Page 2: Historical Events In 1807

Feb 18   August G Meissner, German estheticus/literary, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

Feb 19   On this day in history british squadron under Adm Duckworth forces passage of Dardanelle   

Feb 19   British squadron under Admiral Duckworth forces passage of Dardanelles on this day in history.   

Feb 19   On this day in history vice President Aaron Burr arrested in Alabama for treason; later found innocent   

Feb 23   Francois Guichard, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1807.   

Feb 24   17 die & 15 wounded in a crush to witness execution of Holloway, Heggerty & Elizabeth Godfrey in England in the year 1807.   

Feb 25   George Alfred Trenholm, Secy Treas (Confederacy), died in 1876 on this day in history.   

Feb 27   On this day in history henry Wadsworth Longfellow poet was born   

Feb 27   On this day in history henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Portland Maine, poet (Hiawatha)   

Feb 27   The birth of Henry Longfellow, American poet on this day in history.   

Mar 02   Congress bans slave trade effective January 1, 1808 on this day in history.   

Mar 05   In the year 1807 1st performance of Ludwig von Beethoven's 4th Symphony in B   

Mar 05   First performance of Ludwig von Beethoven's 4th Symphony in B on this day in history.   

Mar 07   Franz Grave von Pocci, German poet/composer (Der Alchemist) on this day in history.   

Mar 11   In the year 1807 anton Eberl, composer, dies at 41   

Mar 18   British forces occupy Alexandria but are able to hold it for only 6 months before the Turks force their evacuation on this day in history.   

Mar 25   In the year 1807 1st railway passenger service began in England   

Mar 25   British Parliament abolishes slave trade on this day in history.   

Mar 25   First railway passenger service began in England on this day in history.   

Mar 25   On this day in history george Canning becomes British minister of Foreign affairs   

Mar 25   In the year 1807 slave trade in England abolished by the British Parliament   

Apr 01   Fredrik Cygnaeus, Finnish poet/literature critic on this day in history.   

Apr 01   Louis Francois Chambray, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1807.   

Apr 04   In the year 1807 joseph Jerome Le Francais de Lalande, French astronomer, dies   

Apr 09   On this day in history john Opie, Engl painter/illustrator: Shakespeare gallery, dies at 45   

Apr 24   Charles Ferguson Smith, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1862 in the year 1807.   

May 01   In the year 1807 john Bankhead "Prince John" Magruder, Major General (Confederate Army)   

May 11   Ira Aldridge, Great 19th century black Shakespearian actor (Othello) on this day in history.   

May 15   Luigi Ferdinando Casamorata, composer in the year 1807.   

May 22   In the year 1807 former Vice President Aaron Burr is tried for treason in Richmond VA (acquitted)   

May 22   On this day in history former VP Aaron Burr is tried for treason in Richmond Va (acquitted)   

May 22   On this day in history townsend Speakman first sells fruit-flavored carbonated drinks (Philadelphia)   

May 22   U S authorities arrest former vice president Aaron Burr February 19 in Alabama and bring him to trial May 22 at Richmond, Va , in a circuit court presided over by Chief Justice John Marshall of the Supreme Court Burr has apparently schemed to establish an independent nation comprised of Mexico and parts of the Louisiana Territory, but the court acquits him for lack of evidence on this day in history.   

May 24   Cornelis E van Koetsveld, vicar/literature in the year 1807.   

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Jan 02   Tomasz Napoleon Nidecki, composer was born in the year 1807.   

Jan 04   Baltasar Saldoni, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Joseph Holt, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1894 was born in the year 1807.   

Jan 06   In the year 1807 birth of ludwig Erk, composer   

Jan 06   Jozef Maximilián Petzval, Slovak inventor (d. 1891) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 11   Alfred Eugene "Mudwall" Jackson, Brig General (Confederate Army) was born in the year 1807.   

Jan 11   In the year 1807 birth of ezra Cornell, founder (Western Union Telegraph, Cornell University)   

Jan 12   Jan T Beelen, Dutch/Belgian bible expert was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   On this day in history michel Adanson, French biologist (Plant classes), dies at 79   

Jan 12   On this day in history adriaan Kluit, Dutch historian, dies at 71   

Feb 05   Pasquale Paoli, Corsican freedom fighter, dies at 80 in the year 1807.   

Feb 06   On this day in history john Reid, composer, dies at 85   

Feb 18   August G Meissner, German estheticus/literary, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

Feb 23   In the year 1807 francois Guichard, composer, dies at 61   

Mar 04   Abraham Baldwin, American politician (b. 1754) died in the year 1807.   

Mar 11   Anton Eberl, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.