Historical Events In 1808

Jan 01   African Benevolent Society (education) forms in the year 1808.   

Jan 01   Congress prohibits importation of slaves on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1808.   

Jan 01   Sierra Leone becomes a British colony on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Jacob Ammen, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1894 on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 10   In the year 1808 herman Daendels succeeds A Wiese as Governor-General of Netherlands Indies   

Jan 11   On this day in history antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist   

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

Jan 12   In the year 1808 the organizational meeting that led to the creation of the Wernerian Natural History Society, a former Scottish learned society, is held in Edinburgh.   

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

Jan 19   Louis Napoleon signs 1st Dutch aviation law in the year 1808.   

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

Jan 26   Rum Rebellion, the only successful (albeit short-lived) armed takeover of the government in Australia on this day in history.   

Jan 27   In the year 1808 david F Strauss, Germany, theologist (Jesus' Life)   

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

Feb 11   On this day in history anthracite coal 1st burned as fuel, experimentally, Wilkes-Barre, Pa   

Feb 11   In the year 1808 anthracite coal first burned as fuel, experimentally, Wilkes-Barre PA   

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   The inaugural meeting of the Wernerian Natural History Society, a former Scottish learned society, was held in Edinburgh on this day in history.   

Mar 06   1st college orchestra in US founded, at Harvard on this day in history.   

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

Mar 07   In the year 1808 portugal's regent Dom Juan IV arrives in Rio De Janeiro   

Mar 12   Gerrit van der Linde Jz, "Schoolmaster", Dutch poet in the year 1808.   

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   Catharinus Putnam Buckingham, Brig General (Union volunteers) in the year 1808.   

Mar 15   On this day in history gaetano Gaspari, composer   

Mar 23   Jeronimo de Bosch Kemper, sociologist/historian (Statistic yearbook) on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1808 charles IV of Spain abdicates in favor of his son, Ferdinand VII.   

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   Joseph Pitty Couthouy, American naval officer (d. 1864) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 11   Antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 13   On this day in history birth of salmon P Chase, (Sen-R) cabinet member, 6th chief justice (1864-73)   

Jan 19   Lysander Spooner, American philosopher (d. 1887) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 08   On this day in history messenger, horse that sired many great trotters, dies   

Feb 14   John Dickinson, American lawyer and Governor of Delaware and Pennsylvania (b. 1732) died in the year 1808.   

Mar 09   Joseph Bonomi the Elder, architect (b. 1739) died on this day in history.   

Mar 13   On this day in history death of king Christian VII of Denmark (b. 1749)   

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   In the year 1808 jacob Albright, [Albrecht], German/US preacher, dies at 49   

May 28   Richard Hurd, English bishop and writer (b. 1720) died on this day in history.