The first predecessor of the bicycle is demonstrated.
The New York Stock Exchange was founded.
Indiana became the 19th state to join the United States of America.
The University of Warsaw, Poland, was founded as a Royal University following the Partitions of Poland.
The Congress of Vienna declared Kraków, Poland, a free republic state, and the Constitution of the Kingdom of Poland was signed.
Napoleon was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo.
Napoleon I undertook a ceremony to make his authority officially recognized.
Mount Tambora erupted in Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia).
Napoleon Bonaparte escaped from Elba.
Switzerland opened the world's first commercial cheese factory.
The Treaty of Ghent was signed, which ended the War of 1812 between the US, the UK, and their allies.
The Times of London was first issued.
The London Beer Flood, an industrial accident that created a 'beer tsunami,' resulted in the death of nine people.
The British Burn Down Washington.
Pope Pius VII restored the Society of Jesus.
National military police of Italy created.
Napoleon I of France won the Battle of Craonne, stopping Russian and Prussian forces in Northern France.
Beethoven Symphony No. 8 premiered in Vienna, Austria.
Norway was ceded to Sweden by King Frederik VI of Denmark.
British forces retaliated against the United States and burned Buffalo, New York, to the ground.
Napoleon was forced to retreat from Germany after the Battle of Leipzig.
The Battle of Leipzig began.
The Treaty of Ried was signed between Bavaria and Austria.
Napoleon won the battle of Dresden against the Austrians.
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen was first published in the UK.
A battle at sea between USS Constitution and British HMS Guerriere occurred 400 miles off Nova Scotia.
US President James Madison signed a declaration of war against Great Britain, marking the beginning of the War of 1812.
John Bellingham was sentenced to death for assassinating Spencer Perceval, the British Prime Minister.
Louisiana became the 18th state to join the United States of America.
Up to 20,000 people were killed in an earthquake in Caracas, Venezuela.
Seven of the ten provinces of Venezuela declared independence from Spain.
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.
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.
The Clermont steamboat by Robert Fulton made its maiden trip up the Hudson River.
The Slave Trade Act was passed in the British Parliament.
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.
