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   On this day in history johann Gottfried Eckard, composer, dies at 74  

Jul 27   On this day in history battle at Talavera: British/Spanish army vs French army  

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

Jul 28   On this day in history 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   On this day in history alfred Lord Tennyson, poet laureate of England  

Aug 06   The birth of Alfred Tennyson, English poet on this day in history.  

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

Aug 09   William Barret Travis, commander at Battle of the Alamo on this day in history.  

Aug 10   Ecuador declares independence from Spain in the year 1809.  

Aug 10   Ecuador declares independence from Spain (National Day) on this day in history.  

Aug 21   On this day in history francesco Schira, composer  

Aug 23   On this day in history juliusz Slowacki, Polish poet (Trip to H Land)  

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

Aug 29   Oliver Wendell Holmes, Cambridge MA, physician/author (Old Ironsides) in the year 1809.  

Aug 30   In the year 1809 adolf Friedrich Hesse, composer  

Aug 30   On this day in history ignacy Potocki, Polish Foreign Minister (constitution), dies  

Sep 07   Caroline von Schelling, [Michaelis], German author, dies at 46 on this day in history.  

Sep 09   On this day in history william Radford, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1890  

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   Sterline "Old Pap" Price, Major General (Confederate Army) on this day in history.  

Sep 21   On this day in history alexander Reinagle, composer, dies at 53  

Sep 27   On this day in history raphael Semmes, Rear Admiral (Confederate Navy), died in 1877  

Sep 30   In the year 1809 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  

Oct 02   Anton Emil Titl, composer in the year 1809.  

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

Oct 04   Albrecht F H, prince of Prussia in the year 1809.  

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

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

Oct 22   On this day in history federico Ricci, composer  

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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   On this day in history birth of louis Braille, Coupvray France, developer (reading system for blind)  

Jan 15   On this day in history birth of cornelia Connelly, Phila, founder (Society of the Holy Child Jesus)  

Jan 15   On this day in history 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 in the year 1809.  

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

Jan 04   On this day in history bartolomeo Giacometti, composer, dies at 67  

Jan 16   John Moore, British general (b. 1761) died in the year 1809.  

Jan 21   In the year 1809 death of josiah Hornblower, American statesman (b. 1729)  

Feb 20   Johann Joseph Emmert, composer, dies at 76 in the year 1809.  

Mar 07   Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, Austrian composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Mar 23   On this day in history ferdinand-Philippe-Joseph Staes, composer, dies at 60  

Mar 26   On this day in history gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer, dies at 68  

Mar 27   In the year 1809 joseph M Vien, French (court)painter/etcher, dies at 92