1801 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar).
Events
Ongoing events
Births
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February 1 - Thomas Cole, American artist (d. 1848)
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May 11 - Henri Labrouste, architect (d. 1875)
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June 1 - Brigham Young, American relgious leader and colonizer (d. 1877)
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June 14 - Heber C. Kimball, Mormon church leader (d. 1868)
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June 30 - Frederic Bastiat, French philosopher
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July 29 - George Bradshaw, English publisher
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October 12 - Friedrich Frey-Herosé, member of the Swiss Federal Council (d. 1873)
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November 3 - Karl Baedeker, German author and publisher (d. 1859)
- November 3 - Vincenzo Bellini, Italian composer (d. 1835)
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November 10 - Vladimir Dal, Russian lexicographer (d. 1872)
Deaths