1812

1812 was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	18th century – 19th century – 20th century
Decades:	1780s  1790s  1800s  – 1810s –  1820s  1830s  1840s
Years:	1809 1810 1811 – 1812 – 1813 1814 1815

Events

• March 5 – Prussia and France sign the Treaty of Paris
• March 26 – The 1812 Caracas earthquake destroys Caracas in Venezuela.
• April 30 – Louisiana is admitted as the 18th U.S. state.
• June 18 – The War of 1812 between the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom begins.
• December 30 – Convention of Tauroggen is signed.
• The capital of Finland is moved from Turku to Helsinki.

Births

for more information, see Category:1812 births.

• February 12 – Charles Dickens

Deaths

for more information, see Category:1812 deaths.