Notable Historical Events - 1805
1805 Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 11 |
Michigan Territory organizes |
Feb 15 |
Harmony Society is officially formed. |
Mar 3 |
Louisiana-Missouri Territory forms |
Apr 7 |
Premiere of Beethoven's "Eroica" (conducted by himself) |
Apr 27 |
US Marines attack shores of Tripoli |
May 4 |
Henry C Overing buys 80 acres of Throggs Neck in Bronx |
May 26 |
Lewis & Clark 1st see Rocky Mountains |
May 26 |
Napoleon Bonaparte is crowned king of Italy |
Jun 4 |
Tripoli forced to conclude peace with US after war over tribute |
Jun 5 |
1st recorded tornado in "Tornado Alley" (Southern Illinois) |
Jun 10 |
First Barbary War: Yussif Karamanli signs a treaty ending hostilities with the United States. |
Jun 21 |
Great Stoneface Mt found in NH |
Jul 8 |
American Bill Richmond knocks out Jack Holmes, Kilburn Wells, England |
Jul 26 |
Naples/Calabria struck by Earthquake; about 26,000 die |
Sep 4 |
1st edition of Batavian State Courrier published |
Sep 30 |
Napoleon Bonaparte's army draws into the Rhine |
Oct 14 |
Battle of Elchingen, France defeats Austria |
Oct 21 |
Battle of Trafalgar, British Admiral Nelson defeats French & Spanish fleet but shot and killed |
Oct 23 |
Sailing ship "Aeneus" sinks off Newfoundland killing 340 |
Nov 7 |
Lewis and Clark sight Pacific Ocean |
Nov 11 |
Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Dürenstein - 8000 French troops attempted to slow the retreat of a vastly superior Russian and Austrian force. |
Nov 16 |
Battle at Schongrabern: Russian army stop French |
Nov 18 |
30 women meet at Mrs Silas Lee's home in Wiscasset, Maine, organizes Female Charitable Society, first woman's club in America |
Nov 19 |
Lewis & Clark reach Pacific Ocean, first European Americans to cross continent |
Nov 20 |
Beethoven's "Fidelio," premieres in Vienna |
Nov 25 |
Opera "Thaïs" first American performance |
Nov 26 |
Official opening of Thomas Telford's Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, carrying the Llangollen canal 126 feet above the River Dee |
Dec 2 |
Napoleon defeats Russians & Austrians at Austerlitz |
Dec 9 |
Comet 3D/1805 V1 (Biela) approaches within 0.0366 AUs of Earth |
Dec 26 |
France & Austria signs Peace of Pressburg |
Dec 26 |
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts established, Philadelphia |
Dec 31 |
End of French Republican calendar; France returns to Gregorianism |
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