Page 3: Historical Events In 1808

Jun 15   In the year 1808 jozef Napoleon becomes king of Spain   

Jun 16   On this day in history georg Wenzel Ritter, composer, dies at 60   

Jun 22   Zebulon Pike reaches his peak on this day in history.   

Jun 24   Anna Caroline Oury, composer on this day in history.   

Jun 27   Everhardus J Potgieter, Dutch writer/publisher (The Guide) on this day in history.   

Jun 28   Cristina di Trivulzio di Belgioioso, Italian princess/politican in the year 1808.   

Jul 02   In the year 1808 simon Fraser completes his trip down Fraser R, BC, lands at Musqueam   

Jul 02   Simon Fraser completes his trip down the Fraser River , BC, and lands at Musqueam on this day in history.   

Jul 05   In the year 1808 battle of Buenos Aires   

Jul 15   In the year 1808 french marshal Joachim Murat becomes king of Naples   

Jul 15   On this day in history henry Cole, promotor (Great Exhibition of 1851)   

Jul 20   On this day in history francois-Hippolyte Barthelemon, composer, dies at 66   

Jul 20   Napoleon decrees all French Jews adopt family names on this day in history.   

Jul 23   Spanish forces at Bailen force a French army of 18,000 under Gen Pierre Antoine Dupont, 43, to surrender July 23 on this day in history.   

Jul 28   On this day in history charles Lucas, composer   

Jul 28   Mahmud II succeeds Mustafa IV as sultan of Turkey on this day in history.   

Jul 29   Selam III, poet/composer/sultan of Turkey (1789-1808), dies on this day in history.   

Jul 31   Frederick Nichols Crouch, composer in the year 1808.   

Aug 01   British forces invade Portugal under Sir Arthur Wellesley, they defeat Gen Dupont August 21, but Wellesley's superiors prevent him from following up his victory on this day in history.   

Aug 09   In the year 1808 william Thomas Ward, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

Aug 10   Carl Friedrich Weitzmann, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 13   Henri Hardouin, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

Aug 15   In the year 1808 a British mission to Japan arrives but the Tokugawa shogun Ienari rejects the emissaries   

Aug 17   Napoleon asks King Louis for Holland brigade towards Spain on this day in history.   

Aug 21   Battle of Vimeiro: British and Portuguese forces led by General Arthur Wellesley defeat French force under Major-General Jean-Andoche Junot near the village of Vimeiro, Portugal, the first Anglo-Portuguese victory of the Peninsular War in the year 1808.   

Aug 24   On this day in history benjamin Grubb Humphreys, Brig General (Confederate Army)   

Aug 29   Hermann Schulze-Delitzsch, German politician/reformer in the year 1808.   

Aug 30   Joseph Anton Bauer, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

Sep 13   On this day in history finnish War: In the Battle of Jutas, Swedish forces under Lieutenant General Georg Carl von Döbeln beat the Russians, making von Döbeln a Swedish war hero.   

Sep 15   In the year 1808 louis Clapisson, composer   

Sep 25   On this day in history richard Porson, scholar, dies   

Sep 26   Pavel Vranicky, composer, dies at 51 in the year 1808.   

Sep 27   Gaetano B Vestris, ballerina, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

Sep 30   Covent Garden Theatre Royal destroyed by fire in the year 1808.   

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Jan 06   In the year 1808 birth of joseph Pitty Couthouy, American naval officer (d. 1864)   

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

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   On this day in history birth of lysander Spooner, American philosopher (d. 1887)   

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

Feb 04   Josef Kajetán Tyl, Czech playwright, author of the Czech national anthem(d. 1856) was born on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1808.   

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

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

Apr 25   Alois Luigi Tomasini, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1808.   

May 05   In the year 1808 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   In the year 1808 death of richard Hurd, English bishop and writer (b. 1720)