| January 2 | U.S. Senator Thomas Pickering is 1st senator censured (revealed confidential documents communicated by the president of the U.S.) |
| January 9 | 1st Women's Golf Tournament held |
| January 10 | Louisiana slaves rebell in 2 parishes |
| February 2 | Russian settlers establish Ft. Ross trading post, north of SF |
| February 11 | President Madison prohibits trade with Britain for 3rd time in 4 years |
| February 20 | Austria declares bankruptcy |
| March 1 | Egyptian king Muhammad Ali Pasha oversees ceremonial murder of 500 |
| March 1 | French Civil Code of Criminal law accepted by Netherlands Mamelukes in Cairo's Citadel |
| April 12 | 1st U.S. colonists on Pacific coast arrive at Cape Disappointment, WA |
| May 14 | Paraguay gains independence from Spain (National Day) |
| May 16 | Peninsular War-Allies defeat French at Albuera |
| July 5 | Venezuela, 1st South American country to gain independence from Spain |
| September 18 | English expeditionary army conquerors Dutch Indies |
| October 6 | French emperor Napoleon visits Utrecht |
| October 11 | The Juliana, 1st steam-powered ferryboat, begins operation |
| October 29 | 1st Ohio River steamboat leaves Pittsburgh for New Orleans |
| November 2 | Battle of Tippecanoe: General Jackson vs. indians |
| November 5 | El Salvador's 1st battle against Spain for independence |
| November 7 | Battle of Tippecanoe, gave Harrison a presidential slogan |
| November 11 | Cartagena Colombia declares independence from Spain |
| November 16 | Earthquake in Missouri caused the Mississippi River to flow backwards |
| December 15 | Earthquake hits New Madrid, Missouri |
| December 16 | 8.0 earthquake shakes New Madrid, Missouri |
