1801: what happened around the world

In 1801, 42 events recorded on Erask's globe began — Treaty of Lunéville, First Barbary War and Battle of Copenhagen among the best known. 60 more were already under way, such as Haitian Revolution and French Revolutionary Wars. 55 things were founded or built that year, from United Kingdom and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

42events began
60already under way
55founded or built
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Wars, battles and sieges26

Treaties, councils and politics9

Revolts, massacres and attacks4

Expeditions2

Accidents and fires1

Already under way in 180160

Came to an end in 18014

Founded or built in 180155

+25 more, on the globe.

Stories that pass through 1801

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

1795 1796 1797 1798 1799 1800 1801 1802 1803 1804 1805 1806 1807 All of the 19th 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 →