1799


Jun 7
Age: 21y
1799 • The Nawab (provincial governor) of Oudh in northern India sends to George III of England the Padshah Nama, an official history of the reign of Shah Jahan.

1800


Sep 2
Age: 22y
1800 • Cardinal Barnaba Chiaramonti succeeds Pius VI as Pius VII, the 251st pope. He is crowned on March 21 in Venice.

1802


Jan 6
Age: 24y
1802 Haitian revolutionary Toussaint L'Ouverture is seized by French troops and is imprisoned at the Fort de Joux.

1805


Aug 27
Age: 27y
1805 Napoleonic WarsBattle of Dürenstein: 8,000 French troops attempt to slow the retreat of a vastly superior Russian and Austrian force.

1807


Nov 30
Age: 30y
1807 Henry Christopher is elected first President of the State of Haiti, ruling the northern part of the country.

1809


Nov 2
Age: 32y

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