Page 3: Historical Events In 1808

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

Jun 16   In the year 1808 georg Wenzel Ritter, composer, dies at 60   

Jun 22   On this day in history zebulon Pike reaches his peak   

Jun 24   In the year 1808 anna Caroline Oury, composer   

Jun 27   In the year 1808 everhardus J Potgieter, Dutch writer/publisher (The Guide)   

Jun 28   In the year 1808 cristina di Trivulzio di Belgioioso, Italian princess/politican   

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

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

Jul 05   On this day in history battle of Buenos Aires   

Jul 15   French marshal Joachim Murat becomes king of Naples in the year 1808.   

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

Jul 28   Charles Lucas, composer on this day in history.   

Jul 28   On this day in history mahmud II succeeds Mustafa IV as sultan of Turkey   

Jul 29   Selam III, poet/composer/sultan of Turkey (1789-1808), dies in the year 1808.   

Jul 31   Frederick Nichols Crouch, composer on this day in history.   

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   William Thomas Ward, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) in the year 1808.   

Aug 10   In the year 1808 carl Friedrich Weitzmann, composer   

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

Aug 15   On this day in history a British mission to Japan arrives but the Tokugawa shogun Ienari rejects the emissaries   

Aug 17   In the year 1808 napoleon asks King Louis for Holland brigade towards Spain   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Aug 29   On this day in history hermann Schulze-Delitzsch, German politician/reformer   

Aug 30   Joseph Anton Bauer, composer, dies at 83 in the year 1808.   

Sep 13   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 on this day in history.   

Sep 15   Louis Clapisson, composer on this day in history.   

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

Sep 26   On this day in history pavel Vranicky, composer, dies at 51   

Sep 27   Gaetano B Vestris, ballerina, dies at 79 in the year 1808.   

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 04   Josef Kajetán Tyl, Czech playwright, author of the Czech national anthem(d. 1856) was born in the year 1808.   

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

Feb 14   On this day in history death of john Dickinson, American lawyer and Governor of Delaware and Pennsylvania (b. 1732)   

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

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

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