1806 in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom-related events during the year of 1806
Events from the year 1806 in the United Kingdom .
Incumbents
Events
Undated
Supposedly secret 'Delicate Investigation ' by senior statesmen into the life of Caroline of Brunswick, the Prince of Wales's estranged wife, finds "no foundation" for allegations against her morals.[7]
Annual British iron production reaches 260,000 tons.
Ongoing
Publications
Births
1 February – Jane Williams (Ysgafell) , writer (died 1885)
6 March – Elizabeth Barrett Browning , poet (died 1861)
9 April – Isambard Kingdom Brunel , engineer (died 1859)
21 April – George Cornewall Lewis , statesman (died 1863)
4 May – William Fothergill Cooke , inventor (died 1879)
20 May – John Stuart Mill , philosopher (died 1873)
27 June – Augustus De Morgan , mathematician, logician (died 1871)
10 November – Alexander Milne , admiral (died 1896)
11 December – William Prowting Roberts , Chartist lawyer (died 1871)
Deaths
c. January?? – Mungo Park , Scottish explorer (born 1771)
23 January – William Pitt the Younger , Prime Minister (born 1759)[11]
19 February – Elizabeth Carter , writer (born 1717)
20 February – Lachlan McIntosh , Scottish-born American military and political leader (born 1725)
17 March – David Dale , Scottish philanthropist (born 1739)
23 March – George Pinto , composer (born 1785)
24 May – John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll , Scottish field marshal (born 1723)
10 July – George Stubbs , painter (born 1724)
13 September – Charles James Fox , statesman (born 1749)
22 October – Thomas Sheraton , furniture designer (born 1751)
23 November – Roger Newdigate , politician (born 1719)
29 December – Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond , politician (born 1735)
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