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   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 in the year 1807.   

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

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   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   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   On this day in history franz Grave von Pocci, German poet/composer (Der Alchemist)   

Mar 11   On this day in history 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   In the year 1807 1st railway passenger service began in England   

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

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

Apr 01   Fredrik Cygnaeus, Finnish poet/literature critic on this day in history.   

Apr 01   In the year 1807 louis Francois Chambray, composer, dies at 69   

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

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

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

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

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

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

May 22   Former Vice President Aaron Burr is tried for treason in Richmond VA (acquitted) on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1807.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 11   In the year 1807 birth of alfred Eugene "Mudwall" Jackson, Brig General (Confederate Army)   

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

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

Jan 05   Michel Adanson, French biologist (Plant classes), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

Jan 12   Adriaan Kluit, Dutch historian, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Feb 05   Pasquale Paoli, Corsican freedom fighter, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 18   In the year 1807 august G Meissner, German estheticus/literary, dies at 53   

Feb 23   On this day in history francois Guichard, composer, dies at 61   

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.