1805

Years:
1802 1803 1804 – 1805 – 1806 1807 1808

Decades:
1770s 1780s 1790s – 1800s – 1810s 1820s 1830s

Centuries:
18th century – 19th century – 20th century

1805 in topic:
Arts
Architecture - Art - Literature - Music
Other topics
Canada – Rail transport - Science - South Africa – Sport

Lists of leaders:
Colonial governors - State leaders

1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar).

Events

January 11 – Michigan Territory is created.
February 15 – Harmony Society officially formed
March 1 – Justice Samuel Chase acquitted of impeachment charges by the U.S. Senate
April 27 – United States Marines and Berbers attack the Tripolitan city of Derna (The "Shores of Tripoli").
May 26 – In Milan's cathedral, Napoleon I of France is crowned King of Italy.
June 1 – Luigi Boccherini was buried in Italy after being found dead on May 28.
June – War ends between Tripoli and the United States of America.
June 4 – The first Trooping the Colour ceremony at the Horse Guards Parade in London
June 13 – Lewis and Clark Expedition: Scouting ahead of the expedition, Meriwether Lewis and four companions sight the Great Falls of the Missouri River, confirming they are heading in the right direction.[1]
October 21 – Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar – British naval fleet led by Admiral Horatio Nelson defeats a combined French and Spanish fleet off the coast of Spain. Admiral Nelson is fatally shot
November 16 – Battle at Schungrabern – Russian army stops the French
December 2 – Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Austerlitz – French troops under Napoleon decisively defeat a joint Russo-Austrian force.
December 26 – Peace of Pressburg between France and Austria

Sweden declares war on France
Horse Patrol, mounted law enforcement force, founded in London, England
Napoleon annuls the ten-day week of the French Revolutionary Calendar. He also orders his soldiers to be vaccinated

January 8 – Orson Hyde, American religious leader (d. 1878)
January 27 – Samuel Palmer, English artist (d. 1881)
March 3 – Jonas Furrer, Swiss politician and first President of the Swiss Confederation (d. 1861)
April 2 – Hans Christian Andersen, Danish writer (d. 1875)
June 22 – Giuseppe Mazzini Italian patriot, statesman, and writer (d. 1872)
July 29 – Alexis de Tocqueville, French historian (d. 1859)
August 29 – Frederick Maurice, English theologian (d. 1872)
November 14 – Fanny Mendelssohn, German composer and pianist (d. 1847)
December 22 – John Obadiah Westwood, British entomologist (d. 1893)
December 23 – Joseph Smith, Jr., American religious leader, founder of Mormonism (d. 1844)

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