented by Moses Coats, Downington, Pennsylvania
US Congress accepts Ohio's bid for statehood, but neglects to ratify their constitution; oversight no corrected until1953 [1]
Marbury v. Madison, 5 U.S. (1 Cranch) 137 (1803), was a landmark decision of the U.S.
In the last significant act of the Holy Roman Empire, more than 100 German polities are abolished in a major internal reorganization
Great fire in Bombay, India
Ohio is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It borders the Canadian province of Ontario to the north (through Lake Erie), Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast,...
1st impeachment trial of a US federal judge, John Pickering, begins
First newspaper published in Australia the Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser by government printer and ex-convict George Howe [1]
The Bride of Messina is a tragedy by Friedrich Schiller; it premiered on 19 March 1803 in Weimar.
French law rules the use of intention
L'Aigle is a L6 meteorite that fell on 26 April 1803 in Lower Normandy, France.
"Peace of Amiens" between French Republic and Great Britain ends as Britain declares war on France, due to France's imperialist policies in the West Indies, Italy, and Switzerland
1st US public library opens in Connecticut
The convention of Artlenburg leads to the French occupation of Hanover (which had been ruled by the British king)
Republican Robert Emmet leads Irish rebellion against the British Crown in Dublin
First horses arrive in Hawaii
The Maratha army was the land-based armed forces of the Maratha Empire, which existed from the late 17th to the early 19th centuries in the Indian subcontinent.
Battle of Vertieres; Haitian population inflict final defeat on French force attempting to quell slave rebellion on colony of Saint-Dominque
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.
James Brooke is born
Theodore Dwight Weld, American abolitionist, known for american abolitionist, was born on 1803-11-23.
Hector Berlioz, French musician, known for french romantic composer and conductor, was born on 1803-12-11.
Toussaint Louverture, English haitian general and revolutionary, known for haitian general and revolutionary, died on 1803-04-07.
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
John Hawkins and Richard French patent the reaping machine
The Louisiana Purchase (French: Vente de la Louisiane, lit. 'Sale of Louisiana') was the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from the French First Republic in 1803.
The Surrey Iron Railway, arguably the world's first public railway, opens in south London
The Louisiana Purchase (French: Vente de la Louisiane, lit. 'Sale of Louisiana') was the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from the French First Republic in 1803.
French flag lowered in New Orleans to signify the formal transfer of the Louisiana Purchase from France to the United States, purchased for $15 million
William Dunlap adapts French melodrama "Voice of Nature"
English explorer George Bass and crew set sail from Sydney to Tahiti and Chile - they're never seen again
Apple parer patented by Moses Coats, Downington, Pennsylvania
US Congress accepts Ohio's bid for statehood, but neglects to ratify their constitution; oversight no corrected until1953 [1]
Marbury v. Madison, 5 U.S. (1 Cranch) 137 (1803), was a landmark decision of the U.S.
In the last significant act of the Holy Roman Empire, more than 100 German polities are abolished in a major internal reorganization
Great fire in Bombay, India
Ohio is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It borders the Canadian province of Ontario to the north (through Lake Erie), Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast,...
1st impeachment trial of a US federal judge, John Pickering, begins
First newspaper published in Australia the Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser by government printer and ex-convict George Howe [1]
The Bride of Messina is a tragedy by Friedrich Schiller; it premiered on 19 March 1803 in Weimar.
French law rules the use of intention
L'Aigle is a L6 meteorite that fell on 26 April 1803 in Lower Normandy, France.
"Peace of Amiens" between French Republic and Great Britain ends as Britain declares war on France, due to France's imperialist policies in the West Indies, Italy, and Switzerland
1st US public library opens in Connecticut
The convention of Artlenburg leads to the French occupation of Hanover (which had been ruled by the British king)
Republican Robert Emmet leads Irish rebellion against the British Crown in Dublin
First horses arrive in Hawaii
The Maratha army was the land-based armed forces of the Maratha Empire, which existed from the late 17th to the early 19th centuries in the Indian subcontinent.
Battle of Vertieres; Haitian population inflict final defeat on French force attempting to quell slave rebellion on colony of Saint-Dominque
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.
James Brooke is born
Theodore Dwight Weld, American abolitionist, known for american abolitionist, was born on 1803-11-23.
Hector Berlioz, French musician, known for french romantic composer and conductor, was born on 1803-12-11.