1805
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 18th century – 19th century – 20th century |
| Decades: | 1770s 1780s 1790s – 1800s – 1810s 1820s 1830s |
| Years: | 1802 1803 1804 – 1805 – 1806 1807 1808 |
| 1805 in topic: |
| Subjects: Archaeology – Architecture – |
| Art – Literature (Poetry) – Music – Science |
| Sports – Rail Transport |
| Countries: Australia – Canada – China – France – Germany – Ireland – Mexico – Netherlands – New Zealand – Norway – South Africa – Spain – UK – USA |
| Leaders: State leaders – Colonial governors |
| Category: Establishments – Disestablishments |
| Births – Deaths – Works |
Year 1805 (MDCCCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar).
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Events of 1805
January–March
- January 11 – Michigan Territory is created.
- February 15 – The Harmony Society is officially formed.
- March 1 – Justice Samuel Chase is acquitted of impeachment charges by the U.S. Senate.
- March 4 – Thomas Jefferson is sworn in for a second term as President of the United States.
- March 5 – The New Brunswick Legislature passes a bill to advance literacy in the province, which eventually leads to the creation of public education in what is now Canada.
April – July
- April 27 – United States Marines and Berbers attack the Tripolitan city of Derna (The "Shores of Tripoli").
- April 29 – Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck is appointed as Grand Pensionary of the Batavian Republic by Napoleon.
- June 1 – Luigi Boccherini is 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 is held at the Horse Guards Parade in London.
- June 11 – Detroit burns to the ground; most of the city is destroyed.
- 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.
- July 9 – Muhammad Ali Pasha founds his dynasty in Egypt.
October–December
- October 17 – Napoleonic Wars – Battle of Ulm: Austrian General Mack von Leiberich is forced to surrender his entire army to Napoleon after being surrounded.
- 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; however, Admiral Nelson is fatally shot.
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- November 7 – The Lewis and Clark Expedition arrives at the Pacific Ocean.
- November 11 – Napoleonic Wars – Battle of Dürenstein: 8,000 French troops attempt to slow the retreat of a vastly superior Russian and Austrian force.
- November 16 – Napoleonic Wars – Battle of Schöngrabern: – Russian forces under Pyotr Bagration delay the pursuit by French troops under Murat.
- November 26 – The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct is opened.
- December 2 – Napoleonic Wars – Battle of Austerlitz: French troops under Napoleon decisively defeat a joint Russo-Austrian force.
- December 26 – The Peace of Pressburg is signed between France and Austria.
Undated
- James Squire becomes the first person in Australia to cultivate Hops.
- The Horse Patrol, a mounted law enforcement force, is founded in London, England.
- King Anouvong becomes ruler of Vientiane.
- Napoleon annuls the 10-day week of the French Revolutionary Calendar; he also orders his soldiers to be vaccinated.
- Sweden declares war on France.
- Simón Bolívar dedicates himself to liberating Venezuela from Spanish rule.
Ongoing events
Births
| Gregorian calendar | 1805 MDCCCV |
| Ab urbe condita | 2558 |
| Armenian calendar | 1254 ԹՎ ՌՄԾԴ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -39 – -38 |
| Bengali calendar | 1212 |
| Berber calendar | 2755 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2349 |
| Burmese calendar | 1167 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7313 – 7314 |
| Chinese calendar | 甲子年十二月初一日 (4441/4501-12-1) — to —
乙丑年十一月十一日(4442/4502-11-11) |
| Coptic calendar | 1521 – 1522 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1797 – 1798 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5565 – 5566 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Bikram Samwat | 1861 – 1862 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1727 – 1728 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4906 – 4907 |
| Holocene calendar | 11805 |
| Iranian calendar | 1183 – 1184 |
| Islamic calendar | 1219 – 1220 |
| Japanese calendar | Bunka 2 (文化2年) |
| Korean calendar | 4138 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2348 |
January–June
- January 8 – Orson Hyde, American religious leader (d. 1878)
- January 27 – Samuel Palmer, English artist (d. 1881)
- March 3 – Jonas Furrer, first President of the Swiss Confederation (d. 1861)
- March 23 – Sears Cook Walker, American mathematician and astronomer (d. 1853)
- April 2 – Hans Christian Andersen, Danish writer (d. 1875)
- June 9 – José Trinidad Cabañas, Honduran General, President and National Hero (d. 1871)
- June 22 – Giuseppe Mazzini Italian patriot, statesman, and writer (d. 1872)
July–December
- July 29 – Alexis de Tocqueville, French historian (d. 1859)
- August 4 – William Rowan Hamilton, Irish mathematician (d. 1865)
- August 29 – Frederick Maurice, English theologian (d. 1872)
- November 14 – Fanny Mendelssohn, German composer and pianist (d. 1847)
- November 28 – John Lloyd Stephens, American traveler, diplomat and Mayanist archaeologist (d. 1852)
- December 22 – John Obadiah Westwood, British entomologist (d. 1893)
- December 23 – Joseph Smith, Jr., American prophet, founder of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormonism) (d. 1844)
Deaths
January–June
- January 9 – Noble Wimberly Jones, American Continental Congressman (b. 1723)
- January 18 – John Moore, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1730)
- January 23 – Claude Chappe, French telecommunication pioneer (b. 1763)
- February 25 – Thomas Pownall, British colonial statesman (b. 1722)
- March 4 – Jean-Baptiste Greuze, French painter (b. 1725)
- May 7 – William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1737)
- May 9 – Friedrich Schiller, German playwright (b. 1759)
- May 25 – William Paley, English philosopher (b. 1743)
- May 28 – Luigi Boccherini, Italian composer (b. 1743)
- June 19 – Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée, French painter (b. 1724)
July–December
- August 3 – Christopher Anstey, English writer (b. 1724)
- August 28 – Alexander Carlyle, Scottish church leader (b. 1722)
- October 5 – Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, British general (b. 1738)
- October 21 – Horatio Nelson, British admiral (mortally wounded in battle) (b. 1758)
- December 23 – Pehr Osbeck, Swedish explorer and naturalist (b. 1723)