1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). This is the calendar for any common year starting on Saturday (dominical letter B) e. ...

Events

• January 4 - William Symington demostrates his Charlotte Dundas, the "first practical steamboat".
• January 30 - Monroe and Livingston sail for Paris to discuss, and possibly buy, New Orleans. They end completing the Louisiana Purchase.
• February 21 - Edward Despard and six others are hanged, drawn and quartered for plotting to assassinate king George III and to destroy the Bank of England
• February 24 - The Supreme Court of the United States, in Marbury v. Madison, establishes the principle of judicial review.
• March 1 - Ohio is admitted as the 17th U.S. state, retroactive from August 7, 1953.
• April 30 - Louisiana Purchase made by the United States from France.
• May 18 - The United Kingdom redeclares war on France after France refused to withdraw from Dutch territory.
• July 4 - The Louisiana Purchase is announced to the American people.
• July 5 - The convention of Artlenburg leads to the French occupation of Hanover (which had been ruled by the British king).
• July 23 - Robert Emmet's uprising in Ireland begins
• July 26 - The wagonway between Wandsworth and Croydon is opened, being the first public railway line of the world.
• August 3 – British begin Second Anglo-Maratha War against Sindhia of Gwalior
• September 20 - Irish rebel Robert Emmet is executed
• September 23 - The Battle of Assaye in India – British-lead troops defeat Maratha forces
• October 20 - Senate ratifies the Louisiana Purchase Treaty, doubling the size of the United States.
• November 30 - At the Cabildo building in New Orleans, Spanish representatives Governor Manuel de Salcedo and the Marqués de Casa Calvo, officially transfer Louisiana Territory to French representative Prefect Pierre Clément de Laussat (just 20 days later, France had transferred the same land to the United States as the Louisiana Purchase).

• Aargau, Graubünden, St. Gallen, Thurgau, the Ticino, Vaud become Swiss cantons.
• France - the Livre Tournois (Tours Pound) is replaced by the Franc.
• William Osgoode, Chief Justice of Lower Canada, rules that slavery is inconsistent with British Law.

January 4 is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The first practieal steamboat was built by the engineer William Symington,1764 - 1831, born in the lead mining village of Leadhills, Lanarkshire, Scotland. ... The Charlotte Dundas is regarded as the worlds first practical steamboat, the first towing steamboat and the boat that demonstrated the practicality of steam power for ships. ... January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... James Monroe (April 28, 1758 – July 4, 1831) was the fifth (1817–1825) President of the United States. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ... From Frank Bond, Louisiana and the Louisiana Purchase. ... February 21 is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jack Ruby murdered Lee Harvey Oswald, the alleged assassin of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, in a very public manner In its most common use, assassination has come to mean the killing of an important person. ... George III (George William Frederick) (4 June 1738 – 29 January 1820) was King of Great Britain, and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until 1 January 1801, and thereafter King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death. ... The Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom, sometimes known as The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street or The Old Lady. The Bank of England // Functions of the bank It performs all the recognized functions of a central bank -- to maintain price stability, and subject to... February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Seal of the Supreme Court The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the United States of America, and constitutes the Judicial Branch of the Federal Government, one of three separate and equal governmental bodies, along with the Legislative and the Executive branches. ... Holding Section 13 of the Judiciary Act of 1789 is unconstitutional to the extent it purports to enlarge the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court beyond that permitted by the Constitution. ... Judicial review is the power of a court to review a law or an official act of a government employee or agent; for example, although the basis is different in different countries, as unconstitutional or violating of basic principles of justice. ... March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... State nickname: The Buckeye State Other U.S. States Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Governor Bob Taft (R) Official languages None Area 116,096 km² (34th)  - Land 106,154 km²  - Water 10,044 km² (8. ... A U.S. state is any one of the fifty states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, together with the District of Columbia and Palmyra Atoll (an uninhabited incorporated unorganized territory), form the United States of America. ... August 7 is the 219th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (220th in leap years), with 146 days remaining. ... 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining, as the last day in April. ... From Frank Bond, Louisiana and the Louisiana Purchase. ... May 18 is the 138th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (139th in leap years). ... July 4 is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 180 days remaining. ... From Frank Bond, Louisiana and the Louisiana Purchase. ... July 5 is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 179 days remaining. ... Map of Germany showing Hanover Hanover (German: Hannover [haˈnoːfɐ]), on the river Leine, is the capital of the state of Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany. ... July 23 is the 204th day (205th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 161 days remaining. ... Robert Emmet Robert Emmet (4 March 1780 - 20 September 1803) was an Irish nationalist rebel leader. ... July 26 is the 207th day (208th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 158 days remaining. ... Wagonways are the horses, equipment, and tracks used for hauling wagons which preceded steam powered railways. ... Wandsworth is a place in the London Borough of Wandsworth by the River Thames in south London. ... Croydon is a major suburban town and commercial centre situated 9. ... August 3 is the 215th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (216th in leap years), with 150 days remaining. ... The Second Anglo-Maratha War (1803 - 1805) was a second conflict between Britain and the Maratha empire in India. ... The Sindhia, also spelled Scindia , Sindia, or Shinde are a prominent Maratha family in India. ... Teli-ka-Mandir Gwalior is a city in Madhya Pradesh, India. ... September 20 is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years). ... Robert Emmet Robert Emmet (4 March 1780 - 20 September 1803) was an Irish nationalist rebel leader. ... September 23 is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years). ... The Battle of Assaye occurred September 23, 1803 near the village of Assaye in south-central India. ... Maratha is a kshatriya (warrior) caste of Marathi language speaking people primarily residing in the plains and hills of Indias western state of Maharashtra. ... October 20 is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 72 days remaining. ... From Frank Bond, Louisiana and the Louisiana Purchase. ... November 30 is the 334th day (335th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 31 days remaining, as the final day of November. ... New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ... The United States in 1810, following the Louisiana Purchase. ... From Frank Bond, Louisiana and the Louisiana Purchase. ... Aargau (German Aargau, French Argovie, Italian Argovia, Romansh Argovia, in English sometimes Argovia) is one of the more northerly cantons of Switzerland. ... Graubünden or Grisons (German: Graubünden; Italian: Grigioni; Romansh: Grischun, French: Grisons) is the largest and easternmost canton of Switzerland. ... Location within Switzerland The view on the city from the nearby hills. ... Thurgau (Thurgovia) is a canton of Switzerland. ... Ticino is the southernmost canton of Switzerland. ... The Canton of Vaud is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland located in the southwestern part of the country. ... The livre tournois (or Tournoise pound) was a currency used in France, named after the town of Tours, in which it was minted. ... William Osgoode (March 1754-January 17, 1824) was the first Chief Justice of Ontario, Canada. ... Lower Canada was a British colony in North America, at the downstream end of the Saint Lawrence River in the southern portion of the modern-day province of Quebec. ... The Buxton Memorial Fountain, celebrating the emancipation of slaves in the British Empire in 1834, London. ...

Ongoing events

• Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815)

The Napoleonic Wars was a series of wars fought during Napoleon Bonapartes rule of France. ... 1799 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Battle of New Orleans 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

Births

• February 2 - Albert Sidney Johnston, American Confederate general (d. 1862)
• February 15 - John Sutter, American pioneer (d. 1880)
• April 7 - Flora Tristan, French feminist (d. 1844)
• May 12 - Justus von Liebig, German chemist (d. 1873)
• May 24 - Charles Lucien Bonaparte, French naturalist and ornithologist (d. 1857)
• May 25 - Ralph Waldo Emerson, American writer (d. 1882)
• May 25 - Edward George Bulwer-Lytton, English novelist and playwright (d. 1873)
• June 24 - George James Webb, English-born composer (d. 1887)
• July 24 - Adolphe Charles Adam, French composer (d. 1856)
• July 31 - John Ericsson, Swedish inventor and engineer (d. 1889)
• September 4 - Sarah Childress Polk, First Lady of the United States (d. 1891)
• September 27 - Samuel Francis du Pont, American admiral (d. 1865)
• September 28 - Prosper Mérimée, French writer (d. 1870)
• November 14 - Jacob Abbott, American writer (d. 1879)
• November 29 - Christian Doppler, Austrian mathematician (d. 1853)
• December 11 - Hector Berlioz, French composer (d. 1869)

February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Albert Sidney Johnston Albert Sidney Johnston (February 2, 1803 – April 6, 1862) was a career U.S. Army officer and a Confederate general during the American Civil War. ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... John Sutter Johann Augustus Sutter (February 15, 1803–June 18, 1880) was a Californian famous for his association with the California Gold Rush (in that gold was discovered by James W. Marshall in Sutters Mill) and for establishing Sutters Fort in an area that would later become the... 1880 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... Flora Tristan, grandmother of Paul Gauguin Flora Tristan, born April 7, 1803 in Paris, France - died November 14, 1844 in Bordeaux, France, was one of the founders of modern feminism and Paul Gauguins grandmother. ... 1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (133rd in leap years). ... Freiherr Justus von Liebig (May 12, 1803 in Darmstadt, Germany - April 18, 1873 in Munich, Germany) was a German chemist. ... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... May 24 is the 144th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (145th in leap years). ... Charles Lucien Jules Laurent Bonaparte (May 24, 1803 – July 29, 1857) was a French naturalist and ornithologist. ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ... Ralph Waldo Emerson Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 – April 27, 1882) was a famous American essayist and one of Americas most influential thinkers and writers. ... 1882 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Edward George Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton (May 25, 1803 - January 18, 1873) was an English novelist, playwright, and politician. ... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. ... George James Webb, born on June 24, 1803 near Salisbury in Wiltshire, England, died on October 7, 1887 in Orange, New Jersey was a British-American composer. ... 1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ... July 24 is the 205th day (206th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 160 days remaining. ... Adolphe Charles Adam (1803 – 1856) was a French composer and critic. ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... July 31 is the 212th day (213th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 153 days remaining, as the final day of July. ... Illustration of John Ericsson John Ericsson (July 31, 1803 – March 8, 1889) was a Swedish inventor and mechanical engineer, as was his brother, Nils Ericson. ... 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... September 4 is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years). ... Sarah Childress Polk (September 4, 1803 – August 14, 1891), wife of James K. Polk, was First Lady of the United States from March 4, 1845 to March 3, 1849. ... Laura Bush, current First Lady (2001-present) First Lady of the United States is the unofficial title of the hostess of the White House. ... 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... September 27 is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 95 days remaining. ... Samuel Francis du Pont by Daniel Huntington 1867-68, oil on canvas National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC Samuel Francis du Pont (September 27, 1803 - d. ... 1865 is a common year starting on Sunday. ... September 28 is the 271st day of the year (272nd in leap years). ... Prosper Mérimée Prosper Mérimée (September 28, 1803–September 23, 1870) was a French dramatist, historian, archaeologist, and short story writer. ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... November 14 is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 47 days remaining. ... Jacob Abbott (November 14, 1803 – October 31, 1879) was an American writer of childrens books. ... 1879 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... November 29 is the 333rd (in leap years the 334th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Christian Doppler Johann Christian Andreas Doppler (November 29, 1803 in Salzburg – March 17, 1853 in Venice) was an Austrian mathematician and physicist, most famous for the hypothesis of what is now known as the Doppler effect which causes the frequency of a wave to apparently change as its source moves... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... December 11 is the 345th day (346th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Portrait of Berlioz by Signol, 1832 Louis Hector Berlioz (December 11, 1803 – March 8, 1869) was a French Romantic composer best known for the Symphonie fantastique, first performed in 1830, and for his Grande Messe des morts (Requiem) of 1837, with its tremendous resources that include four antiphonal brass choirs. ... 1869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Deaths

• March 14 - Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, German poet (b. 1724)
• April 7 - Toussaint L'Ouverture, Haitian revolutionary (b. 1743)
• September 5 - Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, French general and author (b. 1741)
• September 27 - Samuel Adams, American patriot (b. 1722)
• November 29 - Caleb Adams, public execution in Windham, Connecticut (b. 1785)
• December 18 - Johann Gottfried Herder, German philosopher and writer (b. 1744)
• Jacques-Donatien Le Ray, French "Father of the American Revolution" (b. 1726)