1803 in History – What happened in year 1803

In history, year 1803 has its own importance and known for many memorable events like famous birthdays, inventions, natural disaster, treaties, change of rulers, special days etc. Find below a list of important historical events which happened during the year 1803.

Top Historical Events of the Year 1803:

Date/Month	Event / Incidence / Incident
24 february	The U.S. Supreme Court, in Marbury v. Madison, declared an actof Congress unconstitutional for the first time, forming the basis ofjudicial review in the U.S.
30 april	The United States purchased France's claim to the Louisiana Territory for 78 million francs, or less than US$0.03 per acre.
23 september	Maratha troops were beaten by British forces at the Battle of Assaye, one of the decisive battles of the Second Anglo-Maratha War.
14 September	British general Lord Lake captured Delhi during the Second Anglo-Maratha War.
23 September	The British East India Company defeated the Maratha army in the Battle of Assay.
30 December	The East India Company of Britain controlled Delhi, Agra and Bharuch.
01 January	The first edition of Alexander Balthazar Laurent Grimod de la Reniere's Almanach des Gourmand was published in Paris, the first guide to restaurant cooking.
24 February	Moberry v. Madison: The Supreme Court of the United States established the doctrine of judicial review.
01 March	Ohio was accepted as the 17th state of the United States.
30 April	Louisiana Purchase Made by the United States from France.
18 May	Great Britain started a war on France, after which France was not allowed to withdraw from Dutch territory, which led to the war with Napoleon.
26 July	Due to the first public railway line in England, the Wagonway opened between Wandsworth and Croydon.
03 August	Second Anglo-Maratha War started against Scindia of British Gwalior.
20 September	The Irish rebel Robert Emmett was executed.
23 September	Battle of Asaar India): The British led party defeated the Maratha army.
20 October	The US Senate ratified the Louisiana Purchase Treaty, repeating the size of the United States.
18 November	Battle of Verteres: Haiti forces defeated Napoleon's army led by Jean-Jacques Desalines.
20 December	French flag The formal transfer of the Louisiana Purchase in New Orleans from France to the US for $ 27m. Happened in

Famous birthdays in the year 1803:

Date/Month	Name / Profession / Country
01 January	Guglielmo Libri Carucci dalla Sommaja / Academic / Italy
02 February	Albert Sidney Johnston / General / United States of America
03 September	Prudence Crandall / Educator / United States of America
03 August	Joseph Paxton / Architect / United Kingdom
05 October	Friedrich Bernhard Westphal / Painter / Denmark
05 December	Fyodor Tyutchev / Poet / Russia
11 December	Hector Berlioz / Composer / France
11 October	Gregor von Helmersen / General / Estonia
14 November	Jacob Abbott / Author / United States of America
18 August	Nathan Clifford / Lawyer / United States of America
21 December	Achille Vianelli / Academic / Italy
24 July	Adolphe Adam / Composer / France
25 May	Ralph Waldo Emerson / Poet / United States of America
25 May	Edward Bulwer-Lytton / Author / United Kingdom
26 October	Joseph Hansom / Publisher / United Kingdom
27 December	François-Marie-Thomas Chevalier de Lorimier / Activist / Canada
28 September	Prosper Mérimée / Historian / France
29 June	John Newton Brown / Author / United States of America
30 April	Albrecht von Roon / Politician / Russia
31 July	John Ericsson / Engineer / United States of America