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   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   On this day in history 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   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   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   In the year 1809 70 disciples of Gaon of Vilnus, arrive in Israel (Palestine)  

Aug 09   On this day in history william Barret Travis, commander at Battle of the Alamo  

Aug 10   On this day in history ecuador declares independence from Spain  

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

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

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

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   William Radford, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1890 on this day in history.  

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

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

Sep 30   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1809.  

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Jan 01   In the year 1809 birth of john Pieter Heije, Dutch physician/writer/poet (Silver Fleet)  

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   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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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 in the year 1809.  

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

Mar 26   On this day in history gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer, dies at 68  

Mar 27   Joseph M Vien, French (court)painter/etcher, dies at 92 on this day in history.