Historical Events In 1808

Jan 01   African Benevolent Society (education) forms on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Congress prohibits importation of slaves in the year 1808.   

Jan 01   Importation of slaves into the United States is banned as of January 1 by an act of Congress passed last year, but illegal imports continue on this day in history.   

Jan 01   On this day in history sierra Leone becomes a British colony   

Jan 07   On this day in history jacob Ammen, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1894   

Jan 08   Messenger, horse that sired many great trotters, dies on this day in history.   

Jan 10   Herman Daendels succeeds A Wiese as gov-gen of Neth Indies on this day in history.   

Jan 10   Herman Daendels succeeds A Wiese as Governor-General of Netherlands Indies in the year 1808.   

Jan 11   Antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist in the year 1808.   

Jan 12   On this day in history paul "the Great" Taglioni, Vienna, ballet choreographer   

Jan 12   The organizational meeting that led to the creation of the Wernerian Natural History Society, a former Scottish learned society, is held in Edinburgh on this day in history.   

Jan 13   Salmon P Chase, (Sen-R) cabinet member, 6th chief justice (1864-73) on this day in history.   

Jan 19   In the year 1808 louis Napoleon signs 1st Dutch aviation law   

Jan 19   Louis Napoleon signs first Dutch aviation law on this day in history.   

Jan 26   In the year 1808 rum Rebellion, the only successful (albeit short-lived) armed takeover of the government in Australia.   

Jan 27   David F Strauss, Germany, theologist (Jesus' Life) in the year 1808.   

Feb 09   In the year 1808 francesco Gomez da Rocha, composer   

Feb 11   Anthracite coal 1st burned as fuel, experimentally, Wilkes-Barre, Pa on this day in history.   

Feb 11   Anthracite coal first burned as fuel, experimentally, Wilkes-Barre PA in the year 1808.   

Feb 20   Daumier, Marseilles France, artist on this day in history.   

Feb 25   In the year 1808 james Bowen, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1886   

Mar 02   In the year 1808 the inaugural meeting of the Wernerian Natural History Society, a former Scottish learned society, was held in Edinburgh.   

Mar 06   In the year 1808 1st college orchestra in US founded, at Harvard   

Mar 06   The first college orchestra in US founded, at Harvard in the year 1808.   

Mar 07   Portugal's regent Dom Juan IV arrives in Rio De Janeiro on this day in history.   

Mar 12   On this day in history gerrit van der Linde Jz, "Schoolmaster", Dutch poet   

Mar 13   Denmark's demented Christian VII has died March 13 at age 59 after a 32-year reign in the year 1808.   

Mar 14   On this day in history catharinus Putnam Buckingham, Brig General (Union volunteers)   

Mar 15   Gaetano Gaspari, composer in the year 1808.   

Mar 23   Jeronimo de Bosch Kemper, sociologist/historian (Statistic yearbook) in the year 1808.   

Mar 23   Napoleon's brother Joseph takes the throne of Spain in the year 1808.   

Mar 25   On this day in history jose de Espronceda y Delgado, Spanish revolutionary/poet (Cortes)   

Mar 26   Charles IV of Spain abdicates in favor of his son, Ferdinand VII on this day in history.   

Mar 26   On this day in history napoleon announces that France must guard the coast of Spain against Britain, he orders upwards of 70,000 men to cross the Spanish frontier in January, French forces occupy the fortresses of San Sebastian, Pamplona, Figuera, and Barcelona by treachery in February, and by mid-March there are nearly 100,000 French troops in Spain Their commander in chief Joachim Murat occupies Madrid and Carlos IV abdicates in favor of his son Ferdinand, 23   

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Jan 06   On this day in history birth of joseph Pitty Couthouy, American naval officer (d. 1864)   

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of jacob Ammen, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1894   

Jan 11   In the year 1808 birth of antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist   

Jan 12   Paul "the Great" Taglioni, Vienna, ballet choreographer was born in the year 1808.   

Jan 13   In the year 1808 birth of salmon P Chase, (Sen-R) cabinet member, 6th chief justice (1864-73)   

Jan 19   Lysander Spooner, American philosopher (d. 1887) was born in the year 1808.   

Jan 27   On this day in history birth of david F Strauss, Germany, theologist (Jesus' Life)   

Feb 04   On this day in history birth of josef Kajetán Tyl, Czech playwright, author of the Czech national anthem(d. 1856)   

Jan 08   Messenger, horse that sired many great trotters, dies in the year 1808.   

Feb 14   John Dickinson, American lawyer and Governor of Delaware and Pennsylvania (b. 1732) died on this day in history.   

Mar 09   Joseph Bonomi the Elder, architect (b. 1739) died in the year 1808.   

Mar 13   King Christian VII of Denmark (b. 1749) died on this day in history.   

Apr 25   In the year 1808 alois Luigi Tomasini, composer, dies at 66   

May 05   On this day in history death of pierre Jean George Cabanis, French physiologist (b. 1757)   

May 18   Jacob Albright, [Albrecht], German/US preacher, dies at 49 in the year 1808.   

May 28   In the year 1808 death of richard Hurd, English bishop and writer (b. 1720)