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1804
Events
January–March
January 1
–
Haiti
gains independence from France and becomes the first black
republic
, having the only successful
slave revolt
ever.
February 14
– The
First Serbian Uprising
begins as an intro into
Serbian Revolution
. By 1817,
Principality of Serbia
proclaims self-rule from
Ottoman Empire
, thus becoming the first nation-state in Europe.
February 15
–
New Jersey
becomes the last
northern state
to abolish
slavery
.
February 16
–
First Barbary War
:
Stephen Decatur
leads a raid to burn the pirate-held frigate at
Tripoli
to deny her further use by the captors.
February 18
–
Ohio University
is chartered by the Ohio General Assembly.
February 21
– The
Cornishman
Richard Trevithick
's newly built
Penydarren
steam locomotive
operates on the
Merthyr Tramroad
between
Penydarren
in
Merthyr Tydfil
and
Abercynon
in
South Wales
, following several trials since February 13, the world's first locomotive to work on rails.
February – The
1804 Haiti Massacre
, an ethnic cleansing, eradicates the white population on Haiti; it is not stopped until 22 April.
March 7
John Wedgwood
founds the
Royal Horticultural Society
.
Thomas Charles
is instrumental in founding the
British and Foreign Bible Society
.
March 10
–
Louisiana Purchase
: In
St. Louis
, a formal ceremony is conducted to transfer ownership of
Louisiana Territory
from France to the United States.
March 17
– First performance of
Friedrich Schiller
's play
Wilhelm Tell
, at
Weimar
under the direction of
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
.
March 21
– The
Napoleonic Code
is adopted as French
civil law
.
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