Historical Events In 1809

Jul 16   In the year 1809 the city of La Paz, in what is today Bolivia, declared its independence from Spanish Crown and formed the Junta Tuitiva, the first independent government in Spanish America, lead by Pedro Domingo Murillo.  

Jul 24   Johann Gottfried Eckard, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1809.  

Jul 27   Battle at Talavera: British/Spanish army vs French army in the year 1809.  

Jul 27   On this day in history sir Arthur Wellesley has defeated the Spanish king Joseph Bonaparte at Talavera de la Reina and been made duke of Wellington for his triumph  

Jul 28   In the year 1809 ormsby McKnight Mitchel, astronomer/Major General (Union volunteers)  

Jul 30   British armed force of 39,000 lands in Walcheren on this day in history.  

Jul 31   1st practical US railroad track (wooden, for horse-drawn cars), Phila on this day in history.  

Jul 31   On this day in history the first practical US railroad track (wooden, for horse-drawn cars), Phila  

Aug 06   In the year 1809 alfred Lord Tennyson, poet laureate of England  

Aug 06   The birth of Alfred Tennyson, English poet in the year 1809.  

Aug 08   70 disciples of Gaon of Vilnus, arrive in Israel (Palestine) in the year 1809.  

Aug 09   William Barret Travis, commander at Battle of the Alamo in the year 1809.  

Aug 10   Ecuador declares independence from Spain in the year 1809.  

Aug 10   On this day in history ecuador declares independence from Spain (National Day)  

Aug 21   Francesco Schira, composer on this day in history.  

Aug 23   In the year 1809 juliusz Slowacki, Polish poet (Trip to H Land)  

Aug 27   In the year 1809 hannibal Hamlin, (R) 15th VP (1861-65)  

Aug 29   On this day in history oliver Wendell Holmes, Cambridge MA, physician/author (Old Ironsides)  

Aug 30   Adolf Friedrich Hesse, composer on this day in history.  

Aug 30   Ignacy Potocki, Polish Foreign Minister (constitution), dies on this day in history.  

Sep 07   On this day in history caroline von Schelling, [Michaelis], German author, dies at 46  

Sep 09   On this day in history william Radford, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1890  

Sep 17   Peace between Sweden and Russia in the Finnish War. The territory to become Finland is ceded to Russia by the Treaty of Fredrikshamn in the year 1809.  

Sep 18   On this day in history royal Opera House in London opens  

Sep 20   Sterline "Old Pap" Price, Major General (Confederate Army) on this day in history.  

Sep 21   In the year 1809 alexander Reinagle, composer, dies at 53  

Sep 27   On this day in history raphael Semmes, Rear Admiral (Confederate Navy), died in 1877  

Sep 30   In the year 1809 the Treaty of Fort Wayne negotiated by Gen William Henry Harrison obtains 3 million acres of Indiana Territory Indian land on the Wabash River for the United States  

Oct 02   Anton Emil Titl, composer on this day in history.  

Oct 02   In the year 1809 wybo Fijnje, politician/patriot/journalist, dies at 59  

Oct 04   Albrecht F H, prince of Prussia on this day in history.  

Oct 11   Along the Natchez Trace in Tennessee, explorer Meriwether Lewis dies under mysterious circumstances at an inn called Grinder's Stand in the year 1809.  

Oct 11   Meriwether Lewis, (Lewis & Clark Expedition), commits suicide at 35 in the year 1809.  

Oct 22   Federico Ricci, composer in the year 1809.  

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of john Pieter Heije, Dutch physician/writer/poet (Silver Fleet)  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of friedrich Wilhelm Jahns, composer  

Jan 04   Louis Braille, Coupvray France, developer (reading system for blind) was born in the year 1809.  

Jan 15   On this day in history birth of cornelia Connelly, Phila, founder (Society of the Holy Child Jesus)  

Jan 15   Pierre Joseph Proudhon, France, politician (libertarian socialist) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 18   On this day in history birth of richard Caswell Gatlin, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1896  

Jan 19   Edgar Allan Poe, Boston, author (Pit & the Pendulum) was born in the year 1809.  

Jan 20   In the year 1809 birth of sebastian de Iradier, Spanish composer (La Paloma)  

Jan 04   In the year 1809 bartolomeo Giacometti, composer, dies at 67  

Jan 16   John Moore, British general (b. 1761) died in the year 1809.  

Jan 21   On this day in history death of josiah Hornblower, American statesman (b. 1729)  

Feb 20   In the year 1809 johann Joseph Emmert, composer, dies at 76  

Mar 07   Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, Austrian composer, dies at 73 in the year 1809.  

Mar 23   In the year 1809 ferdinand-Philippe-Joseph Staes, composer, dies at 60  

Mar 26   Gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Mar 27   In the year 1809 joseph M Vien, French (court)painter/etcher, dies at 92