Page 3: Historical Events In 1808

Jun 15   Jozef Napoleon becomes king of Spain in the year 1808.   

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

Jul 02   On this day in history 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   Battle of Buenos Aires on this day in history.   

Jul 15   French marshal Joachim Murat becomes king of Naples on this day in history.   

Jul 15   Henry Cole, promotor (Great Exhibition of 1851) on this day in history.   

Jul 20   In the year 1808 francois-Hippolyte Barthelemon, composer, dies at 66   

Jul 20   On this day in history napoleon decrees all French Jews adopt family names   

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   Charles Lucas, composer in the year 1808.   

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   On this day in history 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   

Aug 09   William Thomas Ward, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) on this day in history.   

Aug 10   In the year 1808 carl Friedrich Weitzmann, composer   

Aug 13   On this day in history henri Hardouin, composer, dies at 81   

Aug 15   A British mission to Japan arrives but the Tokugawa shogun Ienari rejects the emissaries on this day in history.   

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

Aug 21   On this day in history 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.   

Aug 24   Benjamin Grubb Humphreys, Brig General (Confederate Army) in the year 1808.   

Aug 29   Hermann Schulze-Delitzsch, German politician/reformer on this day in history.   

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

Sep 13   In the year 1808 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   On this day in history louis Clapisson, composer   

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

Sep 26   Pavel Vranicky, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

Sep 27   On this day in history gaetano B Vestris, ballerina, dies at 79   

Sep 30   On this day in history covent Garden Theatre Royal destroyed by fire   

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

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

Jan 11   In the year 1808 birth of antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Apr 25   Alois Luigi Tomasini, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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