Page 3: Historical Events In 1808

Jun 15   Jozef Napoleon becomes king of Spain on this day in history.   

Jun 16   In the year 1808 georg Wenzel Ritter, composer, dies at 60   

Jun 22   In the year 1808 zebulon Pike reaches his peak   

Jun 24   In the year 1808 anna Caroline Oury, composer   

Jun 27   On this day in history everhardus J Potgieter, Dutch writer/publisher (The Guide)   

Jun 28   On this day in history cristina di Trivulzio di Belgioioso, Italian princess/politican   

Jul 02   On this day in history simon Fraser completes his trip down Fraser R, BC, lands at Musqueam   

Jul 02   Simon Fraser completes his trip down the Fraser River , BC, and lands at Musqueam on this day in history.   

Jul 05   Battle of Buenos Aires in the year 1808.   

Jul 15   French marshal Joachim Murat becomes king of Naples on this day in history.   

Jul 15   In the year 1808 henry Cole, promotor (Great Exhibition of 1851)   

Jul 20   In the year 1808 francois-Hippolyte Barthelemon, composer, dies at 66   

Jul 20   On this day in history napoleon decrees all French Jews adopt family names   

Jul 23   On this day in history spanish forces at Bailen force a French army of 18,000 under Gen Pierre Antoine Dupont, 43, to surrender July 23   

Jul 28   Charles Lucas, composer on this day in history.   

Jul 28   On this day in history mahmud II succeeds Mustafa IV as sultan of Turkey   

Jul 29   Selam III, poet/composer/sultan of Turkey (1789-1808), dies on this day in history.   

Jul 31   In the year 1808 frederick Nichols Crouch, composer   

Aug 01   In the year 1808 british forces invade Portugal under Sir Arthur Wellesley, they defeat Gen Dupont August 21, but Wellesley's superiors prevent him from following up his victory   

Aug 09   William Thomas Ward, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) in the year 1808.   

Aug 10   Carl Friedrich Weitzmann, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 13   Henri Hardouin, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

Aug 15   A British mission to Japan arrives but the Tokugawa shogun Ienari rejects the emissaries in the year 1808.   

Aug 17   In the year 1808 napoleon asks King Louis for Holland brigade towards Spain   

Aug 21   Battle of Vimeiro: British and Portuguese forces led by General Arthur Wellesley defeat French force under Major-General Jean-Andoche Junot near the village of Vimeiro, Portugal, the first Anglo-Portuguese victory of the Peninsular War in the year 1808.   

Aug 24   Benjamin Grubb Humphreys, Brig General (Confederate Army) in the year 1808.   

Aug 29   Hermann Schulze-Delitzsch, German politician/reformer in the year 1808.   

Aug 30   In the year 1808 joseph Anton Bauer, composer, dies at 83   

Sep 13   Finnish War: In the Battle of Jutas, Swedish forces under Lieutenant General Georg Carl von Döbeln beat the Russians, making von Döbeln a Swedish war hero in the year 1808.   

Sep 15   In the year 1808 louis Clapisson, composer   

Sep 25   In the year 1808 richard Porson, scholar, dies   

Sep 26   Pavel Vranicky, composer, dies at 51 in the year 1808.   

Sep 27   In the year 1808 gaetano B Vestris, ballerina, dies at 79   

Sep 30   On this day in history covent Garden Theatre Royal destroyed by fire   

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Jan 06   Joseph Pitty Couthouy, American naval officer (d. 1864) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of jacob Ammen, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1894   

Jan 11   Antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist was born on this day in history.   

Jan 12   Paul "the Great" Taglioni, Vienna, ballet choreographer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 13   On this day in history birth of salmon P Chase, (Sen-R) cabinet member, 6th chief justice (1864-73)   

Jan 19   Lysander Spooner, American philosopher (d. 1887) was born in the year 1808.   

Jan 27   In the year 1808 birth of david F Strauss, Germany, theologist (Jesus' Life)   

Feb 04   Josef Kajetán Tyl, Czech playwright, author of the Czech national anthem(d. 1856) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 08   Messenger, horse that sired many great trotters, dies on this day in history.   

Feb 14   On this day in history death of john Dickinson, American lawyer and Governor of Delaware and Pennsylvania (b. 1732)   

Mar 09   Joseph Bonomi the Elder, architect (b. 1739) died on this day in history.   

Mar 13   On this day in history death of king Christian VII of Denmark (b. 1749)   

Apr 25   On this day in history alois Luigi Tomasini, composer, dies at 66   

May 05   On this day in history death of pierre Jean George Cabanis, French physiologist (b. 1757)   

May 18   In the year 1808 jacob Albright, [Albrecht], German/US preacher, dies at 49   

May 28   Richard Hurd, English bishop and writer (b. 1720) died in the year 1808.