Page 3: Historical Events In 1807

May 28   Jan van Swieten, Dutch general/governor of West-Sumatra.   

Jun 02   Robert Fuhrer, composer.   

Jun 06   Adrien Francois Servais, composer   

Jun 11   James Findlay Schenck, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1882   

Jun 14   Emperor Napoleon I's French Grande Armee defeats the Russian Army at the Battle of Friedland in Poland (modern Russian Kaliningrad Oblast) ending the War of the Fourth Coalition.   

Jun 19   Admiral Dmitry Senyavin destroys the Ottoman fleet in the Battle of Athos   

Jun 22   British board USS Chesapeake, a provocation leading to War of 1812   

Jun 22   The British man-of-war Leopard fires on the U S frigate Chesapeake and removes four alleged British deserters.   

Jun 26   Lightning hits gunpowder warehouse in Luxembourg; 230 die   

Jun 28   British troops lands at Ensenada, Argentina.   

Jun 30   Friedrich T Vischer, German philosopher/writer (Auch einer).   

Jul 01   Thomas Green Clemson, mining engineer, endowed Clemson University   

Jul 04   Giuseppe Garibaldi, freedom fighter (Risorgimento)/unified Italy.   

Jul 04   Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italian soldier is born   

Jul 07   France, Russia and Prussia sign Peace of Tilsit   

Jul 09   Treaties of Tilsit signed by Napoleon I and Alexander I   

Jul 12   Silas Casey, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1882   

Jul 22   Karolina Pawlowa, writer   

Aug 11   David R Atchison, pres of USA on March 3rd 1849.   

Aug 15   Johann N Tetens, German/Danish philosopher/mathematician, dies at 70   

Aug 16   Claude C Saunier, French furniture maker, dies at about 72   

Aug 17   Robert Fulton's steamboat Clermont begins 1st trip up Hudson River   

Aug 18   Charles Francis Adams, (Union), died in 1886   

Sep 01   Aaron Burr acquitted of charges of plotting to set up an empire.   

Sep 01   Former US Vice President Aaron Burr is are discovered innocent of treason.   

Sep 02   The Royal Navy bombards Copenhagen with fire bombs and phosphorus rockets to prevent Denmark from surrendering its fleet to Napoleon   

Sep 04   Robert Fulton begins operating his steamboat.   

Sep 11   Ignaz Lachner, composer   

Sep 12   Edward Miller, composer, dies at 71   

Sep 14   Aaron Burr acquitted of a misdemeanor charge   

Sep 28   Arnold Henry Guyot, Switzerland, US geologist/geographer/meteorologist.   

Oct 03   Heinrich Panofka, composer.   

Oct 12   John Tideman, Dutch Remonstrant theologist.   

Oct 21   Hanri Reber, composer   

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Jan 02   Tomasz napoleon nidecki: Composer   

Jan 04   Baltasar saldoni: Composer   

Jan 06   Joseph holt: Bvt major general (union army), died in 1894   

Jan 06   Ludwig erk: Composer   

Jan 06   Jozef maximilián petzval: Slovak inventor    

Jan 11   Alfred eugene "mudwall" jackson: Brig general (confederate army)   

Jan 11   Ezra cornell: Founder (western union telegraph, cornell university)   

Jan 12   Jan t beelen: Dutch/belgian bible expert   

Jan 05   Michel adanson: French biologist (plant classes),    

Jan 12   Adriaan kluit: Dutch historian,   

Feb 05   Pasquale paoli: Corsican freedom fighter,   

Feb 06   John reid: Composer,    

Feb 18   August g meissner: German estheticus/literary,    

Feb 23   Francois guichard: Composer,    

Mar 04   Abraham baldwin: American politician (b. 1754)   

Mar 11   Anton eberl: Composer,