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1804 in France
Events from the year
1804 in
France
Incumbents
French Consulate
(until 18 May) then
Napoleon I
Events
21 March – The
Napoleonic Code
entered into force, forbidding privileges based on birth, allowing freedom of religion, and specifying that government jobs should go to the most qualified
14 May –
Napoleon Bonaparte
was given the title of
Emperor
by the
French Senate
.
18 May –
First French Empire
established.
2âÂÂ3 October –
Raid on Boulogne
November –
Constitutional referendum
concerning the establishment of the
French Empire
2 December –
Coronation of Napoleon I
Births
3 October –
Allan Kardec
, writer (died 1869)
19 October –
Francisque Joseph Duret
, sculptor (died 1865)
24 December –
ÃÂdouard Chassaignac
, surgeon (died 1879)
Deaths
28 February –
Marie Louise Marcadet
, opera singer and actress (born
1758 in Sweden
)
20 September –
Pierre Méchain
, astronomer (born 1744)
2 October –
Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot
, inventor (born 1725)
15 October –
Antoine Baumé
, chemist (born 1728)
2 November –
Armand-Gaston Camus
, revolutionist (born 1740)
1 December –
Philippe le Bon
, engineer (born 1767)
See also
References