What happened in 1806?
135 recorded events in 1806, including 49 in people, 31 in empires & countries and 27 in wars & conflicts.
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Wars & Conflicts 27
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Battle of Jena–Auerstedt
1806 pair of battles during the War of the Fourth Coalition
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War of the Fourth Coalition
1806–1807 conflict during the Napoleonic Wars
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Battle of Lübeck
1806 battle during the War of the Fourth Coalition
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Battle of Pułtusk
1806 battle during the War of the Fourth Coalition
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Battle of Saalfeld
1806 battle during the War of the Fourth Coalition
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Battle of Mišar
1806 battle during the First Serbian Uprising
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Battle of Golymin
1806 battle during the War of the Fourth Coalition
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Battle of Schleiz
1806 battle during the War of the Fourth Coalition
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Battle of Campo Tenese
1806 battle during the War of the Third Coalition
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Battle of Maida
1806 battle during the War of the Third Coalition
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Battle of Blaauwberg
Battle fought in 1806
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Battle of Czarnowo
1806 battle during the War of the Fourth Coalition
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Battle of Prenzlau
1806 battle during the War of the Fourth Coalition
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Siege of Gaeta
1806 Siege during the War of the Third Coalition
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Siege of Belgrade
1806 part of the First Serbian Uprising
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Capitulation of Erfurt
1806 capitulation during the War of the Fourth Coalition
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Siege of Ragusa
1806 siege
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Battle of Halle
1806 battle during the War of the Fourth Coalition
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Siege of Magdeburg
1806 Siege during the War of the Fourth Coalition
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Fall of Berlin
1806 occupation during the War of the Fourth Coalition
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Battle of Waren-Nossentin
1806 battle during the War of the Fourth Coalition
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Capitulation of Pasewalk
1806 capitulation during the War of the Fourth Coalition
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Siege of Hameln
1806 Siege during the War of the Fourth Coalition
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Battle of Deligrad
Battle between the Ottomans and rebels from the Serbian state in 1806
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Siege of Amantea
1806 siege during the War of the Third Coalition
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Siege of Izmail
1806 siege
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Battle of Mole Lake
1806 Native American battle in Wisconsin
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People 49
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Charles-Augustin de Coulomb died
French physicist (1736-1806)
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Mungo Park died
Scottish naturalist and explorer of the African continent
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Michel Adanson died
French naturalist (1727-1806)
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Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire died
English socialite, style icon, author, and activist (1757–1806)
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Mathurin Jacques Brisson died
French zoologist and natural philosopher
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Benjamin Banneker died
Free African American scientist, surveyor, almanac author and farmer (1731–1806)
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Nicolas Leblanc died
French chemist
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Robert Gray died
American merchant sea captain
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Chaim Joseph David Azulai died
Jerusalem rabbi and kabalist.
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Joseph Billings died
British-Russian explorer
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Evstratii Delarov died
American fur trader
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Juan de Lángara died
Admiral of the Spanish Navy (1736–1806)
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Henry Ellis died
Irish colonial governor of Georgia and Nova Scotia
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José de Solano y Bote died
Spanish admiral (1726-1806)
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James Colnett died
British Royal Navy officer, an explorer, and maritime fur trader
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Ignaz Schiffermüller died
Austrian entomologist
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Louis Carrogis Carmontelle died
French painter (1717-1806)
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Vincenzo Lunardi died
Italian balloonist (1759-1806)
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Charles Gascoigne died
British industrialist
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Louis Alexandre de Cessart died
French engineer
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Emiland Gauthey died
French civil engineer and architect
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Edward Nairne died
English optician and scientific instrument maker (1726–1806)
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Samuel Horsley died
Bishop of St David's; Bishop of Rochester; Dean of Westminster; Bishop of St Asaph (1733-1806)
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Gaspar de Molina y Zaldívar died
Spanish writer (1741-1806)
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Tommaso Giordani died
Italian composer
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Christian Kalkbrenner died
German composer and conductor
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Francesco Bartoli died
Italian actor
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Pierre Jean Baptiste Choudard Desforges died
French writer (1746-1806)
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Charles Nicolas Favart died
French playwright (1749-1806)
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Johann Gottfried Arnold died
German cellist and composer
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Champmêlé died
French actor and lawyer
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José de Larrañaga died
Franciscan friar, organist, maestro de capilla of the Sanctuary of Arantzazu, composer
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John Stuart Mill born
Born in London Borough of Islington. British philosopher and political economist (1806–1873).
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Max Stirner born
Born in Bayreuth. German philosopher (1806-1856).
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Elizabeth Barrett Browning born
Born in Coxhoe Hall. English poet (1806–1861).
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Benito Juárez born
Born in San Pablo Guelatao. President of Mexico from 1858 to 1872.
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Emilia Plater born
Born in Vilnius. Polish noblewoman (1806-1831).
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Augustus De Morgan born
Born in Madurai. British mathematician and logician (1806–1871).
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Johan Vilhelm Snellman born
Born in Stockholm. Finnish politician and author (1806–1881).
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Matthew Fontaine Maury born
Born in Spotsylvania County. United States Navy officer.
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Ernst, Baron von Feuchtersleben born
Born in Vienna. Austrian psychiatrist, poet and philosopher (1806-1849).
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Michel Chevalier born
Born in Limoges. French statesman (1806–1879).
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Ivan Kireyevsky born
Born in Moscow. Russian philosopher (1806-1856).
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William, Duke of Brunswick born
Born in Brunswick. Duke of Brunswick (1806–1884).
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William Gilmore Simms born
Born in Charleston. American writer (1806–1870).
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Johann Kaspar Zeuss born
Born in Kronach. German linguist (1806–1856).
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Michele Amari born
Born in Palermo. Italian patriot and arabist (1806–1889).
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Henry A. Wise born
Born in Accomac. United States Congressman and governor of Virginia (1806-1876).
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Désiré Nisard born
Born in Châtillon-sur-Seine. French author and literary critic (1806-1888).
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Science & Technology 1
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University of Palermo
University in Italy
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Exploration & Discovery 3
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Auckland Islands
Group of subantarctic islands that are part of New Zealand
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New Siberia
Island in Anzhu Islands, Russia
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Circus Mosaic from Lyon
Well-preserved Roman floor mosaic from Lugdunum (Lyon) depicting a chariot race with team colors, Lugdunum Musée et Théâtres inv. no. 2000.0.1209
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Religion & Belief Systems 4
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Church of All Saints
An Orthodox temple in Sinyavskoe village
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Falmouth Synagogue
Synagogue in Falmouth, Cornwall, England, UK
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Synagogue of the Jewish Community of Zagreb
Synagogue in Palmotićeva street
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Church of the Presentation of the Theotokos
Temple, architectural landmark in Russua
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Economy & Trade 10
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Colgate-Palmolive Company
American multinational consumer products company
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State Bank of India
Indian public sector bank and financial services organization
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Marcussen & Søn
Organbuilding company
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Niederegger
Company
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Henry Poole & Co
Gentlemen's bespoke tailor
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Valspar
Company
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Bank of Calcutta
Bank in British Raj
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Suttons Seeds
English seed supply company
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Gosling Brothers, Ltd.
Bermudan liquor company
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James Dixon & Sons
UK business
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Disasters & Pandemics 1
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1806 Birgu polverista explosion
Accidental detonation of a munitions depot in British Malta
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Social Movements & Revolutions 3
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Greater Poland Uprising of 1806
1806 rebellion during the War of the Fourth Coalition
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Mašići Rebellion
1806 rebellion
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1806 Edirne incident
1806 Edirne incident (Social Movements & Revolutions).
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Architecture & Engineering 4
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Ejmiatsin Church
Church building in Tbilisi, Georgia
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Hol Church
Church in Vestvågøy, Norway
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Fasterna Church
Church building in Norrtälje Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden
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Old West Church
Church
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Sports & Entertainment 2
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Adelphi Theatre
West End theatre in London, England, fourth of that name on this site
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Olympic Theatre
Former theatre in London, England
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Empires & Countries 31
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Liechtenstein founded
Liechtenstein was founded, with its capital at Vaduz.
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Holy Roman Empire dissolved
Holy Roman Empire ceased to exist, having been centered at Aachen.
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Batavian Republic dissolved
Batavian Republic ceased to exist, having been centered at The Hague.
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Kingdom of Bavaria founded
Kingdom of Bavaria was founded, with its capital at Munich.
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Republic of Ragusa dissolved
Republic of Ragusa ceased to exist, having been centered at Dubrovnik.
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Kingdom of Holland founded
Kingdom of Holland was founded, with its capital at The Hague.
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Kingdom of Saxony founded
Kingdom of Saxony was founded, with its capital at Dresden.
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Kingdom of Württemberg founded
Kingdom of Württemberg was founded, with its capital at Stuttgart.
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Margraviate of Brandenburg dissolved
Margraviate of Brandenburg ceased to exist, having been centered at Berlin.
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Electorate of Saxony dissolved
Electorate of Saxony ceased to exist, having been centered at Dresden.
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Grand Duchy of Baden founded
Grand Duchy of Baden was founded, with its capital at Karlsruhe.
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Grand Duchy of Hesse founded
Grand Duchy of Hesse was founded, with its capital at Darmstadt.
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Kingdom of Germany dissolved
Kingdom of Germany ceased to exist, having been centered at Regensburg.
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Duchy of Nassau founded
Duchy of Nassau was founded, with its capital at Wiesbaden.
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Brunswick-Lüneburg dissolved
Brunswick-Lüneburg ceased to exist, having been centered at Brunswick.
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Kingdom of Italy dissolved
Kingdom of Italy ceased to exist, having been centered at Pavia.
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Principality of Ansbach dissolved
Principality of Ansbach ceased to exist, having been centered at Ansbach.
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Grand Duchy of Berg founded
Grand Duchy of Berg was founded, with its capital at Düsseldorf.
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First Empire of Haiti dissolved
First Empire of Haiti ceased to exist, having been centered at Port-au-Prince.
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Baku Khanate dissolved
Baku Khanate ceased to exist, having been centered at Baku.
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Grand Duchy of Würzburg founded
Grand Duchy of Würzburg was founded, with its capital at Würzburg.
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Electorate of Baden dissolved
Electorate of Baden ceased to exist, having been centered at Karlsruhe.
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House of Hohenlohe dissolved
House of Hohenlohe ceased to exist, having been centered at Öhringen.
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Kingdom of Naples founded
Kingdom of Naples was founded, with its capital at Naples.
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Derbent Khanate dissolved
Derbent Khanate ceased to exist, having been centered at Derbent.
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State of Haiti founded
State of Haiti was founded, with its capital at Milot.
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County of Nassau dissolved
County of Nassau ceased to exist, having been centered at Nassau.
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Principality of Leiningen dissolved
Principality of Leiningen ceased to exist, having been centered at Amorbach.
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Dholpur State founded
Dholpur State was founded, with its capital at Dholpur.
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Free Imperial City of Nuremberg dissolved
Free Imperial City of Nuremberg ceased to exist, having been centered at Nuremberg.
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Principality of Erfurt founded
Principality of Erfurt was founded, with its capital at Erfurt.
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