The British ship HMS Minotaur sunk, killing 480 people.
A royal wedding occurred in Munich, which is considered to be the first-ever Oktoberfest event.
Swedish Act of Succession is passed.
The people of Colombia declared their independence from Spain.
King Louis I of Holland abdicated in favor of his son Napoléon Louis.
John Jacob Astor established the Pacific Fur Company.
Beethoven composed his famous short piano piece, 'Für Elise.'
First abdominal surgery performed.
The second Theatre Royal, Covent Garden in London, opened.
Treaty of Fredrikshamn is signed between Sweden and Russia.
Ecuador declared independence from Spain.
Mary Kies became the first woman ever to acquire a patent.
A steamboat patent was granted to the American engineer and inventor Robert Fulton.
The US published its first book on Geology – 'Observations on the Geology of the United States' by William Maclure.
During the Peninsular War, the British defeated the French at the Battle of La Coruña.
Pellegrini Turri finished the construction of the world's first commercial typewriter.
The Clermont steamboat by Robert Fulton made its maiden trip up the Hudson River.
The Slave Trade Act was passed in the British Parliament.
Beethoven's 4th Symphony in B was performed for the first time.
Lieutenant Zebulon Pike spotted an unnamed mountain peak while exploring the Colorado foothills of the Rocky Mountains.
Andrew Jackson killed Charles Dickinson in a duel.
Scottish civil engineer Thomas Telford designed and completed The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct.
Beethoven premiered Fidelio in Vienna, Austria, which was his only opera.
The previously known District of Louisiana became the Louisiana Territory.
Napoleon Bonaparte was crowned the Emperor of France in Paris.
German Astronomer Karl Ludwig Harding discovered the 3 Juno asteroid in the Asteroid Belt.
Alicia Thornton became the first British female jockey after taking part in a horse race at York Racecourse in Knavesmire, England.
Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton, was shot in a pistol duel with Vice President Aaron Burr.
Napoleon Bonaparte was declared the Emperor of France by the French Senate.
The world's first railway journey takes place in Wales.
Louisiana Purchase completed.
The Balmis Expedition began in Spain. It's considered the first international healthcare expedition in history.
English chemist John Dalton read his first atomic theory paper to the Manchester Literary and Philosophical society.
The United States ratified the Louisiana Purchase.
Inventor Robert Fulton tested his 66-foot long boat on River Seine in Paris, France.
President Thomas Jefferson announced the Louisiana Purchase to the public.
British explorer Matthew Flinders became the first person to successfully circumnavigate Australia.
Britain declared war on France after Napoleon Bonaparte continued interfering in Italy and Switzerland.
The USA signed The Louisiana Purchase in Paris.
A meteorite shower caused thousands of meteor fragments to fall in L'Aigle, France.
Ohio became the 17th state to join the United States of America.
The US Supreme Court ruled it would be the final interpreter of all constitutional issues.
Emperor Gia Long unified Vietnam by conquering Hanoi.
Washington, D.C. was incorporated by Congress.
The first edition of America's oldest newspaper, The New York Evening Post, was published.
The Treaty of Florence was signed, which ended the war between the French Republic and the Kingdom of Naples.
The dwarf planet Ceres was discovered by an Italian monk called Giuseppe Piazzi.
The Union Jack flag was flown for the first time in Dublin, Ireland, to commemorate the union between Great Britain and Ireland.
A plot to blow up Napoleon Bonaparte with a barrel of gunpowder failed.
The US Senate held its first session in the unfinished Capitol Building.
