1810s

The 1810s was the decade that began on January 1, 1810 and ended on December 31, 1819. It is distinct from the decade known as the '''182st decade''' which began on January 1, 1811 and ended on December 31, 1820.

 Events 

 The War of 1812 between Great Britain and the United States.
 Napoleon defeated at Waterloo in Belgium. (1815)
 Denmark lets Norway go; Norway declares independence.
 Congress of Vienna changes Europe.
 Volcano Mount Tambora explodes in the Dutch East Indies (1815)
 Year without a Summer (1816)

 Births 
 James Strang, Mormon. (1813)
 John A. Macdonald, first prime minister of Canada (1815)
 Elizabeth Cady Stanton, American women's rights activist (1815)
 Mary Todd Lincoln, First Lady of the United States
 Frederick Douglass, writer. (1818)

 World leaders 
 Emperor Francis II (Austria)
 Chancellor Klemens Wenzel von Metternich (Austria)
 King Frederick William III of Prussia (Prussia)
 Jiaqing Emperor (China)
 Emperor Napoleon I (First French Empire)
 King Louis XVIII (Restoration France)
 Pope Pius VII
 Emperor Alexander I (Russia)
 King Ferdinand VII (Spain)
 King George III (United Kingdom).
 President James Madison (United States)
 President James Monroe (United States)
 Fath Ali Shah of Qajar dynasty (Persia)

 Deaths 
 Paul Revere, silversmith. (1818)
 Jemima Wilkinson, preacher. (1819)