Historical Events In 1807

Feb 18   August G Meissner, German estheticus/literary, dies at 53 in the year 1807.  

Feb 19   On this day in history british squadron under Adm Duckworth forces passage of Dardanelle  

Feb 19   British squadron under Admiral Duckworth forces passage of Dardanelles on this day in history.  

Feb 19   Vice President Aaron Burr arrested in Alabama for treason; later found innocent on this day in history.  

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   George Alfred Trenholm, Secy Treas (Confederacy), died in 1876 on this day in history.  

Feb 27   On this day in history henry Wadsworth Longfellow poet was born  

Feb 27   Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Portland Maine, poet (Hiawatha) in the year 1807.  

Feb 27   In the year 1807 the birth of Henry Longfellow, American poet  

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

Mar 05   In the year 1807 1st performance of Ludwig von Beethoven's 4th Symphony in B  

Mar 05   First performance of Ludwig von Beethoven's 4th Symphony in B on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history british forces occupy Alexandria but are able to hold it for only 6 months before the Turks force their evacuation  

Mar 25   On this day in history 1st railway passenger service began in England  

Mar 25   In the year 1807 british Parliament abolishes slave trade  

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

Mar 25   George Canning becomes British minister of Foreign affairs on this day in history.  

Mar 25   In the year 1807 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   Joseph Jerome Le Francais de Lalande, French astronomer, dies on this day in history.  

Apr 09   John Opie, Engl painter/illustrator: Shakespeare gallery, dies at 45 in the year 1807.  

Apr 24   Charles Ferguson Smith, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1862 on this day in history.  

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

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) on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history cornelis E van Koetsveld, vicar/literature  

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Jan 02   Tomasz Napoleon Nidecki, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of baltasar Saldoni, composer  

Jan 06   Joseph Holt, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1894 was born in the year 1807.  

Jan 06   Ludwig Erk, composer was born in the year 1807.  

Jan 06   Jozef Maximilián Petzval, Slovak inventor (d. 1891) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 11   Alfred Eugene "Mudwall" Jackson, Brig General (Confederate Army) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 11   In the year 1807 birth of ezra Cornell, founder (Western Union Telegraph, Cornell University)  

Jan 12   Jan T Beelen, Dutch/Belgian bible expert was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   In the year 1807 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   On this day in history pasquale Paoli, Corsican freedom fighter, dies at 80  

Feb 06   John Reid, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.  

Feb 18   August G Meissner, German estheticus/literary, dies at 53 in the year 1807.  

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

Mar 04   On this day in history death of abraham Baldwin, American politician (b. 1754)  

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