Page 4: Historical Events In 1809

Jul 16   The city of La Paz, in what is today Bolivia, declared its independence from Spanish Crown and formed the Junta Tuitiva, the first independent government in Spanish America, lead by Pedro Domingo Murillo on this day in history.   

Jul 24   Johann Gottfried Eckard, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

Jul 27   In the year 1809 battle at Talavera: British/Spanish army vs French army   

Jul 27   In the year 1809 sir Arthur Wellesley has defeated the Spanish king Joseph Bonaparte at Talavera de la Reina and been made duke of Wellington for his triumph   

Jul 28   In the year 1809 ormsby McKnight Mitchel, astronomer/Major General (Union volunteers)   

Jul 30   British armed force of 39,000 lands in Walcheren on this day in history.   

Jul 31   1st practical US railroad track (wooden, for horse-drawn cars), Phila in the year 1809.   

Jul 31   The first practical US railroad track (wooden, for horse-drawn cars), Phila in the year 1809.   

Aug 06   In the year 1809 alfred Lord Tennyson, poet laureate of England   

Aug 06   In the year 1809 the birth of Alfred Tennyson, English poet   

Aug 08   70 disciples of Gaon of Vilnus, arrive in Israel (Palestine) in the year 1809.   

Aug 09   On this day in history william Barret Travis, commander at Battle of the Alamo   

Aug 10   In the year 1809 ecuador declares independence from Spain   

Aug 10   In the year 1809 ecuador declares independence from Spain (National Day)   

Aug 21   Francesco Schira, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 23   Juliusz Slowacki, Polish poet (Trip to H Land) in the year 1809.   

Aug 27   Hannibal Hamlin, (R) 15th VP (1861-65) in the year 1809.   

Aug 29   In the year 1809 oliver Wendell Holmes, Cambridge MA, physician/author (Old Ironsides)   

Aug 30   Adolf Friedrich Hesse, composer in the year 1809.   

Aug 30   In the year 1809 ignacy Potocki, Polish Foreign Minister (constitution), dies   

Sep 07   Caroline von Schelling, [Michaelis], German author, dies at 46 in the year 1809.   

Sep 09   William Radford, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1890 in the year 1809.   

Sep 17   Peace between Sweden and Russia in the Finnish War. The territory to become Finland is ceded to Russia by the Treaty of Fredrikshamn in the year 1809.   

Sep 18   In the year 1809 royal Opera House in London opens   

Sep 20   In the year 1809 sterline "Old Pap" Price, Major General (Confederate Army)   

Sep 21   Alexander Reinagle, composer, dies at 53 in the year 1809.   

Sep 27   Raphael Semmes, Rear Admiral (Confederate Navy), died in 1877 in the year 1809.   

Sep 30   The Treaty of Fort Wayne negotiated by Gen William Henry Harrison obtains 3 million acres of Indiana Territory Indian land on the Wabash River for the United States on this day in history.   

Oct 02   On this day in history anton Emil Titl, composer   

Oct 02   Wybo Fijnje, politician/patriot/journalist, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

Oct 04   Albrecht F H, prince of Prussia on this day in history.   

Oct 11   Along the Natchez Trace in Tennessee, explorer Meriwether Lewis dies under mysterious circumstances at an inn called Grinder's Stand in the year 1809.   

Oct 11   Meriwether Lewis, (Lewis & Clark Expedition), commits suicide at 35 in the year 1809.   

Oct 22   Federico Ricci, composer in the year 1809.   

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Jan 01   John Pieter Heije, Dutch physician/writer/poet (Silver Fleet) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of friedrich Wilhelm Jahns, composer   

Jan 04   Louis Braille, Coupvray France, developer (reading system for blind) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 15   Cornelia Connelly, Phila, founder (Society of the Holy Child Jesus) was born in the year 1809.   

Jan 15   In the year 1809 birth of pierre Joseph Proudhon, France, politician (libertarian socialist)   

Jan 18   Richard Caswell Gatlin, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1896 was born in the year 1809.   

Jan 19   Edgar Allan Poe, Boston, author (Pit & the Pendulum) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 20   Sebastian de Iradier, Spanish composer (La Paloma) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1809 bartolomeo Giacometti, composer, dies at 67   

Jan 16   On this day in history death of john Moore, British general (b. 1761)   

Jan 21   On this day in history death of josiah Hornblower, American statesman (b. 1729)   

Feb 20   In the year 1809 johann Joseph Emmert, composer, dies at 76   

Mar 07   Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, Austrian composer, dies at 73 in the year 1809.   

Mar 23   Ferdinand-Philippe-Joseph Staes, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

Mar 26   In the year 1809 gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer, dies at 68   

Mar 27   Joseph M Vien, French (court)painter/etcher, dies at 92 on this day in history.