What happened in 1802
5 entries recorded for 1802, listed by date. That was 224 years ago.
1802 at a glance
- Years ago
- 224 (as of 2026)
- Century
- 19th century
- Decade
- 1800s
- Generation born
- Before the named generations
- Entries here
- 5
- Breakdown
- 5 historical events
March
- March 16
United States Congress
Congress passed the Military Peace Establishment Act, authorizing the establishment of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to operate the U.S. Military Academy (pictured) at West Point, New York.
- March 28
Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers
German astronomer Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers discovered Pallas, the second asteroid to be identified, but at the time considered to be a planet.
April
- April 15
William Wordsworth
English poet William Wordsworth and his sister Dorothy encountered a "long belt" of daffodils near Ullswater, inspiring him to pen his best-known work, "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud".
June
- June 2
Henry Hacking
Henry Hacking killed the Aboriginal Australian resistance fighter Pemulwuy after Philip Gidley King ordered that he be brought in dead or alive.
July
Questions about 1802
What happened in 1802?
This site records 5 entries for 1802, including United States Congress on March 16. They are listed below by date.
How long ago was 1802?
224 years ago, counting from 2026. Anyone born in 1802 turns 224 this year.
Which century is 1802 in?
1802 falls in the 19th century, in the 1800s.
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