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 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar).

Contents

1 Events

Events

January 10 - Marriage of Napoleon and Josephine is annulled
January 20 - Tyrolean rebel leader Andreas Hofer executed
March 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
Amadou Lobbo initiates the Tukulor War in present-day Mali.
Russia acquires Sukhumi through a treaty with Abkhazian dukes, and declares a protectorate over the whole of Abkhazia.

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