1797

Centuries:	18th century 19th century
Decades:	1770s 1780s 1790s 1800s 1810s
Years:	1794 1795 1796 1797 1798 1799 1800
Categories:	Births - Deaths Establishments - Publications
Media:	1797 (Events)

1797 was a common year of the Gregorian calendar and a common year of the Julian calendar, the 1797th year of the Common Era (CE), the 97th year of the 18th century, and the 8th year of the 1790s decade. As of the start of 1797, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.

Deaths

• June 17: Áqá Muḥammad Sháh Qájár, Sháh of Persia and founder of the Qájár dynasty.