Historical Events In 1809

Jul 16   On this day in history 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   In the year 1809 battle at Talavera: British/Spanish army vs French army  

Jul 27   In the year 1809 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   In the year 1809 british armed force of 39,000 lands in Walcheren  

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

Jul 31   In the year 1809 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   In the year 1809 the birth of Alfred Tennyson, English poet  

Aug 08   70 disciples of Gaon of Vilnus, arrive in Israel (Palestine) on this day in history.  

Aug 09   In the year 1809 william Barret Travis, commander at Battle of the Alamo  

Aug 10   Ecuador declares independence from Spain on this day in history.  

Aug 10   In the year 1809 ecuador declares independence from Spain (National Day)  

Aug 21   In the year 1809 francesco Schira, composer  

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

Aug 27   Hannibal Hamlin, (R) 15th VP (1861-65) in the year 1809.  

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

Aug 30   Adolf Friedrich Hesse, composer in the year 1809.  

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

Sep 07   Caroline von Schelling, [Michaelis], German author, dies at 46 in the year 1809.  

Sep 09   In the year 1809 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 on this day in history.  

Sep 18   Royal Opera House in London opens in the year 1809.  

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

Sep 21   Alexander Reinagle, composer, dies at 53 in the year 1809.  

Sep 27   In the year 1809 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   On this day in history anton Emil Titl, composer  

Oct 02   Wybo Fijnje, politician/patriot/journalist, dies at 59 in the year 1809.  

Oct 04   Albrecht F H, prince of Prussia in the year 1809.  

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

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   Louis Braille, Coupvray France, developer (reading system for blind) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 15   In the year 1809 birth of pierre Joseph Proudhon, France, politician (libertarian socialist)  

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   Bartolomeo Giacometti, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1809.  

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

Jan 21   In the year 1809 death of josiah Hornblower, American statesman (b. 1729)  

Feb 20   Johann Joseph Emmert, composer, dies at 76 in the year 1809.  

Mar 07   In the year 1809 johann Georg Albrechtsberger, Austrian composer, dies at 73  

Mar 23   Ferdinand-Philippe-Joseph Staes, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

Mar 26   Gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1809.  

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