Notable Historical Events - 1801
1801 Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 1 |
The Irish Parliament votes to join the Kingdom of Great Britain, forming the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
Jan 1 |
The dwarf planet Ceres is discovered by Giuseppe Piazzi. |
Jan 20 |
John Marshall appointed US chief justice |
Feb 9 |
France & Austrian sign Peace of Luneville |
Feb 17 |
US House of Representatives breaks electoral college tie, chooses Thomas Jefferson President over Burr |
Feb 27 |
Washington DC placed under Congressional jurisdiction |
Mar 3 |
1st US Jewish governor, David Emanuel, takes office in Georgia |
Mar 4 |
1st US President inaugurated in Washington DC (Thomas Jefferson) |
Mar 7 |
Massachusetts enacts 1st state voter registration law |
Mar 8 |
British drive French forces from Abukir, Egypt |
Mar 10 |
First census in Great Britain |
Mar 24 |
Aleksandr Pavlovich Romanov becomes Tsar Alexander I of Russia |
Apr 2 |
Napoleonic Wars: naval Battle of Copenhagen - The British led by Horatio Nelson destroy the Danish fleet. |
Apr 8 |
Soldiers riot in Bucharest, kill 128 Jews |
Apr 11 |
Johann von Schiller's "Die Jungfrau von Orleans" premieres in Leipzig |
Apr 24 |
1st performance of Joseph Haydn's oratorio "Die Jahreszeiten" |
May 10 |
First Barbary War: The Barbary pirates of Tripoli declare war on the United States of America (1st US foreign war) |
Jun 6 |
Peace of Badajoz: Spain-Portugal |
Jun 10 |
Tripoli declares war on US for refusing tribute |
Jul 6 |
Battle at Algeciras: French fleet beats British |
Jul 7 |
Toussaint L'Ouverture declares Haitian independence |
Jul 11 |
French astronomer Jean-Louis Pons discovers his 1st comet |
Jul 12 |
Battle at Algeciras: British fleet beats French & Spanish |
Jul 16 |
Pope Pius VII & 1st consul Napoleon sign concord |
Jul 20 |
Elisha Brown Jr pressed a 1,235 pound cheese ball at his farm |
Oct 1 |
Britain & France signs Preliminary of London |
Nov 10 |
Kentucky outlaws dueling |
Nov 16 |
First edition of New York Evening Post |
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