Historical Events In 1807

Feb 18   August G Meissner, German estheticus/literary, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

Feb 19   British squadron under Adm Duckworth forces passage of Dardanelle in the year 1807.  

Feb 19   In the year 1807 british squadron under Admiral Duckworth forces passage of Dardanelles  

Feb 19   On this day in history vice President Aaron Burr arrested in Alabama for treason; later found innocent  

Feb 23   Francois Guichard, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

Feb 24   In the year 1807 17 die & 15 wounded in a crush to witness execution of Holloway, Heggerty & Elizabeth Godfrey in England  

Feb 25   On this day in history george Alfred Trenholm, Secy Treas (Confederacy), died in 1876  

Feb 27   Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poet was born on this day in history.  

Feb 27   In the year 1807 henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Portland Maine, poet (Hiawatha)  

Feb 27   The birth of Henry Longfellow, American poet on this day in history.  

Mar 02   Congress bans slave trade effective January 1, 1808 on this day in history.  

Mar 05   On this day in history 1st performance of Ludwig von Beethoven's 4th Symphony in B  

Mar 05   First performance of Ludwig von Beethoven's 4th Symphony in B in the year 1807.  

Mar 07   Franz Grave von Pocci, German poet/composer (Der Alchemist) on this day in history.  

Mar 11   Anton Eberl, composer, dies at 41 in the year 1807.  

Mar 18   British forces occupy Alexandria but are able to hold it for only 6 months before the Turks force their evacuation in the year 1807.  

Mar 25   1st railway passenger service began in England in the year 1807.  

Mar 25   British Parliament abolishes slave trade in the year 1807.  

Mar 25   First railway passenger service began in England in the year 1807.  

Mar 25   On this day in history george Canning becomes British minister of Foreign affairs  

Mar 25   On this day in history slave trade in England abolished by the British Parliament  

Apr 01   In the year 1807 fredrik Cygnaeus, Finnish poet/literature critic  

Apr 01   On this day in history louis Francois Chambray, composer, dies at 69  

Apr 04   In the year 1807 joseph Jerome Le Francais de Lalande, French astronomer, dies  

Apr 09   On this day in history john Opie, Engl painter/illustrator: Shakespeare gallery, dies at 45  

Apr 24   On this day in history charles Ferguson Smith, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1862  

May 01   John Bankhead "Prince John" Magruder, Major General (Confederate Army) on this day in history.  

May 11   In the year 1807 ira Aldridge, Great 19th century black Shakespearian actor (Othello)  

May 15   On this day in history luigi Ferdinando Casamorata, composer  

May 22   On this day in history former Vice President Aaron Burr is tried for treason in Richmond VA (acquitted)  

May 22   Former VP Aaron Burr is tried for treason in Richmond Va (acquitted) in the year 1807.  

May 22   Townsend Speakman first sells fruit-flavored carbonated drinks (Philadelphia) in the year 1807.  

May 22   U S authorities arrest former vice president Aaron Burr February 19 in Alabama and bring him to trial May 22 at Richmond, Va , in a circuit court presided over by Chief Justice John Marshall of the Supreme Court Burr has apparently schemed to establish an independent nation comprised of Mexico and parts of the Louisiana Territory, but the court acquits him for lack of evidence on this day in history.  

May 24   In the year 1807 cornelis E van Koetsveld, vicar/literature  

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of tomasz Napoleon Nidecki, composer  

Jan 04   Baltasar Saldoni, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of joseph Holt, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1894  

Jan 06   Ludwig Erk, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 06   In the year 1807 birth of jozef Maximilián Petzval, Slovak inventor (d. 1891)  

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of alfred Eugene "Mudwall" Jackson, Brig General (Confederate Army)  

Jan 11   Ezra Cornell, founder (Western Union Telegraph, Cornell University) was born in the year 1807.  

Jan 12   Jan T Beelen, Dutch/Belgian bible expert was born in the year 1807.  

Jan 05   On this day in history michel Adanson, French biologist (Plant classes), dies at 79  

Jan 12   On this day in history adriaan Kluit, Dutch historian, dies at 71  

Feb 05   Pasquale Paoli, Corsican freedom fighter, dies at 80 in the year 1807.  

Feb 06   In the year 1807 john Reid, composer, dies at 85  

Feb 18   August G Meissner, German estheticus/literary, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

Feb 23   Francois Guichard, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1807.  

Mar 04   Abraham Baldwin, American politician (b. 1754) died on this day in history.  

Mar 11   On this day in history anton Eberl, composer, dies at 41