1810s
decade of the Gregorian calendar
The 1810s was a decade that began on 1 January 1810 and ended on 31 December 1819.
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
| Centuries: | 18th century – 19th century – 20th century |
| Decades: | 1780s 1790s 1800s – 1810s – 1820s 1830s 1840s |
| Years: | 1810 1811 1812 1813 1814 1815 1816 1817 1818 1819 |
| Categories: | Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments |
EventsEdit
- The War of 1812 between Great Britain and the United States.
- Napoleon defeated at Waterloo in Belgium. (1815)
- Denmark lets Norway go; Norway declares independence.
- Congress of Vienna changes Europe.
- Volcano Mount Tambora explodes in the Dutch East Indies (1815)
- Year without a Summer (1816)
BirthsEdit
- James Strang, Mormon. (1813)
- John A. Macdonald, first prime minister of Canada (1815)
- Elizabeth Cady Stanton, American women's rights activist (1815)
- Mary Todd Lincoln, First Lady of the United States
- Frederick Douglass, writer. (1818)
World leadersEdit
- Emperor Francis II (Austria)
- Chancellor Klemens Wenzel von Metternich (Austria)
- King Frederick William III of Prussia (Prussia)
- Jiaqing Emperor (China)
- Emperor Napoleon I (First French Empire)
- King Louis XVIII (Restoration France)
- Pope Pius VII
- Emperor Alexander I (Russia)
- King Ferdinand VII (Spain)
- King George III (United Kingdom).
- President James Madison (United States)
- President James Monroe (United States)
- Fath Ali Shah of Qajar dynasty (Persia)
DeathsEdit
- Paul Revere, silversmith. (1818)
- Jemima Wilkinson, preacher. (1819)