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 in the year 1809.   

Jul 24   Johann Gottfried Eckard, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1809.   

Jul 27   Battle at Talavera: British/Spanish army vs French army in the year 1809.   

Jul 27   On this day in history 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   On this day in history ormsby McKnight Mitchel, astronomer/Major General (Union volunteers)   

Jul 30   In the year 1809 british armed force of 39,000 lands in Walcheren   

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 on this day in history.   

Aug 06   Alfred Lord Tennyson, poet laureate of England in the year 1809.   

Aug 06   The birth of Alfred Tennyson, English poet in the year 1809.   

Aug 08   70 disciples of Gaon of Vilnus, arrive in Israel (Palestine) on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1809 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) on this day in history.   

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

Aug 30   On this day in history adolf Friedrich Hesse, composer   

Aug 30   Ignacy Potocki, Polish Foreign Minister (constitution), dies in the year 1809.   

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   On this day in history royal Opera House in London opens   

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

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   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 in the year 1809.   

Oct 02   In the year 1809 anton Emil Titl, composer   

Oct 02   Wybo Fijnje, politician/patriot/journalist, dies at 59 in the year 1809.   

Oct 04   In the year 1809 albrecht F H, prince of Prussia   

Oct 11   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Oct 22   Federico Ricci, composer on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of john Pieter Heije, Dutch physician/writer/poet (Silver Fleet)   

Jan 02   In the year 1809 birth of friedrich Wilhelm Jahns, composer   

Jan 04   In the year 1809 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   Pierre Joseph Proudhon, France, politician (libertarian socialist) was born on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1809.   

Jan 04   Bartolomeo Giacometti, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Jan 16   John Moore, British general (b. 1761) died on this day in history.   

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

Feb 20   Johann Joseph Emmert, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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

Mar 23   In the year 1809 ferdinand-Philippe-Joseph Staes, composer, dies at 60   

Mar 26   Gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1809.   

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