On This Day

Historical Events in March 1800

Event of interestEvent of Interest

Mar 14 Luigi Chiaramonti crowned Pope Pius VII

Bishop of Imola and Pope Pius VII
Bishop of Imola and Pope
Pius VII
  • Mar 17 British warship Queen Charlotte catches fire; 700 die
  • Mar 20 French army defeats Turks at Helipolis & advance to Cairo

InventionScientific Discovery

Mar 20 Alessandro Volta reports his discovery of the electric battery in a letter to Joseph Banks, president of the Royal Society of London

Physicist and Inventor Alessandro Volta
Physicist and Inventor
Alessandro Volta
Botanist and explorer Joseph Banks
Botanist and explorer
Joseph Banks


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