Page 2: Historical Events In 1807

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

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

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

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   George Alfred Trenholm, Secy Treas (Confederacy), died in 1876 in the year 1807.   

Feb 27   Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poet was born in the year 1807.   

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

Feb 27   On this day in history the birth of Henry Longfellow, American poet   

Mar 02   In the year 1807 congress bans slave trade effective January 1, 1808   

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 on this day in history.   

Mar 07   Franz Grave von Pocci, German poet/composer (Der Alchemist) in the year 1807.   

Mar 11   In the year 1807 anton Eberl, composer, dies at 41   

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

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

Mar 25   On this day in history british Parliament abolishes slave trade   

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

Mar 25   George Canning becomes British minister of Foreign affairs in the year 1807.   

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 in the year 1807.   

Apr 09   In the year 1807 john Opie, Engl painter/illustrator: Shakespeare gallery, dies at 45   

Apr 24   In the year 1807 charles Ferguson Smith, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1862   

May 01   John Bankhead "Prince John" Magruder, Major General (Confederate Army) in the year 1807.   

May 11   On this day in history ira Aldridge, Great 19th century black Shakespearian actor (Othello)   

May 15   Luigi Ferdinando Casamorata, composer on this day in history.   

May 22   Former Vice President Aaron Burr is tried for treason in Richmond VA (acquitted) in the year 1807.   

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   On this day in history 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   

May 24   Cornelis E van Koetsveld, vicar/literature on this day in history.   

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

Jan 04   In the year 1807 birth of baltasar Saldoni, composer   

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   Jozef Maximilián Petzval, Slovak inventor (d. 1891) was born in the year 1807.   

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

Jan 11   Ezra Cornell, founder (Western Union Telegraph, Cornell University) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 12   In the year 1807 adriaan Kluit, Dutch historian, dies at 71   

Feb 05   On this day in history pasquale Paoli, Corsican freedom fighter, dies at 80   

Feb 06   On this day in history john Reid, composer, dies at 85   

Feb 18   On this day in history august G Meissner, German estheticus/literary, dies at 53   

Feb 23   In the year 1807 francois Guichard, composer, dies at 61   

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

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