Historical Events In 1809

Jul 16   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 on this day in history.  

Jul 24   On this day in history johann Gottfried Eckard, composer, dies at 74  

Jul 27   In the year 1809 battle at Talavera: British/Spanish army vs French army  

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   Ormsby McKnight Mitchel, astronomer/Major General (Union volunteers) on this day in history.  

Jul 30   British armed force of 39,000 lands in Walcheren in the year 1809.  

Jul 31   In the year 1809 1st practical US railroad track (wooden, for horse-drawn cars), Phila  

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

Aug 06   On this day in history 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   In the year 1809 ecuador declares independence from Spain  

Aug 10   Ecuador declares independence from Spain (National Day) on this day in history.  

Aug 21   In the year 1809 francesco Schira, composer  

Aug 23   Juliusz Slowacki, Polish poet (Trip to H Land) in the year 1809.  

Aug 27   Hannibal Hamlin, (R) 15th VP (1861-65) on this day in history.  

Aug 29   Oliver Wendell Holmes, Cambridge MA, physician/author (Old Ironsides) in the year 1809.  

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

Aug 30   In the year 1809 ignacy Potocki, Polish Foreign Minister (constitution), dies  

Sep 07   Caroline von Schelling, [Michaelis], German author, dies at 46 on this day in history.  

Sep 09   William Radford, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1890 in the year 1809.  

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

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

Sep 20   Sterline "Old Pap" Price, Major General (Confederate Army) in the year 1809.  

Sep 21   Alexander Reinagle, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

Sep 27   Raphael Semmes, Rear Admiral (Confederate Navy), died in 1877 in the year 1809.  

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   In the year 1809 anton Emil Titl, composer  

Oct 02   On this day in history wybo Fijnje, politician/patriot/journalist, dies at 59  

Oct 04   On this day in history albrecht F H, prince of Prussia  

Oct 11   On this day in history along the Natchez Trace in Tennessee, explorer Meriwether Lewis dies under mysterious circumstances at an inn called Grinder's Stand.  

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

Oct 22   Federico Ricci, composer on this day in history.  

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Jan 01   John Pieter Heije, Dutch physician/writer/poet (Silver Fleet) was born in the year 1809.  

Jan 02   Friedrich Wilhelm Jahns, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of louis Braille, Coupvray France, developer (reading system for blind)  

Jan 15   Cornelia Connelly, Phila, founder (Society of the Holy Child Jesus) was born in the year 1809.  

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

Jan 18   Richard Caswell Gatlin, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1896 was born in the year 1809.  

Jan 19   On this day in history birth of edgar Allan Poe, Boston, author (Pit & the Pendulum)  

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 on this day in history.  

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   Ferdinand-Philippe-Joseph Staes, composer, dies at 60 in the year 1809.  

Mar 26   In the year 1809 gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer, dies at 68  

Mar 27   On this day in history joseph M Vien, French (court)painter/etcher, dies at 92