1805

Events in 1805 5

• 1805 – 1881 Auguste Blanqui (1805-1881) Died 1 January 1881, aged 75 French revolutionary socialist and political agitator who spent roughly half his adult life imprisoned for insurrectionary activity. His name gave rise to the term Blanquism, denoting revolution led by a small conspiratorial elite. He died in Paris shortly after his final release from custody.
• 1805 – 1894 Ferdinand de Lesseps (1805-1894) Died 7 December 1894, aged 89 De Lesseps was the French diplomat who developed the Suez Canal, completed in 1869. His later attempt to build a Panama Canal ended in financial collapse and scandal that damaged his reputation. He died at his estate in France two years after the Panama Canal Company's failure was exposed.
• 1805 – 1872 Giuseppe Mazzini (1805-1872) Died 10 March 1872, aged 66 Giuseppe Mazzini was an Italian revolutionary and political theorist who championed a unified, republican Italy through the Young Italy movement. His writings and activism helped inspire the broader movement for Italian unification.
• 1805 – 1844 Joseph Smith (1805-1844) Died 27 June 1844, aged 38 American religious leader who founded the Latter Day Saint movement and published the Book of Mormon. He was killed by a mob while held in Carthage Jail, Illinois.
• 1805 Battle of Trafalgar Nelson’s Victory A naval victory that secured British control of the seas for a century.