Year by year · 19th century

1809

1809 in world history: 18 events, 19 births, 6 deaths, 4 states founded and 2 that came to an end. 1,109 recorded states existed that year.

Events

  1. 12 February

    Abraham Lincoln is born in Kentucky

    Born in a one-room log cabin near Hodgenville, Lincoln was largely self-taught. As the 16th President he led the Union through the Civil War and helped bring about the end of slavery.

  2. 12 February

    Charles Darwin is born in Shrewsbury

    Born on the same day as Lincoln, Darwin sailed on HMS Beagle and developed the theory of evolution by natural selection, published in 'On the Origin of Species' in 1859.

  3. 10 August

    Quito's patriots depose the Spanish authorities

    Criollo leaders in Quito overthrew the royal president and formed a governing junta, one of the first such moves in Spanish South America. It was crushed, but Ecuador won independence in 1822.

    South America

  4. Treaty · Peace

    Treaty of Fredrikshamn

    The Treaty of Fredrikshamn was signed on 17 September 1809 at Fredrikshamn (Hamina) between Sweden and Russia, ending the Finnish War.

  5. Event

    Diet of Porvoo

    The Diet of Porvoo was the assembly of the four estates of Finland that met at Porvoo in 1809, during the Finnish War.

  6. Treaty

    Treaty of Fort Wayne (1809)

    The Treaty of Fort Wayne of 30 September 1809 was signed between William Henry Harrison, governor of Indiana Territory, and leaders of the Delaware, Potawatomi, Miami and Eel River peoples.

  7. Treaty · Peace

    Treaty of Schönbrunn

    The Treaty of Schönbrunn was signed at Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna on 14 October 1809, ending the War of the Fifth Coalition between France and Austria.

  8. Battle

    Battle of Aspern-Essling

    The Battle of Aspern-Essling was fought on 21–22 May 1809 on the north bank of the Danube near Vienna, where Archduke Charles of Austria repulsed Napoleon's attempt to cross the river.

  9. Battle

    Battle of Wagram

    The Battle of Wagram was fought on 5–6 July 1809 on the Marchfeld plain north-east of Vienna between Napoleon and the Austrian army of Archduke Charles.

  10. War

    War of the Fifth Coalition

    The War of the Fifth Coalition was fought in 1809 between Napoleonic France and its allies and Austria, supported by Britain.

  11. Treaty

    Treaty of Amritsar (1809)

    The Treaty of Amritsar of 1809 was an agreement between Ranjit Singh and the British East India Company.

ProfileState930 states with a known seat in 1809Open the atlas at 1809 →

In the profiles

  • Sikh EmpireThe Treaty of Amritsar fixes the Sutlej as the Sikh-British boundary
  • Papal StatesNapoleon annexes the Papal States to the French Empire
  • Kingdom of SwedenFinland is ceded to Russia by the Treaty of Fredrikshamn
  • Austrian EmpireArchduke Charles defeats Napoleon at Aspern-Essling before defeat at Wagram

Wars and longer events

Born in 1809 19

Died in 1809 6

States founded 4

States that came to an end 2

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