What happened in 1803?
118 recorded events in 1803, including 52 in people, 14 in empires & countries and 11 in wars & conflicts.
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Major Events 1
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Louisiana Purchase
The United States purchases vast western territory from France, doubling the size of the country.
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Wars & Conflicts 11
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Battle of Vertières
1803 major battle of the Second War of Haitian Independence
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Padri War
1803–1837 armed conflict in Sumatra, Indonesia
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Battle of Assaye
1803 battle of the Second Anglo-Maratha War
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Battle of Argaon
1803 battle
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Battle of Laswari
1803 battle
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Siege of Aligarh
Battle between the Maratha Confederacy and the British East India Company during the Second Anglo-Maratha War (1803–1805) at Aligarh, India
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Battle of Delhi
1803 battle of the Second Anglo-Maratha War
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Siege of Port-au-Prince
1803 siege
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Capture of Gawilghur
1803 battle of the Second Anglo-Maratha War
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Souliote War
1803 war
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Siege of Ahmednagar
1803 first battle of the Second Anglo-Maratha War
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Politics & Government 3
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Treaty of Surji-Anjangaon
1803 treaty between Great Britain and Maratha
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Treaty of Fort Wayne
1803 treaty between the United States and Native Americans
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Treaty with the Kaskaskia, 1803
1803 treaty between the United States and the Kaskaskia
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People 52
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Nicolas Baudin died
French explorer (1754-1803)
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Pierre Choderlos de Laclos died
French novelist, official and army general (1741–1803)
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Vittorio Alfieri died
Italian noble, dramatist and poet (1749–1803)
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Salvador Fidalgo died
Spanish explorer
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José de Urrutia died
Spanish general (1739-1803)
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Ami Argand died
Genevan chemist (1750-1803)
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Georges-Louis Le Sage died
Genevan physicist, most known for his theory of gravitation, for his invention of an electric telegraph and his anticipation of the kinetic theory of gases (1724-1803)
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Peter Ascanius died
Norwegian biologist; student of Linnaeus (1723—1803)
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Gregorio Fontana died
Italian mathematician (1735-1803)
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Peter Woulfe died
Irish chemist
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Louis François Antoine Arbogast died
French mathematician
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John Joseph Merlin died
Horologist, inventor
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John Walker died
Scottish natural historian (1731-1803)
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Erik Prosperin died
Swedish astronomer
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Lord George Murray died
British bishop (1761-1803)
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Antoine Quinquet died
French pharmacist (1745–1803)
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Johann Georg Specht died
German architect (1721-1803)
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Louis Brion de la Tour died
French cartographer (1743–1803)
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Edme-Sébastien Jeaurat died
French astronomer (1725-1803)
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Achille-Nicolas Isnard died
French economist (1748-1803)
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Anders Planman died
Finnish astronomer, professor of physics and mathematician
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Pierre-Antoine Demoustier died
French engineer
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Ignacy Zaborowski died
Mathematician, geodesist (1754-1803)
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Joseph Walcher died
Austrian Jesuit, matheatician and physicist (1719-1803)
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Jacques de Grenier died
French Navy officer of the 18th century
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John Shortland died
Royal Navy officer born 1739
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François Devienne died
French composer, flautist, bassoonist
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La Clairon died
French actress (1723-1803)
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Praskovia Kovalyova-Zhemchugova died
Russian actor and opera singer
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Erik Palmstedt died
Swedish architect (1741–1803)
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Johann Christoph Kellner died
German organist and composer
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María del Rosario Fernández died
Spanish actress
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Louis Gallodier died
French ballet dancer
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Maria Ann Campion died
Irish actress (1775-1803)
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Frances Brett Hodgkinson died
American actress (1771-1803)
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Karl von Marinelli died
Austrian actor and theatre manager (1745-1803)
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Madame Drouin died
French actress
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Mrs. Woodham died
British actress
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Charles Lee Lewes died
British actor (1740-1803)
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Ralph Waldo Emerson born
Born in Boston. American philosopher (1803–1882).
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Hector Berlioz born
Born in La Côte-Saint-André. French composer and conductor (1803–1869).
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Prosper Mérimée born
Born in Paris. French writer, archaeologist and historian (1803–1870).
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Fyodor Tyutchev born
Born in Ovstug. Russian poet (1803–1873).
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Justus von Liebig born
Born in Darmstadt. German chemist (1803-1873).
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Edward Bulwer-Lytton born
Born in London. British statesman and author (1803–1873).
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Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald born
Born in Jõepere manor. Estonian writer, author of the national epic Kalevipoeg (1803–1882).
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Flora Tristan born
Born in Paris. French writer and suffragist (1803-1844).
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Edgar Quinet born
Born in Bourg-en-Bresse. French writer (1803-1875).
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John Ericsson born
Born in Färnebo församling. Swedish-US engineer (1803-1889).
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Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias born
Born in Duque de Caxias. Brazilian hero and politician (1803-1880).
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Vladimir Odoevsky born
Born in Moscow. Russian writer and philosopher (1803–1869).
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José María Heredia y Heredia born
Born in Santiago de Cuba. Cuban poet (1803–1839).
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Science & Technology 7
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University of Tartu Botanical Gardens
Botanical garden in Tartu, Estonia
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Saint Petersburg State Forest Technical University
Public university in St. Petersburg, Russia
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First Russian circumnavigation
Russian Voyage
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Santa Casa de Misericordia Hospital
Hospital in Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Münster Botanical Garden
Botanical garden
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University of Genoa Botanic Garden
Botanical garden in Italy
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Antiquaille Hospital
Former hospital in France
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Exploration & Discovery 6
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First Russian circumnavigation
Russian Voyage
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Carmina Burana
Collection of medieval Latin poetry
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Makemo
Atoll
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Taenga
Island in French Polynesia
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Nassau
Island of the Cook Islands
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L'Aigle
Meteorite fallen in April 1803
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Religion & Belief Systems 6
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Murat Pasha Mosque
Mosque in Skopje, North Macedonia
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Stupava Synagogue
Synagogue in Slovakia
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St. Rose Cathedral, Santa Rosa de Copán
Church in Santa Rosa de Copán, Honduras
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Thanthania Kalibari
Temple in Kolkata
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Koposovo Church
Temple in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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Holy Trinity Church
Temple, architectural landmark in Russua
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Economy & Trade 4
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Krombacher Brauerei
Brewery in Germany
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Carnegie Investment Bank
Swedish investment bank
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Von Roll Holding
Company
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CoreStates Financial Corporation
American bank holding company
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Social Movements & Revolutions 2
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Irish Rebellion of 1803
1803 Irish rebellion against British rule
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1803 anti-Shia riots in Kabul
1803 anti-Shia riots in Kabul (Social Movements & Revolutions).
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Architecture & Engineering 11
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Paço de São Cristóvão
Palace in Rio de Janeiro
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Lok Bhavan
Official residence of the Governor of West Bengal
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Austad Church
Church in Lyngdal, Norway
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Elverhøy Church
Church in Tromsø, Norway
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Finsland church
Church building in Songdalen, Southern Norway
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Sokndal Church
Church building in Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway
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Gjøvdal Church
Church in Åmli, Norway
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Rauland Church
Church building in Vinje, Eastern Norway
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Odžaklija
Church in Leskovac
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Vardal Church
Church building in Gjøvik Municipality, Innlandet, Norway
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Vaxholm Church
Church of Sweden church building in Vaxholm, Sweden
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Sports & Entertainment 1
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Teatro Carcano
Theatre in Milan, Italy
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Empires & Countries 14
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Helvetic Republic dissolved
Helvetic Republic ceased to exist, having been centered at Aarau.
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Electoral Palatinate dissolved
Electoral Palatinate ceased to exist, having been centered at Düsseldorf.
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Electorate of Mainz dissolved
Electorate of Mainz ceased to exist, having been centered at Mainz.
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Duchy of Württemberg dissolved
Duchy of Württemberg ceased to exist, having been centered at Stuttgart.
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Prince-Archbishopric of Salzburg dissolved
Prince-Archbishopric of Salzburg ceased to exist.
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Electorate of Baden founded
Electorate of Baden was founded, with its capital at Karlsruhe.
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Principality of Regensburg founded
Principality of Regensburg was founded, with its capital at Regensburg.
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Principality of Mingrelia dissolved
Principality of Mingrelia ceased to exist, having been centered at Zugdidi.
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Principality of Aschaffenburg founded
Principality of Aschaffenburg was founded, with its capital at Aschaffenburg.
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Prince-Bishopric of Lübeck dissolved
Prince-Bishopric of Lübeck ceased to exist, having been centered at Lübeck.
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Faridkot State founded
Faridkot State was founded, with its capital at Faridkot.
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Prince-Bishopric of Brixen dissolved
Prince-Bishopric of Brixen ceased to exist, having been centered at Brixen.
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Prince-Bishopric of Speyer dissolved
Prince-Bishopric of Speyer ceased to exist, having been centered at Speyer.
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Duchy of Arenberg-Meppen founded
Duchy of Arenberg-Meppen was founded, with its capital at Recklinghausen.
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