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   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   In the year 1808 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 in the year 1808.   

Jan 10   In the year 1808 herman Daendels succeeds A Wiese as gov-gen of Neth Indies   

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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) on this day in history.   

Feb 09   Francesco Gomez da Rocha, composer in the year 1808.   

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   In the year 1808 daumier, Marseilles France, artist   

Feb 25   James Bowen, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1886 on this day in history.   

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

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

Mar 07   On this day in history 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   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 on this day in history.   

Mar 23   On this day in history jeronimo de Bosch Kemper, sociologist/historian (Statistic yearbook)   

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

Mar 25   Jose de Espronceda y Delgado, Spanish revolutionary/poet (Cortes) on this day in history.   

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

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 in the year 1808.   

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Jan 06   Joseph Pitty Couthouy, American naval officer (d. 1864) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 12   In the year 1808 birth of paul "the Great" Taglioni, Vienna, ballet choreographer   

Jan 13   Salmon P Chase, (Sen-R) cabinet member, 6th chief justice (1864-73) was born in the year 1808.   

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   In the year 1808 messenger, horse that sired many great trotters, dies   

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

Mar 09   In the year 1808 death of joseph Bonomi the Elder, architect (b. 1739)   

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   In the year 1808 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   On this day in history death of richard Hurd, English bishop and writer (b. 1720)