Timeline: Louis Chamberlin: Our Family History

1805 - 1810 (5 years)

	Date	Event(s)
1	1801	4 Mar 1801—4 Mar 1809: Thomas Jefferson U.S. Presidency 10 May 1801—10 Jun 1805: First Barbary War
2	1805	1805—1805: London docks opened 21 Oct 1805—21 Oct 1805: Admiral Nelson's victory at Trafalgar 2 Dec 1805—2 Dec 1805: Battle of Austerlitz; Napoleon defeats Austrians and Russians
3	1806	1806—1806: Dartmoor Prison opened (built by French prisoners) 9 Jan 1806—9 Jan 1806: Nelson buried in St Paul's cathedral, London
4	1807	1807: Fulton's First Steamboat Voyage 25 Mar 1807—25 Mar 1807: Parliament passes Act prohibiting slavery and the importation of slaves from 1808 ? but does not prohibit colonial slavery
5	1808	1808—1808: Gas lighting in London streets 13 Jul 1808—13 Jul 1808: 'Hot Wednesday' ? temperature of 101?F in the shade recorded in London 20 Dec 1808—20 Dec 1808: Beethoven premieres his Fifth Symphony, Sixth Symphony, Fourth Piano Concerto and Choral Fantasy together in Vienna
6	1809	12 Feb 1809—12 Feb 1809: Birth of Charles Darwin 4 Mar 1809—4 Mar 1817: James Madison U.S. Presidency 18 Sep 1809—18 Sep 1809: Royal Opera House opens in London
7	1810	1810—1810: John McAdam begins road construction in England, giving his name to the process of road metalling