1812
1812 (MDCCCXII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1812th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 812th year of the 2nd millennium, the 12th year of the 19th century, and the 3rd year of the 1810s decade. As of the start of 1812, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
| 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 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1812 MDCCCXII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2565 |
| Armenian calendar | 1261 ԹՎ ՌՄԿԱ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6562 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1733–1734 |
| Bengali calendar | 1219 |
| Berber calendar | 2762 |
| British Regnal year | 52 Geo. 3 – 53 Geo. 3 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2356 |
| Burmese calendar | 1174 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7320–7321 |
| Chinese calendar | 辛未年 (Metal Goat) 4508 or 4448 — to — 壬申年 (Water Monkey) 4509 or 4449 |
| Coptic calendar | 1528–1529 |
| Discordian calendar | 2978 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1804–1805 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5572–5573 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1868–1869 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1733–1734 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4912–4913 |
| Holocene calendar | 11812 |
| Igbo calendar | 812–813 |
| Iranian calendar | 1190–1191 |
| Islamic calendar | 1226–1227 |
| Japanese calendar | Bunka 9 (文化９年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1738–1739 |
| Julian calendar | Gregorian minus 12 days |
| Korean calendar | 4145 |
| Minguo calendar | 100 before ROC 民前100年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 344 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2354–2355 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴金羊年 (female Iron-Goat) 1938 or 1557 or 785 — to — 阳水猴年 (male Water-Monkey) 1939 or 1558 or 786 |
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.
Deaths
- for more information, see Category:1812 deaths.
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