1810s
decade of the Gregorian calendar
The 1810s was the decade that began on January 1, 1810 and ended on December 31, 1819. It is distinct from the decade known as the '''182st decade''' which began on January 1, 1811. and ended on December 31, 1820.
| 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 |
Events
change- 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)
Births
change- 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 leaders
change- 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)
Deaths
change- Paul Revere, silversmith. (1818)
- Jemima Wilkinson, preacher. (1819)