What Happened in 1802 — Events, Births & Deaths

The Treaty of Amiens is signed as a "Definitive Treaty of Peace" between France and the United Kingdom.

Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus Olbers discovers 2 Pallas, the second asteroid ever to be discovered.

Twelve thousand Wahhabis sack Karbala, killing over three thousand inhabitants.

Napoleon Bonaparte founds the Legion of Honour.

Emperor Gia Long conquers Hanoi and unified Viet Nam, which had experienced centuries of feudal warfare.