Peace between Sweden and Russia in the Finnish War. The territory to become Finland is ceded to Russia by the Treaty of Fredrikshamn.

Russia establishes a fur trading colony at Fort Ross, California.

Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon's Grande Armée crosses the Neman River beginning the invasion of Russia.

Claude François de Malet, a French general, begins a conspiracy to overthrow Napoleon Bonaparte, claiming that the Emperor died in Russia and that he is now the commandant of Paris.

The French invasion of Russia comes to an end as the remnants of the Grande Armée are expelled from Russia.

Russian troops fighting the army of Napoleon reach Berlin in Germany and the French garrison evacuates the city without a fight.

Napoleon Bonaparte leads his French troops into the Battle of Bautzen in Saxony, Germany, against the combined armies of Russia and Prussia. The battle ends the next day with a French victory.

French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte defeats a larger force of Austrians, Russians, and Prussians at the Battle of Dresden.

Battle of Kulm: French forces are defeated by an Austrian-Prussian-Russian alliance.

France defeats Russia and Prussia in the Battle of Brienne.

Austria, the United Kingdom, and France form a secret defensive alliance treaty against Prussia and Russia.

Advocates of Liberalism in Russia rise up against Tsar Nicholas I and are put down in the Decembrist Revolt in St. Petersburg.

The three protecting powers (Britain, France and Russia) establish the borders of Greece.

The Ottoman Empire signs the Treaty of Adrianople with Russia, thus ending the Russo-Turkish War.

November Uprising: An armed rebellion against Russia's rule in Poland begins.

A Russian court sentences Fyodor Dostoevsky to death for anti-government activities linked to a radical intellectual group; his sentence is later commuted to hard labor.

Crimean War: The Ottoman Empire declares war on Russia.

Crimean War: The United Kingdom declares war on Russia.

Crimean War: France and Britain declare war on Russia.

Battle of Alma: British and French troops defeat Russians in the Crimea.

Serfdom is abolished in Russia.

Russian troops fire on a crowd in Warsaw protesting against Russian rule over Poland, killing five protesters.

The January Uprising breaks out in Poland, Lithuania and Belarus. The aim of the national movement is to regain Polish-Lithuanian-Ruthenian Commonwealth from occupation by Russia.

Russia declares an end to the Russian-Circassian War and many Circassians are forced into exile. The day is designated the Circassian Day of Mourning.

Alaska purchase: Passing by a single vote, the United States Senate ratifies a treaty with Russia for the purchase of Alaska.

United States takes possession of Alaska after purchasing it from Russia for $7.2 million. Celebrated annually in the state as Alaska Day.

The Treaty of Saint Petersburg between Japan and Russia is ratified, providing for the exchange of Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands.

Russia and the United Kingdom sign the Treaty of Gandamak establishing an Afghan state.

China and Russia sign the Sino-Russian Ili Treaty.

Alexander II of Russia is killed near his palace when a bomb is thrown at him. (Gregorian date: it was March 1 in the Julian calendar then in use in Russia.)

Alexander III is crowned Tsar of Russia.

The Reinsurance Treaty between Germany and Russia is signed.

The premiere of the very first Romani language operetta is staged in Moscow, Russia.

Nicholas II becomes the new Tsar of Russia after his father, Alexander III, dies.

In Saint Petersburg, Russian scientist Alexander Stepanovich Popov demonstrates to the Russian Physical and Chemical Society his invention, the Popov lightning detector — a primitive radio receiver. In some parts of the former Soviet Union the anniversary of this day is celebrated as Radio Day.

Nicholas II becomes Tsar of Russia.

Czar Nikolay II expels Jews from major Russian cities.

Russo-Japanese War: Russian troops in Korea retreat toward Manchuria followed by 100,000 Japanese troops.

The Russian Baltic Fleet leaves Reval, Estonia for Port Arthur during the Russo-Japanese War.

According to the Julian Calendar which is used at the time, Russian workers stage a march on the Winter Palace that ends in the massacre by Tsarist troops known as Bloody Sunday, setting off the Russian Revolution of 1905.