1800: what happened around the world

In 1800, 63 events recorded on Erask's globe began — Mexican War of Independence, Battle of Marengo and Circassian genocide among the best known. 59 more were already under way, such as Haitian Revolution and French Revolutionary Wars. 180 things were founded or built that year, from White House and Dutch East Indies.

63events began
59already under way
180founded or built
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Wars, battles and sieges46

+6 less-known, on the globe.

Revolts, massacres and attacks8

Treaties, councils and politics4

Expeditions3

Accidents and fires2

Already under way in 180059

Came to an end in 18007

Founded or built in 1800180

+150 more, on the globe.

Stories that pass through 1800

Volcanic EruptionsEvery significant eruption on record since 1500 How America Filled UpEvery American city of 60,000 people, in the year it began NapoleonFrom Ajaccio to Saint Helena, 1769–1821

Nearby years

1794 1795 1796 1797 1798 1799 1800 1801 1802 1803 1804 1805 1806 All of the 18th century →

Every entry comes from Wikidata and links to its Wikipedia article; entries are ordered by how many language editions of Wikipedia cover them. Only things with a date are listed, and dates before the modern era are often approximate. How this is made →