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Year 1806 (MDCCCVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). Incumbents Monarch - George III of the United Kingdom Prime Minister - William Pitt the Younger, Tory 1805 state leaders - Events of 1806 - 1807 state leaders - State leaders by year ---- Africa Ashanti Confederacy Denmark Danish West Indies - Baltharzar Frederik Mühlenfels Governor-General of the Danish West Indies ( 1802 - 1807) Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the calendar for any Common year starting on Wednesday ( Dominical letter E) The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the Calendar for any common year starting on Monday ( Dominical letter G) The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita
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Events of 1806
January - March
- January 8 - Cape Colony becomes a British colony. Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army The Cape Colony, part of modern South Africa, was established by the Dutch East India Company in 1652 with the founding of Cape Town. The British Empire was the largest empire in history and for over a century was the foremost global power. This article is about a type of political territory For other uses see Colony (disambiguation.
- January 10 - Dutch in Cape Town surrender to the British. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Cape Town (Kaapstad Xhosa: Ikapa) is the second most populous city in South Africa, forming part of the metropolitan municipality of the The British Empire was the largest empire in history and for over a century was the foremost global power.
- January 19 - The British occupy the Cape of Good Hope. Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom from 1 January 1801 until 12 April 1927 The Cape of Good Hope ( Afrikaans: Kaap die Goeie Hoop, Kaap de Goede Hoop Cabo da Boa Esperança Persian Language: دماغه امید نیک
- February 6 - Royal Navy victory off Santo Domingo - see:Action of 6 February 1806. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) Santo Domingo de Guzmán (known as Santo Domingo population 2084852 (Metro (2003 estimated 2253437 (Metro in 2006 is the Capital and largest city in the The naval Battle of San Domingo was fought on 6 February 1806 near Santo Domingo, off the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, when
- March 23 - After traveling through the Louisiana Purchase and reaching the Pacific Ocean, explorers Lewis and Clark and their "Corps of Discovery" begin their journey home. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. For the film see Louisiana Purchase (film. The Louisiana Purchase (French Vente de la Louisiane "Louisiana Sale" The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions
- March 29 - Construction authorized of the National Road, becoming the first United States federal highway. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King US 40svg|right|100px|thumb|The National Road is now included as part of U The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
April - June
- April 8 - Marriage of Stephanie de Beauharnais, adopted daughter of Napoleon Bonaparte, to Prince Karl Ludwig Friedrich of Baden. Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Stéphanie Grand Duchess of Baden (Stéphanie Louise Adrienne de Beauharnais ( August 28, 1789 &ndash January 29, 1860) was the consort Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. Karl Ludwig Friedrich Grand Duke of Baden ( July 8, 1786 in Karlsruhe - December 8, 1818 in Rastatt) became ruler of Baden
- May 30 - Andrew Jackson kills a man in a duel after the man had accused Jackson's wife of bigamy. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Andrew Jackson (March 15 1767 June 8 1845 was the seventh President of the United States (1829&ndash1837 As practiced from the 11th to 20th centuries in Western societies a duel is an engagement in combat between two individuals with matched weapons in accordance with their combat The term polygamy (a Greek word meaning "the practice of multiple marriage" is used in related ways in Social anthropology, Sociobiology, and
- June 5 - Louis Bonaparte is appointed as king of Holland by his brother emperor Napoleon. Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Early life Louis was born Luigi Buonaparte in Ajaccio, Corsica. Not to be confused with the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Kingdom of Holland 1806 - 1810 (Koningrijk Holland Royaume An emperor (from the Latin " Imperator " is a (male Monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an Empire or another type of Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe.
July - September
- July 4 - Battle of Maida between Britain and France in Calabria. Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples The Battle of Maida ( 4 July, 1806) was British victory against the First French Empire outside the town of San Pietro di Maida The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom from 1 January 1801 until 12 April 1927 This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Calabria ( Latin: Brutium) is a region in southern Italy, south of Naples, located at the "toe" of
- July 10 - Vellore Mutiny: the first instance of a mutiny by the Indian sepoys against the British East India Company. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. The Vellore Mutiny ( July 10, 1806) was the first instance of a Mutiny by Indian Sepoys against the British East India Company For usage see British rule in India British Raj ( rāj, lit "reign" in Hindustani) primarily refers to the British A sepoy (ˈsipɔɪ (from Persian سپاهی Sipâhi meaning "soldier" was a native of India, a soldier allied to a European power usually the The Honourable East India Company ( HEIC) referred to most commonly as the East India Company, also historically and colloquially as John Company, or
- July 15 - Pike expedition: Near St. Louis, Missouri, United States Army Lieutenant Zebulon Pike leads an expedition from Fort Belle Fountaine to explore the west. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final United States Army Captain Zebulon Pike led the Pike expedition ( July 15, 1806 &ndash July 1, 1807) to explore the south The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. Lieutenant (abbreviated Lt or Lieut) is a Military, Naval, Paramilitary, Fire service, Emergency medical services Zebulon Montgomery Pike Jr ( January 5, 1779 – April 27, 1813) was an American soldier and explorer for whom Pikes Peak
- August 6 - Francis II, the last Holy Roman Emperor, abdicates, thus ending the Holy Roman Empire. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Francis II (Franz II Heiliger Römischer Kaiser ( 12 February 1768 &ndash 2 March 1835) was the last Holy Roman Emperor, ruling The Holy Roman Emperor (Römischer Kaiser or Römisch-Deutscher Kaiser Romanorum Imperator was the elected monarch ruling over the many varying numbers of states The Holy Roman Empire ( HRE; German Heiliges Römisches Reich (HRR, Latin Sacrum Romanum Imperium (SRI was a union of territories in
- September - Prussia declares war on France, and is joined by Saxony and other minor German states. Events in September It is the start of the academic year in many countries in the Northern Hemisphere. Prussia ( Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Prūsija Prūsija Prusy Old Prussian: Prūsa) was most recently a historic state This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Saxon tribe See also Saxons There arose in Germany during the third and fourth centuries,CE(Current Erathe great tribal confederations
- September 23 - The Lewis and Clark Expedition reaches St. Louis, Missouri, ending a successful exploration of the Louisiana Territory and the Pacific Northwest. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Louisiana Territory was a historic Organized territory of the United States from July 4, 1805 until December 11, 1812. The Pacific Northwest is a region in the northwest of North America (the term refers to the land not the ocean
October - December
- October 14 - Battle of Jena-Auerstädt - Napoleon defeats the Prussian army of Prince Hohenlohe at Jena while Marshal Davout defeats the main Prussian army under the Duke of Brunswick, who is killed. Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces The twin battles of Jena and Auerstedt (older name Auerstädt were fought on October 14, 1806 on the plateau west of the river Saale Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. Prussia ( Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Prūsija Prūsija Prusy Old Prussian: Prūsa) was most recently a historic state Frederick Louis Prince of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen (Friedrich Ludwig Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen ( January 31 1746 &ndash February 15, 1818 Jena (pronunciation ˈjeːna is a university City in central Germany on the river Saale. Louis-Nicolas d'Avout ( May 10, 1770 &ndash June 1, 1823) better known as Davout, 1st Duc d' Auerstaedt Prussia ( Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Prūsija Prūsija Prusy Old Prussian: Prūsa) was most recently a historic state Charles William Ferdinand Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel-Bevern ( Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand Herzog zu Braunschweig-Lüneburg Fürst von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern
- October 19 - Emperor Jacques I of Haiti (Jean-Jacques Dessalines) is assassinated at the Pont-Rouge Haiti. Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Jean-Jacques Dessalines ( September 20, 1758 – 17 October 1806 was a leader of the Haitian Revolution and the first ruler of an independent Haiti ( English: ˈheɪ·tiː or haɪ·ˈjiː·tiː French Haïti a·i·ti Haitian Creole:
- October 24 - French forces enter Berlin. Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany.
- November - Napoleon declares a Continental Blockade against the British. Events in November All Saints' Day (formerly All Hallows Day a Christian holy day is celebrated on November 1, the day after Halloween Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. The Continental System was the Foreign policy of Napoleon I of France in his struggle against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland during the The Armed forces of the United Kingdom, commonly known as the British Armed Forces or Her Majesty's Armed Forces, and sometimes legally the Armed Forces
- November 15 - Pike expedition: During his second exploratory expedition, Lieutenant Zebulon Pike sees a distant mountain peak while near the Colorado foothills of the Rocky Mountains (it was later named Pikes Peak in his honor). Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. United States Army Captain Zebulon Pike led the Pike expedition ( July 15, 1806 &ndash July 1, 1807) to explore the south Lieutenant (abbreviated Lt or Lieut) is a Military, Naval, Paramilitary, Fire service, Emergency medical services Zebulon Montgomery Pike Jr ( January 5, 1779 – April 27, 1813) was an American soldier and explorer for whom Pikes Peak The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. Mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains The Rocky Mountains, often called the Rockies, are a Mountain range in western North America. Pikes Peak (originally Pike's Peak, see below) is a Mountain in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, west of Colorado Springs
- November 24 - The last major Prussian field force, under Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, surrenders to the French near Lübeck. Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Prussia ( Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Prūsija Prūsija Prusy Old Prussian: Prūsa) was most recently a historic state Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher Fürst (Prince von Wahlstatt (gɛphaɐt lebəʁɛçt fɔn blyçɐ December 16 1742 - September 12 1819 This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Lübeck ( is the second largest City in Schleswig-Holstein, in Northern Germany, and one of the major The Frederick William III has by this time fled to Russia. Early life The son of King Frederick William II of Prussia, Frederick William was born in Potsdam and became Crown Prince in 1786 when his father ascended Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending
- November 30 - Napoleon captures Warsaw. Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. Warsaw (Warszawa; also known by other names) is the Capital and Largest city of Poland.
- December 26 - 1806 Battles of Pultusk and Golymin. Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. The Battle of Pułtusk took place on December 26 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars near Pułtusk, Poland. The Battle of Golymin took place on 26 December 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars at Golymin Poland, between around 17000 Russian Battle of Pultusk: Russian forces under General Bennigsen narrowly escape from a direct confrontation with Napoleon, who goes into winter quarters; Battle of Golymin: Russian forces under General Golitsyn fight a successful rearguard action against French forces under Marshall Murat. The Battle of Pułtusk took place on December 26 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars near Pułtusk, Poland. The Russian Empire ( Pre-reform Russian: Pоссійская Имперія Modern Russian: Российская Империя translit: Rossiyskaya Levin August Gottlieb Theophil ( Leonty Leontyevich) Count von Bennigsen ( February 10 1745 - December 3 1826) was Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. The Battle of Golymin took place on 26 December 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars at Golymin Poland, between around 17000 Russian The Russian Empire ( Pre-reform Russian: Pоссійская Имперія Modern Russian: Российская Империя translit: Rossiyskaya Serene Prince Dmitriy Vladimirovich Golitsyn (Дмитрий Владимирович Голицын ( 29 October 1771 &ndash 27 March 1844, The Empire of the French (1804-1814 also known as the Empire of France, Greater French Empire, First French Empire, French Empire, or Joachim-Napoléon Murat (born Joachim Murat) ( Gioacchino Napoleone Murat) ( March 25 1767 &ndash October 13 1815)
- Noah Webster publishes his first American English dictionary. Noah Webster (October 16 1758 &ndash May 28 1843 was an American Lexicographer, textbook author Spelling reformer word enthusiast and editor Phonology North American English regional phonology In many ways compared to English English, North American English is conservative in its Phonology. A dictionary is a book of alphabetically listed Words in a specific language with definitions etymologies pronunciations and other information or a book of alphabetically
Section of a frieze from the Elgin Marbles. The Elgin Marbles, also known as the Parthenon Marbles, are a collection of Classical Greek Marble sculptures inscriptions and architectural members
- Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, removes the Elgin Marbles from the Parthenon in Athens. Thomas Bruce 7th Earl of Elgin and 11th Earl of Kincardine ( July 20, 1766, Broomhall Fife - November 14, 1841, Paris) The Elgin Marbles, also known as the Parthenon Marbles, are a collection of Classical Greek Marble sculptures inscriptions and architectural members The Parthenon ( Ancient Greek:) is a temple of the Greek goddess Athena, built in the 5th century BC on the Athenian Acropolis Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's
Ongoing events
- Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815) - Fourth Coalition. The Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815 involved Napoleon's French Empire and a shifting set of European allies and opposing coalitions Year 1799 ( MDCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year
- Russo-Turkish War, 1806-1812. The Russo-Turkish War 1806 – 1812 was one of many wars fought between Imperial Russia and the Ottoman Empire.
Births
| Gregorian calendar | 1806 MDCCCVI |
| Ab urbe condita | 2559 |
| Armenian calendar | 1255 ԹՎ ՌՄԾԵ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -38 – -37 |
| Berber calendar | 2756 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2350 |
| Burmese calendar | 1168 |
| Chinese calendar | 4442/4502-11-12 (乙丑年十一月十二日) — to —
4443/4503-11-22(丙寅年十一月廿二日) |
| Coptic calendar | 1522 – 1523 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1798 – 1799 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5566 – 5567 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1861 – 1862 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1728 – 1729 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4907 – 4908 |
| Holocene calendar | 11806 |
| Iranian calendar | 1184 – 1185 |
| Islamic calendar | 1220 – 1221 |
| Japanese calendar | Bunka 3 (文化3年) |
| Korean calendar | 4139 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2349 |
- January 27 - Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga, Spanish composer (d. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays was a after Kyōwa and before Bunsei. The period spanned the years from 1804 to 1818. The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Juan Crisóstomo Jacobo Antonio de Arriaga y Balzola ( January 27, 1806 – January 17, 1826) was a Spanish Basque 1826)
- February 22 - Józef Kremer, Polish messianic philosopher (d. For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Józef Kremer ( February 22, 1806, Kraków - June 2, 1875 Kraków was a Polish historian of art a philosopher an aesthetician and 1875)
- March 6 - Elizabeth Barrett Browning, English poet (d. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Elizabeth Barrett Browning ( March 6, 1806 &ndash June 29, 1861) was one of the most respected Poets of the Victorian era 1861)
- March 12 - Jane Pierce, First Lady of the United States (d. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Jane Means Appleton Pierce ( March 12, 1806 &ndash December 2, 1863) wife of Franklin Pierce, was First Lady of the United First Lady of the United States is the unofficial title of the hostess of the White House. 1863)
- March 21 - Benito Juárez, Mexican statesman and folk hero (d. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Benito Pablo Juárez García (benit̪o paβ̞lo xwaɾes gaɾsia ( March 21, 1806 – July 18, 1872) was a Zapotec Amerindian 1872)
- April 3 - Ivan Kireevsky, Russian literary critic and philosopher (d. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Ivan Vasilievich Kireevsky ( 3 April, 1806 — 23 June, 1856) was a Russian literary critic and philosopher who together with 1856)
- April 6 - Friedrich Wilhelm Ritschl, German scholar (d. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Friedrich Wilhelm Ritschl (1806-1876 German scholar was born in Thuringia. 1876)
- April 9 - Isambard Kingdom Brunel, British engineer (d. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Isambard Kingdom Brunel, FRS (9 April 1806 &ndash 15 September 1859 (ˈɪzəmbɑrd ˈkɪŋdəm brʊˈnɛl was a British Engineer. 1859)
- May 20 - John Stuart Mill, British philosopher (d. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held John Stuart Mill (20 May 1806 &ndash 8 May 1873 British Philosopher, political economist, civil servant and Member of Parliament, was an influential 1873)
- June 12 - John Augustus Roebling, German-born engineer (d. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. John Augustus Roebling (born Johann August Röbling, June 12, 1806 in Mühlhausen - July 22, 1869) was a German-born 1869)
- June 28 - Napoleon Coste, French guitarist and composer (d. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Claude Antoine Jean Georges Napoléon Coste ( June 28, 1805 &ndash February 17, 1883) was a French guitarist and Composer 1883)
- July 5 - James Dawson, Aboriginal Guardian (d. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. James Dawson ( July 05, 1806 &ndash April 19, 1900) was a prominent champion of Aboriginal interests 1900)
- October 3 - Oliver Cowdery, American religious leader (d. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Oliver Hervy Pliny Cowdery ( 3 October 1806 – 3 March 1850) was the primary participant with Joseph Smith Jr 1850)
- December 11 - Otto Wilhelm Hermann von Abich, German geologist (d. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Otto Wilhelm Hermann von Abich ( December 11, 1806 &ndash July 1, 1886) was a German Mineralogist and geologist 1886)
- See also Category: 1806 births. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
Deaths
- January 23 - William Pitt the Younger, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor William Pitt the Younger (28 May 1759 &ndash 23 January 1806 was a British politician of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom 1759)
- February 2 - Rétif de la Bretonne, French writer (b. Year 1759 ( MDCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Nicolas-Edme Rétif or Nicolas-Edme Restif ( October 23, 1734 &ndash February 2, 1806) called Rétif de la Bretonne, was 1734)
- February 16 - Franz von Weyrother, Austrian general (b. Year 1734 ( MDCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Franz von Weyrother ( 1755 - February 16, 1806) was an Austrian general during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic wars. 1755)
- February 19 - Elizabeth Carter, English writer (b. Year 1755 ( MDCCLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Elizabeth Carter, ( December 16 1717 &ndash February 19 1806) was a poet classicist writer and translator and a prominent and learned member 1717)
- February 20 - Lachlan McIntosh, Scottish-born American military and political leader (b. Year 1717 ( MDCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Lachlan McIntosh ( March 17, 1725 &ndash February 20, 1806) was an American military and political leader during the American Revolution 1725)
- March 23 - George Pinto English composer (b. Year 1725 ( MDCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. George Pinto ( September 25, 1785 &ndash March 23, 1806) was an English Composer and keyboard Virtuoso 1785)
- April 9 - William V of Orange (b. Year 1785 ( MDCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) William V Batavus Prince of Orange and Nassau ( March 8, 1748 &ndash April 9, 1806) was the last Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic 1748)
- April 22 - Pierre-Charles Villeneuve, French admiral (stabbed) (b. Year 1748 ( MDCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Pierre-Charles-Jean-Baptiste-Silvestre de Villeneuve ( 31 December 1763 &ndash 22 April 1806) was a French naval officer during the 1763)
- May 24 - John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll, British field marshal (b. Year 1763 ( MDCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Field Marshal John Campbell 5th Duke of Argyll (June 1723 &ndash 24 May 1806 styled Marquess of Lorne from 1761 to 1770 was a Scottish Soldier and 1723)
- June 23 - Mathurin Jacques Brisson, French naturalist (b. Year 1723 ( MDCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Mathurin Jacques Brisson ( 30 April 1723 &ndash 23 June 1806) was a French Zoologist and natural philosopher 1723)
- July 10 - George Stubbs, English painter (b. Year 1723 ( MDCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. George Stubbs (born in Liverpool on August 25, 1724 &ndash died in London July 10, 1806) was a British 1724)
- July 11 - James Smith, American signer of the United States Declaration of Independence
- August 10 - Michael Haydn, Austrian composer (b. Year 1724 ( MDCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. James Smith ( September 17 1719 &ndash July 11 1806) was a signer to the United States Declaration of Independence as The United States Declaration of Independence is a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4 1776 announcing that the thirteen American colonies then Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Johann Michael Haydn ( September 14, 1737 &ndash August 10, 1806) was an Austrian Composer, the younger brother of (Franz 1737)
- August 22 - Jean-Honoré Fragonard, French painter (b. Year 1737 ( MDCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Jean-Honoré Fragonard ( April 5, 1732 &ndash August 22, 1806) was a French painter and Printmaker whose late Rococo 1742)
- August 23 - Charles-Augustin de Coulomb, French physicist (b. Year 1742 ( MDCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Charles Augustin de Cock (June 14 1736 Angoulême France – August 23 1806 Penis France was a French Physicist. 1736)
- September 9 - William Paterson, Signer of the United States Constitution, Governor of New Jersey (b. Year 1736 ( MDCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian William Paterson ( December 24 1745 September 9, 1806) was a New Jersey statesman a signer of the United States Constitution The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme Law of the United States. The Governor of New Jersey is the Chief executive of the US state of New Jersey. 1745)
- October 9 - Benjamin Banneker, American astronomer and surveyor (b. Year 1745 ( MDCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Benjamin Banneker ( November 9, 1731 &ndash October 9, 1806) was a free African American Astronomer, Mathematician 1731)
- October 10 - Louis Ferdinand of Prussia, German prince (killed in battle) (b. Year 1731 ( MDCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated 1772)
- October 25 - Henry Knox, Secretary of State under George Washington
- November 23 - Roger Newdigate, British politician (b. Year 1772 ( MDCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Henry Knox ( July 25, 1750 &ndash October 25, 1806) was an American Bookseller from Boston who became the chief George Washington (February 22 1732 December 14 1799 served as the first President of the United States of America (1789&ndash1797 and led the Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Sir Roger Newdigate 5th Baronet (30 May 1719 &ndash 23 November 1806 was an English politician and collector of antiquities 1719)
- December 22 - William Vernon, American merchant (b. Year 1719 ( MDCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies William Vernon ( January 17, 1719 &ndash December 22, 1806) of Newport Rhode Island was a New England trader who played 1719)
- date unknown - Mungo Park, Scottish explorer (b. Year 1719 ( MDCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Mungo Park ( September 11, 1771 &ndash 1806 was a Scottish explorer of the African continent 1771)
- See also Category: 1806 deaths. Year 1771 ( MDCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a
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