1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar).
Events
Ongoing events
Births
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January 8 - Orson Hyde, American religious leader (d. 1878)
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January 27 - Samuel Palmer, English artist (d. 1881)
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March 3 - Jonas Furrer, Swiss politician and first President of the Swiss Confederation (d. 1861)
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April 2 - Hans Christian Andersen, Danish writer (d. 1875)
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June 22 - Giuseppe Mazzini Italian patriot, statesman, and writer (d. 1872)
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July 29 - Alexis de Tocqueville, French historian (d. 1859)
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August 29 - Frederick Maurice, English theologian (d. 1872)
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November 14 - Fanny Mendelssohn, German composer and pianist (d. 1847)
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December 22 - John Obadiah Westwood, British entomologist (d. 1893)
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December 23 - Joseph Smith, Jr., American religious leader, founder of Mormonism (d. 1844)
Deaths