Events from the year 1804 in
France
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Incumbents
*
French Consulate
The Consulate () was the top-level government of the First French Republic from the fall of the French Directory, Directory in the coup of 18 Brumaire on 9 November 1799 until the start of the First French Empire, French Empire on 18 May 1804.
...
(until 18 May) then
Napoleon I
Napoleon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French general and statesman who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led Military career ...
Events
* 21 March – The
Napoleonic Code
The Napoleonic Code (), officially the Civil Code of the French (; simply referred to as ), is the French civil code established during the French Consulate in 1804 and still in force in France, although heavily and frequently amended since i ...
entered into force, forbidding privileges based on birth, allowing freedom of religion, and specifying that government jobs should go to the most qualified
* 14 May –
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French general and statesman who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led Military career ...
was given the title of
Emperor
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by the
French Senate
The Senate (, ) is the upper house of the French Parliament, with the lower house being the National Assembly (France), National Assembly, the two houses constituting the legislature of France. It is made up of 348 senators (''sénateurs'' and ...
.
* 18 May –
First French Empire
The First French Empire or French Empire (; ), also known as Napoleonic France, was the empire ruled by Napoleon Bonaparte, who established French hegemony over much of continental Europe at the beginning of the 19th century. It lasted from ...
established.
* 2–3 October –
Raid on Boulogne
The Raid on Boulogne in 1804 was a naval assault by elements of the Royal Navy on the fortified French port of Boulogne-sur-Mer, during the Napoleonic Wars. It differed from the conventional tactics of naval assaults of the period by utilizing ...
* November –
Constitutional referendum
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concerning the establishment of the
French Empire
* 2 December –
Coronation of Napoleon I
Napoleon I and his wife Joséphine were crowned Emperor and Empress of the French on Sunday, December 2, 1804 (11 Frimaire, Year XIII according to the French Republican calendar, commonly used at the time in France), at Notre-Dame de Paris in ...
Births
* 3 October –
Allan Kardec
Hippolyte Léon Denizard Rivail (; 3 October 1804 – 31 March 1869), known by the pen name of Allan Kardec (), was a French educator, translator, and writer. He is the author of the five books known as the Spiritist Codification, and the foun ...
, writer (died 1869)
* 19 October –
Francisque Joseph Duret
Francisque Joseph Duret (; 19 October 1804 – 26 May 1865) was a French sculptor, son and pupil of François-Joseph Duret (1732–1816).
Life and career
Before becoming a sculptor, Francisque Duret had shown interest in pursuing a career in thea ...
, sculptor (died 1865)
* 24 December –
Édouard Chassaignac
Édouard-Pierre-Marie Chassaignac (24 December 1804 – 26 August 1879) was a French physician.Dr Horteloup Éloge de M. Édouard-Pierre-Marie Chassaignac,... prononcé à la ... - 1882 He was born in Nantes and in 1835 became prosector and ...
, surgeon (died 1879)
Deaths
* 28 February –
Marie Louise Marcadet
Marie Louise Marcadet née ''Baptiste'' (3 December 1758 – 28 February 1804) was a Sweden, Swedish opera singer and a dramatic stage actress of French origin. She was active in the Royal Swedish Opera as a singer, and in the Royal Dramatic T ...
, opera singer and actress (born
1758 in Sweden
Events from the year 1758 in Sweden
Incumbents
* Monarch – Adolf Frederick
Events
*
* 28 September - Battle of Fehrbellin (1758)
* 14 October - First issue of '' Norrköpings Tidningar''.”Kungl. Bibliotekets elektroniska version av Ber ...
)
* 20 September –
Pierre Méchain
Pierre François André Méchain (; 16 August 1744 – 20 September 1804) was a French astronomer and surveyor who, with Charles Messier, was a major contributor to the early study of deep-sky objects and comets.
Life
Pierre Méchain was bo ...
, astronomer (born 1744)
* 2 October –
Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot
Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot (26 February 1725 – 2 October 1804) was a French inventor who built the world's first full-size and working self-propelled mechanical land-vehicle, the "Fardier à vapeur" – effectively the world's first automobile.
B ...
, inventor (born 1725)
* 15 October –
Antoine Baumé
Antoine Baumé (26 February 172815 October 1804) was a French people, French chemist.
Life
He was born at Senlis, Oise, Senlis. He was apprenticed to the chemist Claude Joseph Geoffroy, and in 1752 was admitted a member of the École de Pharmaci ...
, chemist (born 1728)
* 2 November –
Armand-Gaston Camus
Armand-Gaston Camus (2 April 17402 November 1804), French revolutionist, was a successful lawyer and advocate before the French Revolution. He was the son of Pierre Camus, a lawyer in the Parlement of Paris.
Camus is considered the founder of ...
, revolutionist (born 1740)
* 1 December –
Philippe le Bon, engineer (born 1767)
See also
References
1800s in France
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