Page 4: Historical Events In 1807
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
Oct 30 James Samuel Wadsworth, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers). 


Nov 16 Francois Hainl, composer 


Nov 27 The Portuguese Royal Family leaves Lisbon to escape from Napoleonic troops. 


Dec 03 Clara Reeve, English author (old English baron), dies 


Dec 04 Prince Hall, activist/Masonic leader, dies in Boston. 


Dec 17 France issues the Milan Decree, which confirms the Continental System 


Dec 17 John Greenleaf Whittier, US, poet (Snow-bound). 


Dec 17 The Milan Decree issued by Napoleon reiterates the paper blockade against British trade with the Continent. 


Dec 20 Richard Lucian Page, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901 


Dec 22 An Embargo Act signed by President Jefferson prohibits all ships from leaving U S ports for foreign ports. 


Dec 22 Congress passes Embargo Act, to force peace between Britain and France 


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