Page 2: Historical Events In 1807

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

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 in the year 1807.   

Feb 19   In the year 1807 vice President Aaron Burr arrested in Alabama for treason; later found innocent   

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

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   Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Portland Maine, poet (Hiawatha) on this day in history.   

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

Mar 02   On this day in history congress bans slave trade effective January 1, 1808   

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

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

Mar 07   In the year 1807 franz Grave von Pocci, German poet/composer (Der Alchemist)   

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

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

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

Mar 25   British Parliament abolishes slave trade on this day in history.   

Mar 25   First railway passenger service began in England on this day in history.   

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

Mar 25   Slave trade in England abolished by the British Parliament on this day in history.   

Apr 01   Fredrik Cygnaeus, Finnish poet/literature critic in the year 1807.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

May 15   Luigi Ferdinando Casamorata, composer in the year 1807.   

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

May 22   On this day in history former VP Aaron Burr is tried for treason in Richmond Va (acquitted)   

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   Tomasz Napoleon Nidecki, composer was born in the year 1807.   

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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1807.   

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of ezra Cornell, founder (Western Union Telegraph, Cornell University)   

Jan 12   In the year 1807 birth of jan T Beelen, Dutch/Belgian bible expert   

Jan 05   Michel Adanson, French biologist (Plant classes), dies at 79 in the year 1807.   

Jan 12   Adriaan Kluit, Dutch historian, dies at 71 in the year 1807.   

Feb 05   In the year 1807 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 in the year 1807.   

Mar 11   Anton Eberl, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.