Historical Events In 1808

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

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

Jan 01   On this day in history 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   

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

Jan 07   In the year 1808 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 in the year 1808.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 12   In the year 1808 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 in the year 1808.   

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

Jan 19   On this day in history louis Napoleon signs 1st Dutch aviation law   

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

Jan 26   On this day in history 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   On this day in history francesco Gomez da Rocha, composer   

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

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

Feb 20   In the year 1808 daumier, Marseilles France, artist   

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

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

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 in the year 1808.   

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

Mar 13   On this day in history denmark's demented Christian VII has died March 13 at age 59 after a 32-year reign   

Mar 14   Catharinus Putnam Buckingham, Brig General (Union volunteers) on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Mar 25   Jose de Espronceda y Delgado, Spanish revolutionary/poet (Cortes) in the year 1808.   

Mar 26   Charles IV of Spain abdicates in favor of his son, Ferdinand VII in the year 1808.   

Mar 26   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 on this day in history.   

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Jan 06   Joseph Pitty Couthouy, American naval officer (d. 1864) was born in the year 1808.   

Jan 07   Jacob Ammen, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1894 was born in the year 1808.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 19   In the year 1808 birth of lysander Spooner, American philosopher (d. 1887)   

Jan 27   David F Strauss, Germany, theologist (Jesus' Life) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 04   In the year 1808 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 on this day in history.   

Mar 13   In the year 1808 death of king Christian VII of Denmark (b. 1749)   

Apr 25   On this day in history alois Luigi Tomasini, composer, dies at 66   

May 05   Pierre Jean George Cabanis, French physiologist (b. 1757) died on this day in history.   

May 18   On this day in history jacob Albright, [Albrecht], German/US preacher, dies at 49   

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