Historical Events In 1807

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

Feb 19   British squadron under Adm Duckworth forces passage of Dardanelle on this day in history.   

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

Feb 19   Vice President Aaron Burr arrested in Alabama for treason; later found innocent on this day in history.   

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   Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poet was born in the year 1807.   

Feb 27   Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Portland Maine, poet (Hiawatha) in the year 1807.   

Feb 27   In the year 1807 the birth of Henry Longfellow, American poet   

Mar 02   Congress bans slave trade effective January 1, 1808 in the year 1807.   

Mar 05   1st performance of Ludwig von Beethoven's 4th Symphony in B on this day in history.   

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

Mar 07   In the year 1807 franz Grave von Pocci, German poet/composer (Der Alchemist)   

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

Mar 18   British forces occupy Alexandria but are able to hold it for only 6 months before the Turks force their evacuation in the year 1807.   

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   In the year 1807 first railway passenger service began in England   

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 in the year 1807.   

Apr 01   On this day in history louis Francois Chambray, composer, dies at 69   

Apr 04   Joseph Jerome Le Francais de Lalande, French astronomer, dies on this day in history.   

Apr 09   John Opie, Engl painter/illustrator: Shakespeare gallery, dies at 45 in the year 1807.   

Apr 24   On this day in history charles Ferguson Smith, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1862   

May 01   On this day in history john Bankhead "Prince John" Magruder, Major General (Confederate Army)   

May 11   On this day in history ira Aldridge, Great 19th century black Shakespearian actor (Othello)   

May 15   In the year 1807 luigi Ferdinando Casamorata, composer   

May 22   On this day in history former Vice President Aaron Burr is tried for treason in Richmond VA (acquitted)   

May 22   In the year 1807 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   On this day in history 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   

May 24   On this day in history cornelis E van Koetsveld, vicar/literature   

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Jan 02   Tomasz Napoleon Nidecki, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of joseph Holt, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1894   

Jan 06   Ludwig Erk, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   In the year 1807 birth of jozef Maximilián Petzval, Slovak inventor (d. 1891)   

Jan 11   Alfred Eugene "Mudwall" Jackson, Brig General (Confederate Army) was born on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1807.   

Jan 05   Michel Adanson, French biologist (Plant classes), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1807.   

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