Famous Deaths Happened In 1808

Jan 08 Messenger, horse that sired many great trotters, dies in the year 1808.  

Feb 14 On this day in history death of john Dickinson, American lawyer and Governor of Delaware and Pennsylvania (b. 1732)  

Mar 09 Joseph Bonomi the Elder, architect (b. 1739) died in the year 1808.  

Mar 13 On this day in history death of king Christian VII of Denmark (b. 1749)  

Apr 25 On this day in history alois Luigi Tomasini, composer, dies at 66  

May 05 Pierre Jean George Cabanis, French physiologist (b. 1757) died in the year 1808.  

May 18 Jacob Albright, [Albrecht], German/US preacher, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

May 28 Richard Hurd, English bishop and writer (b. 1720) died on this day in history.  

Jun 11 In the year 1808 giovanni Battista Cirri, composer, dies at 83  

Jun 16 Georg Wenzel Ritter, composer, dies at 60 in the year 1808.  

Jul 20 Francois-Hippolyte Barthelemon, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Jul 29 Selam III, poet/composer/sultan of Turkey (1789-1808), dies in the year 1808.  

Aug 13 Henri Hardouin, composer, dies at 81 in the year 1808.  

Aug 30 Joseph Anton Bauer, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Sep 03 John Montgomery, American Continental Congressman (b. 1722) died on this day in history.  

Sep 05 John Home, Scottish writer (b. 1722) died on this day in history.  

Sep 06 In the year 1808 death of louis-Pierre Anquetil, French historian (b. 1723)  

Sep 13 On this day in history death of saverio Bettinelli, Italian writer (b. 1718)  

Sep 17 Benjamin Bourne, American politician (b. 1755) died in the year 1808.  

Sep 25 In the year 1808 richard Porson, scholar, dies  

Sep 26 Pavel Vranicky, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

Sep 27 Gaetano B Vestris, ballerina, dies at 79 in the year 1808.  

Nov 10 In the year 1808 death of guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, British soldier and Governor of Quebec (b. 1724)  

Nov 16 In the year 1808 mustapha IV, sultan of Turkey (1807-08), dies at 29  

Nov 17 In the year 1808 death of david Zeisberger, Moravian missionary (b. 1721)  

Dec 01 On this day in history anton Fischer, composer, dies at 30  

Jan 06 Joseph Pitty Couthouy, American naval officer (d. 1864) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 07 Jacob Ammen, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1894 was born in the year 1808.  

Jan 11 On this day in history birth of antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist  

Jan 12 On this day in history birth of paul "the Great" Taglioni, Vienna, ballet choreographer  

Jan 13 Salmon P Chase, (Sen-R) cabinet member, 6th chief justice (1864-73) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 19 In the year 1808 birth of lysander Spooner, American philosopher (d. 1887)  

Jan 27 David F Strauss, Germany, theologist (Jesus' Life) was born in the year 1808.  

Feb 04 In the year 1808 birth of josef Kajetán Tyl, Czech playwright, author of the Czech national anthem(d. 1856)