What happened in 1804?

Haitian Independence

Major Events · Haiti

Haiti declares independence after a successful slave revolt, becoming the first Black-led republic.

Russo-Persian War of 1804–13

Wars & Conflicts

1804–1813 conflict

Battle of Sitka

Wars & Conflicts · Sitka

1804 battle that Russia faces the Alaskan natives

Action of 5 October 1804

Wars & Conflicts

1804 naval battle

Battle of Ganja

Wars & Conflicts · Ganja

1804 battle

Siege of Erivan

Wars & Conflicts · Yerevan

Siege during the Russo-Persian War in 1804

Battle of Suriname

Wars & Conflicts · Suriname

1804 battle

Battle of Deeg

Wars & Conflicts · Deeg

1804 battle of the Second Anglo-Maratha War

Siege of Delhi

Wars & Conflicts · Delhi

1804 siege of the Second Anglo-Maratha War

Battle of Tsuntua

Wars & Conflicts

Battle in the Fulani War

Battle of Echmiadzin

Wars & Conflicts · Vagharshapat

1804 battle

Battle of Farrukhabad

Wars & Conflicts · Farrukhabad

1804 battle of the Second Anglo-Maratha War

Battle of Mukandwara Pass

Wars & Conflicts

1804 battle between forces of the Marathan Maharaja Yashwantrao Holkar and British East India Company forces under Colonel William Monson during the Second Anglo-Maratha War

Battle of Drlupa

Wars & Conflicts · Kosmaj

1804 battle of the First Serbian Uprising

Siege of Deeg Fort

Wars & Conflicts · Deeg

1804 siege of the main fortress at Deeg in the Second Anglo-Maratha War

Tabkin Kwatto

Wars & Conflicts

Battle in the Fulani War

Battle of Čokešina

Wars & Conflicts · Čokešina

1804 battle between Serbia and the Ottoman Empire

Battles of Batočina and Jagodina

Wars & Conflicts · Batočina

1804 battle of the First Serbian Uprising

French capture of Gorée

Wars & Conflicts · Gorée

1804 battle

Second Battle of Tripoli Harbor

Wars & Conflicts · Tripoli

1804 naval battle, part of First Barbary War (October 1803 – September 1804)

Battle of Pulo Aura

Wars & Conflicts

1804 minor naval engagement of the Napoleonic Wars

Bockenkrieg

Wars & Conflicts · Horgen

Peasant revolt

Battle of Vizagapatam

Wars & Conflicts

1804 minor naval engagement fought in the approaches to Vizagapatam harbour in the Coastal Andhra region of British India on the Bay of Bengal

Raid on Boulogne

Wars & Conflicts · Boulogne-sur-Mer

1804 raid during the Napoleonic Wars

Treaty of St. Louis

Politics & Government · St. Louis

1804 treaty between the United States and representatives of the Sauk and Meskwaki peoples

Immanuel Kant died

People · Königsberg

German philosopher (1724-1804)

Joseph Priestley died

People · Northumberland

Died in Northumberland. English chemist, theologian, educator, and political theorist (1733–1804).

Jamphel Gyatso died

People · Lhasa

8th Dalai Lama of Tibet (1758-1804)

Johann Friedrich Gmelin died

People · Göttingen

German naturalist (1748–1804)

Solomon Abudarham died

People · Gibraltar

Rabbi

Goswin de Fierlant died

People · Brussels metropolitan area

Belgian politician

Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot died

People · Paris

French inventor (1725–1804)

Pierre Méchain died

People · Castellón de la Plana

French mathematician and astronomer (1744-1804)

Wolfgang von Kempelen died

People · Alservorstadt

Died in Alservorstadt. Austrian dramatic, graphic, constructer, linguist, painter, writer, inventor and nobleman (1734-1804).

Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre died

People · Saint-Geniez-d'Olt

French naturalist (1752–1804)

Carlo Allioni died

People · Turin

Italian physician and professor of botany (1728-1804)

Antoine Baumé died

People · Paris

French chemist (1728-1804)

Philippe le Bon died

People · former 8th arrondissement of Paris

French Engineer (b. 1767, d. 1804)

Johann Tobias Lowiz died

People · Saint Petersburg

German chemist (1757-1804)

François-Nicolas Martinet died

People · Paris

French engineer, engraver and naturalist

Louis Necker died

People · Cologny

Genevan mathematician, physicist, professor, banker (1730–1804)

Stanislav Vydra died

People · Prague

Czech mathematician and Roman Catholic priest

Jacques-Raymond Lucotte died

People · Paris

French architect (1733–1804)

Carl Ludwig von Oesfeld died

People · Potsdam

German cartographer (1741-1804)

Simon McTavish died

People · Montreal

Scottish fur trader

Charles Floyd died

People · Missouri River

American explorer

Donald Campbell died

People · Hutton

Scottish traveller

Johann Adam Hiller died

People · Leipzig

German composer and conductor (1728–1804)

Nikolay Alexandrovich Lvov died

People · Moscow

Russian artist and architect (1753-1804)

Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi died

People · Rome

Italian opera composer (1728–1804)

Ivan Mane Jarnović died

People · Saint Petersburg

Croatian violinist and composer (1747-1804)

Valentin Adamberger died

People · Vienna

German opera singer

Johann Stadler died

People · Vienna

Austrian musician (1755-1804)

Louis Joseph Francœur died

People · Paris

French composer and violinist (1738-1804)

Marie Louise Marcadet died

People · France

Swedish opera singer

Charles Bannister died

People · London

British actor and singer

Marguerite Morel died

People · Sweden

French actor and ballerina

Margaret Farren died

People · Bath

English actress, sister of the Countess of Derby

Abraham de Broen died

People · Linköping Cathedral Congregation

Swedish actor

Katharina Magdalena Brückner died

People · Königstein

Katharina Magdalena Brückner (Sports & Entertainment).

Heinrich Vohs died

People · Stuttgart

German opera singer (1763–1804)

Benjamin Disraeli born

People · London

Born in London. British statesman (1804–1881).

Franklin Pierce born

People · Hillsborough

Born in Hillsborough. President of the United States from 1853 to 1857.

George Sand born

People · former 6th arrondissement of Paris

Born in former 6th arrondissement of Paris. French novelist and memoirist (1804–1876).

Nathaniel Hawthorne born

People · Salem

Born in Salem. American author (1804–1864).

Ludwig Feuerbach born

People · Landshut

Born in Landshut. German philosopher and anthropologist (1804–1872).

Wilhelm Eduard Weber born

People · Lutherstadt Wittenberg

Born in Lutherstadt Wittenberg. German physicist (1804–1891).

Richard Owen born

People · Lancaster

Born in Lancaster. English biologist and paleontologist (1804–1892).

Charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve born

People · Boulogne-sur-Mer

Born in Boulogne-sur-Mer. French literary critic (1804–1869).

Johan Ludvig Runeberg born

People · Jakobstad

Born in Jakobstad. Finland’s national poet, author of Finland’s national anthem, Swedish-speaking writer and poet (1804–77).

Matthias Jacob Schleiden born

People · Hamburg

Born in Hamburg. German botanist and philosopher (1804-1881).

Allan Kardec born

People · Lyon

Born in Lyon. Systematizer of Spiritism (1804–1869).

Eduard Mörike born

People · Ludwigsburg

Born in Ludwigsburg. German poet (1804–1875).

Eugène Sue born

People · Paris

Born in Paris. French writer (1804-1857).

Napoleon Louis Bonaparte born

People · Paris

Born in Paris. Middle son of Louis I of Holland and Hortense de Beauharnais (1804–1831).

Alexei Khomyakov born

People · Moscow

Born in Moscow. Russian philosopher (1804-1860).

Stephan Endlicher born

People · Bratislava

Born in Bratislava. Austrian botanist, linguist and numismatist (1804–1849).

Delphine de Girardin born

People · Aachen

Born in Aachen. French writer (1804–1855).

Carl von Rokitansky born

People · Hradec Králové

Born in Hradec Králové. Czech anatomist, dermatologist and patologist (1804-1878).

Cesare Cantù born

People · Brivio

Born in Brivio. Italian historian (1804-1895).

Duke Alexander of Württemberg born

People · Saint Petersburg

Born in Saint Petersburg. Great-great-grandfather of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.

Daniele Manin born

People · Venice

Born in Venice. Italian politician (1804-1857).

Ludwig von Benedek born

People · Sopron

Born in Sopron. Austrian marshall (1804-1881).

Alfred Moquin-Tandon born

People · Montpellier

Born in Montpellier. French naturalist (1804-1863).

Johann Gabriel Seidl born

People · Vienna

Born in Vienna. Austrian archeologist, poet, storyteller and playwright (1804–1875).

János Damjanich born

People · Staza

Born in Staza. Hungarian general (1804-1849).

Mongkut born

People · Thonburi Province

Born in Thonburi Province. King of Siam from 1851 to 1868.

Lewis and Clark Expedition

Science & Technology · Great Falls

American overland expedition to the Pacific coast

Moscow State Linguistic University

Science & Technology · Moscow

University

National University “Yaroslav the Wise Law Academy of Ukraine”

Science & Technology · Kharkiv

Other organization in Kharkiv, Ukraine

H.S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University

Science & Technology

University in Kharkiv, Ukraine

Mukōjima-Hyakkaen Garden

Science & Technology

Flower garden located in Sumida, Tokyo

Royal Hobart Hospital

Science & Technology · Hobart

Hospital in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Elgin Botanic Garden

Science & Technology

Former botanical garden in New York City

Botanical Garden Kharkiv

Science & Technology

Botanical garden in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine

Ohio University

Science & Technology · Athens

Public university in Athens, Ohio, United States

Arboretum de Balaine

Science & Technology

Garden in France

Kruzof Island

Exploration & Discovery

Island in the United States of America

White Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in Nazareth, Israel

synagogue in Strážnice

Religion & Belief Systems

Religious building in Strážnice, Hodonín District, Czechia, used as a museum

Holy Trinity Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems · historical city centre of Odesa

Temple in Odesa, Ukraine

Church of the Theotokos of Smolensk

Religion & Belief Systems

Heritage site, temple, architectural landmark in Murom, Russia

Cathedral of the Holy Trinity

Religion & Belief Systems

Cathedral of the Anglican Diocese of Quebec

Beimen Koliao Bao'an Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Taoist temple in Beimen of Tainan, Taiwan

Buffalo Presbyterian Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Virginia, United States of America

Fairfield Dutch Reformed Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in New Jersey, United States of America

South Canaan Congregational Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Connecticut, United States of America

Old Mulkey Meetinghouse

Religion & Belief Systems

place in Kentucky listed on National Register of Historic Places

kaple Panny Marie (Stožec)

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Stožec, Czech Republic

Rectory Langenreichenbach

Religion & Belief Systems · Langenreichenbach

Evangelical rectory in Langenreichenbach (Mockrehna), Saxony

Bonnier Group

Economy & Trade · Stockholm

Swedish publishing group

Schroders

Economy & Trade · London

Asset management company

Mizkan

Economy & Trade · Handa

Food products company in Japan

Joplings

Economy & Trade · Sunderland

Department store in Sunderland

Schöffel

Economy & Trade · Schwabmünchen

Clothing company

Pollok, Gilmour and Company

Economy & Trade · Glasgow

Glasgow-based import firm of British North America timber

1804 Almería earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

Natural disaster affecting southern Spain

1804 Haitian massacre

Disasters & Pandemics · Haiti

Genocide in 1804 in Haiti carried out against the remaining white French colonist under orders from J.-J. Dessalines

Haitian Revolution

Social Movements & Revolutions · Saint-Domingue

1791 slave revolt in the French colony of Saint-Domingue

Serbian Revolution

Social Movements & Revolutions · Balkans

Early 19th century events in the history of Serbia

Palazzo Braschi

Architecture & Engineering

Palace in Rome, Italy

Sandygate Road

Architecture & Engineering

Football and cricket stadium Crosspool, South Yorkshire, England

Martello Tower

Architecture & Engineering

Circular shaped fort at Mortella Point in Corsica

Covenanter Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia

Crkva Sv. Nikole

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Erdevik, Serbia

St. Francis of Assisi Church, Malnia

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Malnia, Poland

Fort Dimanche

Architecture & Engineering

Monument and prison in Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Royal Military Canal

Architecture & Engineering

Defensive canal in southern England

Church of Nativity of the Theotokos in Kulishki

Architecture & Engineering

Findlaterův obelisk

Architecture & Engineering

Panayia İsodion Church

Architecture & Engineering · Galatasaray

Sartul-Gegetuysky datsan

Architecture & Engineering

Sergeant Floyd Monument

Architecture & Engineering

monument on the Missouri River at Floyd's Bluff in Sioux City, Iowa, USA to honor Charles Floyd of the Lewis and Clark Expedition

Shiloh Baptist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in Washington, D.C., United States of America

West Durham Methodist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in Maine, United States of America

Clarence House

Architecture & Engineering

Historic house in English Harbour, Antigua

Koninklijke Schouwburg

Sports & Entertainment

Building in The Hague, Netherlands

France founded

Empires & Countries · Paris

France was founded, with its capital at Paris.

Haiti founded

Empires & Countries · Port-au-Prince

Haiti was founded, with its capital at Port-au-Prince.

Austrian Empire founded

Empires & Countries · Vienna

Austrian Empire was founded, with its capital at Vienna.

First French Empire founded

Empires & Countries · Paris

First French Empire was founded, with its capital at Paris.

French First Republic dissolved

Empires & Countries · Paris

French First Republic ceased to exist, having been centered at Paris.

Sokoto Caliphate founded

Empires & Countries

Sokoto Caliphate was founded.

First Empire of Haiti founded

Empires & Countries · Port-au-Prince

First Empire of Haiti was founded, with its capital at Port-au-Prince.

Revolutionary Serbia founded

Empires & Countries · Topola

Revolutionary Serbia was founded, with its capital at Topola.

Vietnam founded

Empires & Countries · Hanoi

Vietnam was founded, with its capital at Hanoi.

Baja California founded

Empires & Countries · Mexicali

Baja California was founded, with its capital at Mexicali.

Pataudi founded

Empires & Countries · Pataudi

Pataudi was founded, with its capital at Pataudi.

Jhansi State founded

Empires & Countries

Jhansi State was founded.

Louisiana dissolved

Empires & Countries · New Orleans

Louisiana ceased to exist, having been centered at New Orleans.