Page 5: Historical Events In 1809

Nov 22   Peregrine Williamson of Baltimore patents a steel pen   

Nov 23   Horatio Phillips Van Cleve, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers).   

Nov 26   Mariano Obiols, composer   

Nov 26   Nicolas-Marie Dalayrac, composer, dies at 56   

Nov 27   Frances Anne "Fanny" Kemble, England, Shakespearian actress (Juliet)   

Nov 30   Thomas Molleson Mudie, composer   

Dec 03   Thomas Alfred Davies, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1899   

Dec 06   Stephen Thomas, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1903   

Dec 16   Marriage between Napoleon Bonaparte and Josephine disolved after thirteen years   

Dec 16   Napoleon Bonaparte and the Empress Josephine are divorced by an act of the French Senate.   

Dec 16   Napoleon Bonaparte divorces Empress Josephine by French Senate   

Dec 16   Peter P van Bosse, Dutch attorney/liberal minister of Finance   

Dec 19   Pierre-Joseph van Beneden, Belg, paleont (life cycle of tapeworms)   

Dec 20   Friedrich Karl Kuhmstedt, composer.   

Dec 22   Benedict Augustin Morel, Vienna, Fren psychologist (dementia praecox)   

Dec 22   US passes Non-Intercourse Act; opens trade with all nations except Britain and France; to retaliate against Napoleon's Decrees and British blockade; leads to commercial depression in Canada   

Dec 24   Christopher "Kit" Carson, KY, Union brig-general/indian fighter.   

Dec 26   English invasionary troop leaves Vlissingen.   

Dec 26   William Nelson Pendleton, Brig Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1883.   

Dec 29   Albert Pike, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1891.   

Dec 30   Wearing masks at balls forbidden in Boston.   

Dec 31   Franz Ignaz Beck, composer, dies at 75   

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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,