1801
Act of Union Creates United Kingdom
At the stroke of midnight Ireland merged, on paper, with Great Britain - a union forced through the Dublin parliament with bribes and promises of Catholic…
Jefferson's First Inaugural
Walking to the unfinished Capitol in plain clothes, Thomas Jefferson tried to heal a venomous election with a single sentence…
British Victory at Alexandria
On a dune-swept shore east of Alexandria, Abercromby's redcoats broke the remnants of Bonaparte's abandoned Army of the Orient.
Jefferson Sends Navy to Tripoli
Fed up with paying annual tribute to the Barbary corsairs, Thomas Jefferson quietly dispatched a small squadron to the Mediterranean.
Concordat With Rome
Napoleon, the child of the Revolution, knelt to political reality and signed a Concordat with Pius VII, restoring Catholic worship in France while keeping…
Piazzi Discovers Ceres
From his observatory in Palermo, the monk Giuseppe Piazzi caught a wandering speck where theory had predicted a missing planet between Mars and Jupiter.
Tsar Paul Strangled
In a midnight coup at St. Michael's Castle, a gang of drunk guardsmen broke into the bedroom of the erratic Tsar Paul I and strangled him with a scarf.
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Frequently asked
What happened in the year 1801?
Saeculum lists 8 events from 1801. The most significant is Act of Union Creates United Kingdom.
What era was 1801 part of?
1801 falls within the Industrial Age (1801-1900). Steam, empire, and the unmaking of the old order.
Which regions saw notable events in 1801?
The events from 1801 span Europe, North America, Middle East and Africa.