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Historical Event(s)
– The Italian Republic, with Napoleon as president, becomes the Kingdom of Italy, with Napoleon as King.
– Lewis and Clark Expedition: The Corps of Discovery breaks camp among the Mandan tribe and resumes its journey West along the Missouri River.
– First Barbary War: United States Marines captured Derne under the command of First Lieutenant Presley O'Bannon.
– Napoleon Bonaparte is crowned King of Italy with the Iron Crown of Lombardy in the Cathedral of Milan.
– Napoléon Bonaparte assumes the title of King of Italy and is crowned with the Iron Crown of Lombardy in the Duomo di Milano, the gothic cathedral in Milan.
– Lewis and Clark Expedition: scouting ahead of the expedition, Meriwether Lewis and four companions sight the Great Falls of the Missouri River.
– The U.S. Congress organizes the Michigan Territory.
– Napoleonic Wars: Austrian General Mack surrenders his army to the Grand Army of Napoleon at the Battle of Ulm. 30,000 prisoners are captured and 10,000 casualties inflicted on the losers.
– Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar: A British fleet led by Vice Admiral Lord Nelson defeats a combined French and Spanish fleet off the coast of Spain under Admiral Villeneuve. It signals almost the end of French maritime power and leaves Britain’s navy unchallenged until the 20th century.
– Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Dürenstein – 8000 French troops attempt to slow the retreat of a vastly superior Russian and Austrian force.
Who Were Born On ?
– John Bigler, American lawyer, politician and diplomat; 3rd Governor of California; and former United States Envoy to Chile (d. 1871)
– Samuel Palmer, English artist (d. 1881)
– Robert FitzRoy, British naval officer and meteorologist (d. 1865)
– Alexis de Tocqueville, French historian and political scientist (d. 1859)
– Frederick Maurice, English theologian (d. 1872)
– John Russell Bartlett, American linguist (d. 1886)
– John Stephens, American archeologist (d. 1852)
– Josef Skoda, Bohemian physician (d. 1881)
– Thomas Graham, British chemist (d. 1869)