1810s
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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 |
[edit] Events
- 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)
[edit] Births
- 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)