1803 Events

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Beethoven Writes His Third Symphony
Symphony No. 3 in flat E major, op. 55 represents a new stage in Beethoven’s, being one of the most discussed symphonies throughout time. The symphony was composed as a sign of great admi...
1803 Founding of Fort Dearborn
In the summer of 1803, Captain John Whistler, U. S. A., then stationed at Detroit, was ordered, with his company, to Chicago, to occupy the post and build a fort. The soldiers were conduc...
1803 Victoria
Major Landforms • Great Dividing Range • Bass Strait Early Discovery: Europeans • The founding of the colony of New South Wales was in 1788 • Victoria was established ...
1803 Mar 1 Ohio is the 17th State Admitted to the Union
Historical Documents Celebrating the 200th Anniversary of Ohio Statehood 200th Anniversary of Ohio Statehood March 1, 1803 - March 1, 2003 Ohio celebrates its 200th Anniversary of ...
1803 Mar 11 Napoleon Decides To Start Building A Flotilla Of Barges To Invade Britain
Having by his attempt to re-enslave the people and army in St. Domingue made enemies of what became the army of Haiti, and destroyed most the French military forces sent in 1802-1804 to t...
1803 Apr 8 Toussaint L'ouverture Dies
François-Dominique Toussaint L'ouverture Fr-François-Dominique Toussaint L'Ouverture.ogg pronunciation (help·info), also Toussaint Bréda, Toussaint-Louverture (May 20, 1743–April 8, 1803)...
1803 Apr 10 Napoleon Bonaparte Informs François De Barbé-Marbois That He Will Consider Surrendering The Louisiana Territory To The United States
The failure of his plans for the re-enslaving of the freed population of Haiti led Bonaparte to abandon his plans to rebuild France's New World empire[citation needed]. Without the large ...
1803 Apr 11 Marquess De Barbé-Marbois Offers Livingston All Of Louisiana
The failure of his plans for the re-enslaving of the freed population of Haiti led Bonaparte to abandon his plans to rebuild France's New World empire[citation needed]. Without the large ...
1803 May 25 Ralph Waldo Emerson is Born
Essayist, philosopher, and poet Ralph Waldo Emerson was born in Boston on May 25, 1803. Son and grandson of Protestant divines, Emerson attended Harvard College and Harvard Divinity Scho...
1803 Aug 31 The Treaty Of Hoe Buckintoopa Is Signed
The Treaty of Hoe Buckintoopa was signed on August 31, 1803 between the Choctaw (an American Indian tribe) and the United States Government. The treaty ceded about 853,760 acres (3,455.0 ...
1803 Oct 1 Andrew Jackson Challenges John "Nolichucky Jack" Sevier To A Duel
Andrew Jackson was devoted to his wife, Rachel. He fought 13 duels to protect her honor, and even killed one opponent, Charles Dickinson. On October 1, 1803, he challenged John "Nolichuck...
1803 Oct 20 The United States Senate Ratifies The Louisiana Purchase Treaty
On October 20, 1803, the Senate ratified the Louisiana Purchase Treaty by a vote of twenty-four to seven. The agreement, which provided for the purchase of the western half of the Mississ...
1803 Nov 30 Louisiana Is Transferred From Spanish Control To French Control
The city of New Orleans controlled the Mississippi River through its location; other locations for ports had been tried and had not succeeded. New Orleans was already important for shippi...
1803 Dec 20 France Turns New Orleans Over To United States
France turned New Orleans over on December 20, 1803 at The Cabildo. On March 10, 1804, a formal ceremony was conducted in St. Louis to transfer ownership of the territory from France to t...