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 on this day in history.  

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

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

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   The first practical US railroad track (wooden, for horse-drawn cars), Phila in the year 1809.  

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   On this day in history 70 disciples of Gaon of Vilnus, arrive in Israel (Palestine)  

Aug 09   William Barret Travis, commander at Battle of the Alamo on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history francesco Schira, composer  

Aug 23   Juliusz Slowacki, Polish poet (Trip to H Land) on this day in history.  

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

Aug 29   Oliver Wendell Holmes, Cambridge MA, physician/author (Old Ironsides) on this day in history.  

Aug 30   In the year 1809 adolf Friedrich Hesse, composer  

Aug 30   Ignacy Potocki, Polish Foreign Minister (constitution), dies in the year 1809.  

Sep 07   In the year 1809 caroline von Schelling, [Michaelis], German author, dies at 46  

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 in the year 1809.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Sep 30   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 on this day in history.  

Oct 02   On this day in history 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   On this day in history meriwether Lewis, (Lewis & Clark Expedition), commits suicide at 35  

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 in the year 1809.  

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

Jan 15   In the year 1809 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   Richard Caswell Gatlin, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1896 was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 20   On this day in history birth of sebastian de Iradier, Spanish composer (La Paloma)  

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

Jan 16   On this day in history death of john Moore, British general (b. 1761)  

Jan 21   Josiah Hornblower, American statesman (b. 1729) died in the year 1809.  

Feb 20   Johann Joseph Emmert, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Mar 07   Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, Austrian composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Mar 23   On this day in history ferdinand-Philippe-Joseph Staes, composer, dies at 60  

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