1810

Years: 1807 1808 1809 - 1810 - 1811 1812 1813
Decades: 1780s 1790s 1800s - 1810s - 1820s 1830s 1840s
Centuries: 18th century - 19th century - 20th century 1810 in art 1810 in literature 1810 in science 1810 in music 1810 in sports List of state leaders in 1810 List of religious leaders in 1810

Table of contents

1 Events
2 Ongoing events
3 Births
4 Deaths

Events

January 10 - Marriage of Napoleon and Josephine is annulled
January 20 - Tyrolean rebel leader Andreas Hofer executed
February 11 - Napoleon marries Marie-Louise of Austria
April 19 - Venezuela achieves home rule: Emparan, Governor of the Captaincy General is removed by the people of Caracas and a Junta is installed.
May 10 - Revolutionary occupation of Buenos Aires town hall.
May 25 - Armed citizens of Buenos Aires expel the Viceroy from Spain and establish a provincial government for Argentina.
June 23 - John Jacob Astor forms the Pacific Fur Company.
July - Napoleon annexes the Kingdom of Holland.
July 20 - Colombia declares independence from Spain.
September 8 - The Tonquin sets sail from New York Harbor with 33 employees of John Jacob Astor's newly created Pacific Fur Company on board. After a six month journey around the tip of South America, the ship will arrive at the mouth of the Columbia River and Astor's men will establish fur-trading town of Astoria.
September 16 - Dieciséis de septiembre, the Independence Day of the Republic of Mexico
September 26 - A new Act of Succession is adopted by the Riksdag of the Estates and Jean Baptiste Bernadotte becomes heir to the Swedish throne.
October 12 - First Oktoberfest: The Bavarian royalty invites the citizens of Munich to join the celebration of the marriage of Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria to Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen.
King George III of England recognized as insane