Historical Events In 1808
Sunday, 07 March 2021
Jun 15 In the year 1808 jozef Napoleon becomes king of Spain
Jun 16 In the year 1808 georg Wenzel Ritter, composer, dies at 60
Jun 22 In the year 1808 zebulon Pike reaches his peak
Jun 24 In the year 1808 anna Caroline Oury, composer
Jun 27 In the year 1808 everhardus J Potgieter, Dutch writer/publisher (The Guide)
Jun 28 In the year 1808 cristina di Trivulzio di Belgioioso, Italian princess/politican
Jul 02 In the year 1808 simon Fraser completes his trip down Fraser R, BC, lands at Musqueam
Jul 02 Simon Fraser completes his trip down the Fraser River , BC, and lands at Musqueam on this day in history.
Jul 05 Battle of Buenos Aires on this day in history.
Jul 15 French marshal Joachim Murat becomes king of Naples on this day in history.
Jul 15 Henry Cole, promotor (Great Exhibition of 1851) on this day in history.
Jul 20 In the year 1808 francois-Hippolyte Barthelemon, composer, dies at 66
Jul 20 Napoleon decrees all French Jews adopt family names in the year 1808.
Jul 23 Spanish forces at Bailen force a French army of 18,000 under Gen Pierre Antoine Dupont, 43, to surrender July 23 in the year 1808.
Jul 28 In the year 1808 charles Lucas, composer
Jul 28 On this day in history mahmud II succeeds Mustafa IV as sultan of Turkey
Jul 29 Selam III, poet/composer/sultan of Turkey (1789-1808), dies on this day in history.
Jul 31 On this day in history frederick Nichols Crouch, composer
Aug 01 British forces invade Portugal under Sir Arthur Wellesley, they defeat Gen Dupont August 21, but Wellesley's superiors prevent him from following up his victory in the year 1808.
Aug 09 On this day in history william Thomas Ward, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
Aug 10 Carl Friedrich Weitzmann, composer on this day in history.
Aug 13 On this day in history henri Hardouin, composer, dies at 81
Aug 15 A British mission to Japan arrives but the Tokugawa shogun Ienari rejects the emissaries on this day in history.
Aug 17 On this day in history napoleon asks King Louis for Holland brigade towards Spain
Aug 21 On this day in history battle of Vimeiro: British and Portuguese forces led by General Arthur Wellesley defeat French force under Major-General Jean-Andoche Junot near the village of Vimeiro, Portugal, the first Anglo-Portuguese victory of the Peninsular War.
Aug 24 On this day in history benjamin Grubb Humphreys, Brig General (Confederate Army)
Aug 29 Hermann Schulze-Delitzsch, German politician/reformer on this day in history.
Aug 30 Joseph Anton Bauer, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.
Sep 13 On this day in history finnish War: In the Battle of Jutas, Swedish forces under Lieutenant General Georg Carl von Döbeln beat the Russians, making von Döbeln a Swedish war hero.
Sep 15 Louis Clapisson, composer on this day in history.
Sep 25 Richard Porson, scholar, dies on this day in history.
Sep 26 Pavel Vranicky, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.
Sep 27 Gaetano B Vestris, ballerina, dies at 79 on this day in history.
Sep 30 On this day in history covent Garden Theatre Royal destroyed by fire
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