Historical Events In 1808
Sunday, 09 August 2020
Jan 01 African Benevolent Society (education) forms in the year 1808.
Jan 01 On this day in history congress prohibits importation of slaves
Jan 01 Importation of slaves into the United States is banned as of January 1 by an act of Congress passed last year, but illegal imports continue on this day in history.
Jan 01 Sierra Leone becomes a British colony in the year 1808.
Jan 07 On this day in history jacob Ammen, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1894
Jan 08 Messenger, horse that sired many great trotters, dies in the year 1808.
Jan 10 In the year 1808 herman Daendels succeeds A Wiese as gov-gen of Neth Indies
Jan 10 Herman Daendels succeeds A Wiese as Governor-General of Netherlands Indies on this day in history.
Jan 11 Antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist in the year 1808.
Jan 12 Paul "the Great" Taglioni, Vienna, ballet choreographer in the year 1808.
Jan 12 In the year 1808 the organizational meeting that led to the creation of the Wernerian Natural History Society, a former Scottish learned society, is held in Edinburgh.
Jan 13 In the year 1808 salmon P Chase, (Sen-R) cabinet member, 6th chief justice (1864-73)
Jan 19 On this day in history louis Napoleon signs 1st Dutch aviation law
Jan 19 Louis Napoleon signs first Dutch aviation law in the year 1808.
Jan 26 Rum Rebellion, the only successful (albeit short-lived) armed takeover of the government in Australia in the year 1808.
Jan 27 In the year 1808 david F Strauss, Germany, theologist (Jesus' Life)
Feb 09 Francesco Gomez da Rocha, composer on this day in history.
Feb 11 In the year 1808 anthracite coal 1st burned as fuel, experimentally, Wilkes-Barre, Pa
Feb 11 Anthracite coal first burned as fuel, experimentally, Wilkes-Barre PA in the year 1808.
Feb 20 In the year 1808 daumier, Marseilles France, artist
Feb 25 James Bowen, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1886 in the year 1808.
Mar 02 The inaugural meeting of the Wernerian Natural History Society, a former Scottish learned society, was held in Edinburgh on this day in history.
Mar 06 1st college orchestra in US founded, at Harvard in the year 1808.
Mar 06 On this day in history the first college orchestra in US founded, at Harvard
Mar 07 Portugal's regent Dom Juan IV arrives in Rio De Janeiro in the year 1808.
Mar 12 On this day in history gerrit van der Linde Jz, "Schoolmaster", Dutch poet
Mar 13 Denmark's demented Christian VII has died March 13 at age 59 after a 32-year reign in the year 1808.
Mar 14 Catharinus Putnam Buckingham, Brig General (Union volunteers) on this day in history.
Mar 15 Gaetano Gaspari, composer on this day in history.
Mar 23 Jeronimo de Bosch Kemper, sociologist/historian (Statistic yearbook) on this day in history.
Mar 23 Napoleon's brother Joseph takes the throne of Spain on this day in history.
Mar 25 Jose de Espronceda y Delgado, Spanish revolutionary/poet (Cortes) in the year 1808.
Mar 26 On this day in history charles IV of Spain abdicates in favor of his son, Ferdinand VII.
Mar 26 Napoleon announces that France must guard the coast of Spain against Britain, he orders upwards of 70,000 men to cross the Spanish frontier in January, French forces occupy the fortresses of San Sebastian, Pamplona, Figuera, and Barcelona by treachery in February, and by mid-March there are nearly 100,000 French troops in Spain Their commander in chief Joachim Murat occupies Madrid and Carlos IV abdicates in favor of his son Ferdinand, 23 in the year 1808.
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