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| 1797 |
| | In Venice Napoleon deposes the last of the doges and sets up a provisional democracy | |
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| 1797 |
| | By the Treaty of Campo Formio the free republic of Venice, created by Napoleon, is handed over to Austrian rule | |
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| 1819 |
| | J.M.W. Turner makes the first of several visits to Venice, and discovers a rich seam of inspiration | |
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| 1851 |
| | Giuseppe Verdi's opera Rigoletto, based on a play by Victor Hugo, is a huge success at its premiere in Venice | |
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| 1853 |
| | Just six weeks after the success of Il Trovatore, Giuseppe Verdi's opera La Traviata is a disaster at its premiere in Venice | |
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| 1866 |
| | Austrian rule ends in the Venetian territories, which now join the new kingdom of Italy | |
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| 1880 |
| | On their honeymoon in Venice, George Eliot's husband develops depression and throws himself, or falls, from their hotel balcony into the Grand Canal | |
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| 1913 |
| | German author Thomas Mann publishes the novella Death in Venice | |
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| 1914 |
| | Charlie Chaplin introduces his most famous character, the little tramp, in Kid Auto Races at Venice | |
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| 1915 |
| | Charlie Chaplin makes The Tramp, giving prominence to the famous character he launched the previous year in Kid Auto Races at Venice | |
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