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 in the year 1809.  

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   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) in the year 1809.  

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   In the year 1809 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 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

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

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) on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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   Royal Opera House in London opens on this day in history.  

Sep 20   On this day in history sterline "Old Pap" Price, Major General (Confederate Army)  

Sep 21   On this day in history alexander Reinagle, composer, dies at 53  

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

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 in the year 1809.  

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

Oct 02   Wybo Fijnje, politician/patriot/journalist, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Oct 22   On this day in history federico Ricci, composer  

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

Jan 02   In the year 1809 birth of friedrich Wilhelm Jahns, composer  

Jan 04   In the year 1809 birth of louis Braille, Coupvray France, developer (reading system for blind)  

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

Jan 15   On this day in history birth of pierre Joseph Proudhon, France, politician (libertarian socialist)  

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

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

Jan 20   Sebastian de Iradier, Spanish composer (La Paloma) was born in the year 1809.  

Jan 04   Bartolomeo Giacometti, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1809.  

Jan 16   In the year 1809 death of john Moore, British general (b. 1761)  

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

Feb 20   On this day in history 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   Gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1809.  

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