WHAT ALL HAPPENED MARCH TO SEPTEMBER 1804
Find out what all happened March to September 1804

The western Georgian kingdom of Imereti accepts the suzerainty of the Russian Empire (25. April 1804)

Former United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton dies a day after being shot in a duel. (12. July 1804)

Francis II assumes the title of first Emperor of Austria. (11. August 1804)

Juno, one of the four largest asteroids in the Main Belt, is discovered by the German astronomer Karl Ludwig Harding. (1. September 1804)

Napoleon Bonaparte is proclaimed Emperor of the French by the French Senate. (18. May 1804)

The Teton Sioux (a subdivision of the Lakota) demand one of the boats from the Lewis and Clark Expedition as a toll for moving further upriver. (25. September 1804)

Code Napoléon is adopted as French civil law. (21. March 1804)

High Possil Meteorite: The first recorded meteorite in Scotland falls in Possil. (5. April 1804)

Forces sent by Yusuf Karamanli of Tripoli to retake Derna from the Americans attack the city. (13. May 1804)

Louisiana Purchase: In St. Louis, Missouri, a formal ceremony is conducted to transfer ownership of the Louisiana Territory from France to the United States. (10. March 1804)

A duel occurs in which the Vice President of the United States Aaron Burr mortally wounds former Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton. (11. July 1804)

New Hampshire approves the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratifying the document. (15. June 1804)

Castle Hill Rebellion: Irish convicts rebel against British colonial authority in the Colony of New South Wales. (4. March 1804)

The Lewis and Clark Expedition departs from Camp Dubois and begins its historic journey by traveling up the Missouri River. (14. May 1804)