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

Jul 27   Battle at Talavera: British/Spanish army vs French army in the year 1809.  

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   Ormsby McKnight Mitchel, astronomer/Major General (Union volunteers) in the year 1809.  

Jul 30   In the year 1809 british armed force of 39,000 lands in Walcheren  

Jul 31   On this day in history 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   On this day in history the birth of Alfred Tennyson, English poet  

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

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   On this day in history ecuador declares independence from Spain (National Day)  

Aug 21   On this day in history francesco Schira, composer  

Aug 23   On this day in history juliusz Slowacki, Polish poet (Trip to H Land)  

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

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

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   In the year 1809 royal Opera House in London opens  

Sep 20   In the year 1809 sterline "Old Pap" Price, Major General (Confederate Army)  

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

Sep 27   On this day in history 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   In the year 1809 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   In the year 1809 along the Natchez Trace in Tennessee, explorer Meriwether Lewis dies under mysterious circumstances at an inn called Grinder's Stand.  

Oct 11   In the year 1809 meriwether Lewis, (Lewis & Clark Expedition), commits suicide at 35  

Oct 22   In the year 1809 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   Friedrich Wilhelm Jahns, composer was born in the year 1809.  

Jan 04   Louis Braille, Coupvray France, developer (reading system for blind) was born in the year 1809.  

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

Jan 15   Pierre Joseph Proudhon, France, politician (libertarian socialist) was born in the year 1809.  

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   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   John Moore, British general (b. 1761) died on this day in history.  

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

Feb 20   In the year 1809 johann Joseph Emmert, composer, dies at 76  

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