'''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]].
== Births Events==
* [[March 5]] – Prussia and France sign the [[Treaty of Paris (1812)|Treaty of Paris]]
* [[February 12]] - [[Charles Dickens]]
* [[March 26]] – The [[1812 Caracas earthquake]] destroys [[Caracas]] in [[Venezuela]].
* [[April 30]] – [[Louisiana]] is admitted as the 18th [[U.S. state]].
* [[June 18]] – The [[War of 1812]] between the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom begins.
* [[December 30]] – [[Convention of Tauroggen]] is signed.
* The capital of Finland is moved from [[Turku]] to [[Helsinki]].
