Page 4: Historical Events In 1809

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   

Jul 28   Ormsby McKnight Mitchel, astronomer/Major General (Union volunteers).   

Jul 30   British armed force of 39000 lands in Walcheren.   

Jul 31   1st practical US railroad track (wooden, for horse-drawn cars), Phila   

Jul 31   The inaugural practical US railroad track (wooden, for horse-drawn cars), Phila.   

Aug 06   Alfred Lord Tennyson, poet laureate of England   

Aug 06   Alfred Tennyson, English poet is born.   

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

Aug 09   William Barret Travis, commander at Battle of the Alamo   

Aug 10   Ecuador declares independence from Spain (National Day)   

Aug 10   Ecuador declares independence from Spain   

Aug 21   Francesco Schira, composer   

Aug 23   Juliusz Slowacki, Polish poet (Trip to H Land)   

Aug 27   Hannibal Hamlin, (R) 15th VP (1861-65).   

Aug 29   Oliver Wendell Holmes, Cambridge MA, physician/author (Old Ironsides)   

Aug 30   Adolf Friedrich Hesse, composer.   

Aug 30   Ignacy Potocki, Polish Foreign Minister (constitution), dies.   

Sep 07   Caroline von Schelling, [Michaelis], German author, dies at 46.   

Sep 09   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.   

Sep 18   Royal Opera House in London opens.   

Sep 20   Sterline "Old Pap" Price, Major General (Confederate Army).   

Sep 21   Alexander Reinagle, composer, dies at 53.   

Sep 27   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.   

Oct 02   Anton Emil Titl, composer   

Oct 02   Wybo Fijnje, politician/patriot/journalist, dies at 59   

Oct 04   Albrecht F H, prince of Prussia   

Oct 11   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 and Clark Expedition), commits suicide at 35.   

Oct 22   Federico Ricci, composer.   

Oct 27   Peter "Peerke" Donders, Dutch RC missionary to Suriname.   

Nov 09   Albert Taylor Bledsoe, Asst Secy War (Confederacy), died in 1877   

Nov 13   John AB Dahlgren, US Union lt adm/inventor (Civil war Dahlgren-cannon).   

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Jan 01   John pieter heije: Dutch physician/writer/poet (silver fleet)   

Jan 02   Friedrich wilhelm jahns: Composer   

Jan 04   Louis braille: Coupvray france, developer (reading system for blind)   

Jan 15   Cornelia connelly: Phila, founder (society of the holy child jesus)   

Jan 15   Pierre joseph proudhon: France, politician (libertarian socialist)   

Jan 18   Richard caswell gatlin: Brig general (confederate army), died in 1896   

Jan 19   Edgar allan poe: Boston, author (pit & the pendulum)   

Jan 20   Sebastian de iradier: Spanish composer (la paloma)   

Jan 04   Bartolomeo giacometti: Composer,    

Jan 16   John moore: British general (b. 1761)   

Jan 21   Josiah hornblower: American statesman (b. 1729)   

Feb 20   Johann joseph emmert: Composer,   

Mar 07   Johann georg albrechtsberger: Austrian composer,   

Mar 23   Ferdinand-philippe-joseph staes: Composer,    

Mar 26   Gabriele mario piozzi: Composer,    

Mar 27   Joseph m vien: French (court)painter/etcher,