What happened in 1804?
118 recorded events in 1804, including 62 in people, 18 in wars & conflicts and 8 in empires & countries. A further 2 events are dated only to the wider period.
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Major Events 1
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Haitian Independence
Haiti declares independence after a successful slave revolt, becoming the first Black-led republic.
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Wars & Conflicts 18
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Russo-Persian War of 1804–13
1804–1813 conflict
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Battle of Sitka
1804 battle that Russia faces the Alaskan natives
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Action of 5 October 1804
1804 naval battle
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Battle of Ganja
1804 battle
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Siege of Erivan
Siege during the Russo-Persian War in 1804
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Battle of Suriname
1804 battle
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Battle of Deeg
1804 battle of the Second Anglo-Maratha War
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Siege of Delhi
1804 siege of the Second Anglo-Maratha War
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Battle of Tsuntua
Battle in the Fulani War
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Battle of Echmiadzin
1804 battle
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Battle of Farrukhabad
1804 battle of the Second Anglo-Maratha War
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Battle of Mukandwara Pass
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
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Battle of Drlupa
1804 battle of the First Serbian Uprising
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Siege of Deeg Fort
1804 siege of the main fortress at Deeg in the Second Anglo-Maratha War
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Tabkin Kwatto
Battle in the Fulani War
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Battle of Čokešina
1804 battle between Serbia and the Ottoman Empire
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Battles of Batočina and Jagodina
1804 battle of the First Serbian Uprising
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French capture of Gorée
1804 battle
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Politics & Government 1
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Treaty of St. Louis
1804 treaty between the United States and representatives of the Sauk and Meskwaki peoples
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People 62
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Immanuel Kant died
German philosopher (1724-1804)
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Joseph Priestley died
English chemist, theologian, educator, and political theorist (1733–1804)
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Jamphel Gyatso died
8th Dalai Lama of Tibet (1758-1804)
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Johann Friedrich Gmelin died
German naturalist (1748–1804)
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Solomon Abudarham died
Rabbi
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Goswin de Fierlant died
Belgian politician
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Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot died
French inventor (1725–1804)
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Pierre Méchain died
French mathematician and astronomer (1744-1804)
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Wolfgang von Kempelen died
Austrian dramatic, graphic, constructer, linguist, painter, writer, inventor and nobleman (1734-1804)
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Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre died
French naturalist (1752–1804)
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Carlo Allioni died
Italian physician and professor of botany (1728-1804)
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Antoine Baumé died
French chemist (1728-1804)
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Philippe le Bon died
French Engineer (b. 1767, d. 1804)
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Johann Tobias Lowiz died
German chemist (1757-1804)
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François-Nicolas Martinet died
French engineer, engraver and naturalist
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Louis Necker died
Genevan mathematician, physicist, professor, banker (1730–1804)
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Stanislav Vydra died
Czech mathematician and Roman Catholic priest
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Jacques-Raymond Lucotte died
French architect (1733–1804)
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Carl Ludwig von Oesfeld died
German cartographer (1741-1804)
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Simon McTavish died
Scottish fur trader
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Charles Floyd died
American explorer
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Donald Campbell died
Scottish traveller
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Johann Adam Hiller died
German composer and conductor (1728–1804)
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Nikolay Alexandrovich Lvov died
Russian artist and architect (1753-1804)
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Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi died
Italian opera composer (1728–1804)
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Ivan Mane Jarnović died
Croatian violinist and composer (1747-1804)
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Valentin Adamberger died
German opera singer
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Johann Stadler died
Austrian musician (1755-1804)
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Louis Joseph Francœur died
French composer and violinist (1738-1804)
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Marie Louise Marcadet died
Swedish opera singer
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Charles Bannister died
British actor and singer
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Marguerite Morel died
French actor and ballerina
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Margaret Farren died
English actress, sister of the Countess of Derby
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Abraham de Broen died
Swedish actor
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Katharina Magdalena Brückner died
Katharina Magdalena Brückner (Sports & Entertainment).
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Heinrich Vohs died
German opera singer (1763–1804)
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Benjamin Disraeli born
Born in London. British statesman (1804–1881).
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Franklin Pierce born
Born in Hillsborough. President of the United States from 1853 to 1857.
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George Sand born
Born in former 6th arrondissement of Paris. French novelist and memoirist (1804–1876).
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Nathaniel Hawthorne born
Born in Salem. American author (1804–1864).
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Ludwig Feuerbach born
Born in Landshut. German philosopher and anthropologist (1804–1872).
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Wilhelm Eduard Weber born
Born in Lutherstadt Wittenberg. German physicist (1804–1891).
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Richard Owen born
Born in Lancaster. English biologist and paleontologist (1804–1892).
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Charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve born
Born in Boulogne-sur-Mer. French literary critic (1804–1869).
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Johan Ludvig Runeberg born
Born in Jakobstad. Finland’s national poet, author of Finland’s national anthem, Swedish-speaking writer and poet (1804–77).
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Matthias Jacob Schleiden born
Born in Hamburg. German botanist and philosopher (1804-1881).
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Allan Kardec born
Born in Lyon. Systematizer of Spiritism (1804–1869).
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Eduard Mörike born
Born in Ludwigsburg. German poet (1804–1875).
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Eugène Sue born
Born in Paris. French writer (1804-1857).
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Napoleon Louis Bonaparte born
Born in Paris. Middle son of Louis I of Holland and Hortense de Beauharnais (1804–1831).
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Alexei Khomyakov born
Born in Moscow. Russian philosopher (1804-1860).
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Stephan Endlicher born
Born in Bratislava. Austrian botanist, linguist and numismatist (1804–1849).
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Delphine de Girardin born
Born in Aachen. French writer (1804–1855).
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Carl von Rokitansky born
Born in Hradec Králové. Czech anatomist, dermatologist and patologist (1804-1878).
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Cesare Cantù born
Born in Brivio. Italian historian (1804-1895).
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Duke Alexander of Württemberg born
Born in Saint Petersburg. Great-great-grandfather of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.
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Daniele Manin born
Born in Venice. Italian politician (1804-1857).
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Ludwig von Benedek born
Born in Sopron. Austrian marshall (1804-1881).
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Alfred Moquin-Tandon born
Born in Montpellier. French naturalist (1804-1863).
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Johann Gabriel Seidl born
Born in Vienna. Austrian archeologist, poet, storyteller and playwright (1804–1875).
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János Damjanich born
Born in Staza. Hungarian general (1804-1849).
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Wolfgang von Kempelen died
Died in Alservorstadt. Austrian dramatic, graphic, constructer, linguist, painter, writer, inventor and nobleman (1734-1804).
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Science & Technology 8
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Lewis and Clark Expedition
American overland expedition to the Pacific coast
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Moscow State Linguistic University
University
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National University “Yaroslav the Wise Law Academy of Ukraine”
Other organization in Kharkiv, Ukraine
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H.S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University
University in Kharkiv, Ukraine
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Mukōjima-Hyakkaen Garden
Flower garden located in Sumida, Tokyo
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Royal Hobart Hospital
Hospital in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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Elgin Botanic Garden
Former botanical garden in New York City
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Botanical Garden Kharkiv
Botanical garden in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine
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Exploration & Discovery 1
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Kruzof Island
Island in the United States of America
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Religion & Belief Systems 4
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White Mosque
Mosque in Nazareth, Israel
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synagogue in Strážnice
Religious building in Strážnice, Hodonín District, Czechia, used as a museum
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Holy Trinity Cathedral
Temple in Odesa, Ukraine
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Church of the Theotokos of Smolensk
Heritage site, temple, architectural landmark in Murom, Russia
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Economy & Trade 6
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Bonnier Group
Swedish publishing group
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Schroders
Asset management company
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Mizkan
Food products company in Japan
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Joplings
Department store in Sunderland
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Schöffel
Clothing company
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Pollok, Gilmour and Company
Glasgow-based import firm of British North America timber
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Disasters & Pandemics 1
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1804 Almería earthquake
Natural disaster affecting southern Spain
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Social Movements & Revolutions 2
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Haitian Revolution
1791 slave revolt in the French colony of Saint-Domingue
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Serbian Revolution
Early 19th century events in the history of Serbia
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Architecture & Engineering 6
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Palazzo Braschi
Palace in Rome, Italy
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Sandygate Road
Football and cricket stadium Crosspool, South Yorkshire, England
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Martello Tower
Circular shaped fort at Mortella Point in Corsica
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Covenanter Church
Church building in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia
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Crkva Sv. Nikole
Church building in Erdevik, Serbia
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St. Francis of Assisi Church, Malnia
Church building in Malnia, Poland
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Empires & Countries 8
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France founded
France was founded, with its capital at Paris.
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Haiti founded
Haiti was founded, with its capital at Port-au-Prince.
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Austrian Empire founded
Austrian Empire was founded, with its capital at Vienna.
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First French Empire founded
First French Empire was founded, with its capital at Paris.
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French First Republic dissolved
French First Republic ceased to exist, having been centered at Paris.
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Sokoto Caliphate founded
Sokoto Caliphate was founded.
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First Empire of Haiti founded
First Empire of Haiti was founded, with its capital at Port-au-Prince.
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Revolutionary Serbia founded
Revolutionary Serbia was founded, with its capital at Topola.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records these 2 entries only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. They are listed here because 1804 is where that broader date falls, not because they are known to have happened in 1804.
1800s 2
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St. Stephen's Church
Church building in Massachusetts, United States of America
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Holy Trinity church
Temple, architectural landmark in Russua
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