What is 1812?
{{Year nav|1812}} {{Year in various calendars|1812}} '''1812''' ([[Roman numerals|MDCCCXII]]) was a [[leap year]] [[Leap year starting on Wednesday|starting on Wednesday]] in the [[Gregorian calendar]] and a [[leap year starting on Monday]] in the [[Julian calendar]]. ==Events== * [[March 5]] &ndash; Prussia and France sign the [[Treaty of Paris (1812)|Treaty of Paris]] * [[March 26]] &ndash; The [[1812 Caracas earthquake]] destroys [[Caracas]] in [[Venezuela]]. * [[April 30]] &ndash; [[Louisiana]] is admitted as the 18th [[U.S. state]]. * [[June 18]] &ndash; The [[War of 1812]] between the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom begins. * [[December 30]] &ndash; [[Convention of Tauroggen]] is signed. * The capital of Finland is moved from [[Turku]] to [[Helsinki]]. {{births}} * [[February 12]] – [[Charles Dickens]] {{deaths}} [[Category:1812| ]]