July 11 –
Aaron Burr, Vice President of the United States, shoots former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury
Alexander Hamilton during a
duel; Hamilton dies the next day.
August 11 – In reaction to Napoleon being proclaimed emperor of France,
Francis II assumes the title of a hereditary emperor of Austria (as Francis I) in addition to his title as emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. This latter title will become obsolete two years later when the formation of the Confederation of the Rhine instigated by Napoleon signals the end of the Holy Roman Empire.
October 5 –
Action of 5 October 1804: War between Spain and the United Kingdom is triggered by the battle between four British warships (Indefatigable, Medusa, Amphion and Lively) and four Spanish frigates (Medee, Fama, Clara and Mercedes), all carrying treasure and merchandise. Captain Graham Moore of Indefatigable informs Spanish Admiral Jose Bustamante of his orders to detain the treasure-laden ships and, "not receiving a satisfactory answer, an Action commenced";[8]La Mercedes is sunk and the other three ships surrender.
^Gaffield, Julia (2015). Haitian Connections in the Atlantic World: Recognition after Revolution. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. pp. 83–84.
^Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 2006.
ISBN0-14-102715-0.
^"Our timeline". Bible Society. Archived from
the original on December 28, 2010. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
^Howe, James Lewis (July 20, 1900). "The Eighth Group of the Periodic System and Some of its Problems". The Chemical News and Journal of Physical Science: 31.
^Nicholas Harris Nicolas, The Dispatches and Letters of Vice Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson (Cambridge University Press, 1846; reprinted 2011) p266
^John Relly Beard, The Life of Toussaint L'Ouverture, the Negro Patriot of Hayti (James Redpath Co., 1863, reprinted by University of North Carolina Press, 2012) p271
^Shimizu, Hiroshi (2008). Japanese Firms in Contemporary Singapore. NUS Press. p. 154.
ISBN978-9971-69-384-8.
July 11 –
Aaron Burr, Vice President of the United States, shoots former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury
Alexander Hamilton during a
duel; Hamilton dies the next day.
August 11 – In reaction to Napoleon being proclaimed emperor of France,
Francis II assumes the title of a hereditary emperor of Austria (as Francis I) in addition to his title as emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. This latter title will become obsolete two years later when the formation of the Confederation of the Rhine instigated by Napoleon signals the end of the Holy Roman Empire.
October 5 –
Action of 5 October 1804: War between Spain and the United Kingdom is triggered by the battle between four British warships (Indefatigable, Medusa, Amphion and Lively) and four Spanish frigates (Medee, Fama, Clara and Mercedes), all carrying treasure and merchandise. Captain Graham Moore of Indefatigable informs Spanish Admiral Jose Bustamante of his orders to detain the treasure-laden ships and, "not receiving a satisfactory answer, an Action commenced";[8]La Mercedes is sunk and the other three ships surrender.
^Gaffield, Julia (2015). Haitian Connections in the Atlantic World: Recognition after Revolution. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. pp. 83–84.
^Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 2006.
ISBN0-14-102715-0.
^"Our timeline". Bible Society. Archived from
the original on December 28, 2010. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
^Howe, James Lewis (July 20, 1900). "The Eighth Group of the Periodic System and Some of its Problems". The Chemical News and Journal of Physical Science: 31.
^Nicholas Harris Nicolas, The Dispatches and Letters of Vice Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson (Cambridge University Press, 1846; reprinted 2011) p266
^John Relly Beard, The Life of Toussaint L'Ouverture, the Negro Patriot of Hayti (James Redpath Co., 1863, reprinted by University of North Carolina Press, 2012) p271
^Shimizu, Hiroshi (2008). Japanese Firms in Contemporary Singapore. NUS Press. p. 154.
ISBN978-9971-69-384-8.