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Wikipedia.
Events:
January 11 - Michigan Territory is created.
February 15 - Harmony Society officially formed.
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 found dead on May 28.
October 21 - Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar - British naval fleet led by Admiral
Lord Nelson defeats a combined French and Spanish fleet off the coast of Spain.
June - War ends between Tripoli and the United States of America.
December 2 - Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Austerlitz - French troops under Napoleon
decisively defeat a joint Russo-Austrian force.
Sweden declares war on France.
Lewis and Clark Expedition sets out across North America.
Births:
March 3 -
Jonas Furrer, Swiss politician and first President of the Swiss
Confederation (d. 1861).
April 2 -
Hans Christian Andersen, writer (d. 1875).
August 29 -
Frederick Maurice, English theologian (d. 1872).
November 14 -
Fanny Mendelssohn, composer and pianist.
December 18 -
Maria Fritzius (Fritzint).
December 23 -
Joseph Smith, Jr., religious leader, founded Mormonism.
Deaths:
January 23 -
Claude Chappe, telecommunication pioneer (semaphores).
May 9 -
Friedrich Schiller, German playwright.
May 25 -
Daniel van den Houten.
May 25 -
William Paley, philosopher.
May 28 -
Luigi Boccherini, Italian classical music performer.
October 21 -
Horatio Nelson, British admiral.
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