Historical Events In 1809

Jul 16   The city of La Paz, in what is today Bolivia, declared its independence from Spanish Crown and formed the Junta Tuitiva, the first independent government in Spanish America, lead by Pedro Domingo Murillo in the year 1809.   

Jul 24   Johann Gottfried Eckard, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

Jul 27   Battle at Talavera: British/Spanish army vs French army in the year 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 on this day in history.   

Jul 28   In the year 1809 ormsby McKnight Mitchel, astronomer/Major General (Union volunteers)   

Jul 30   In the year 1809 british armed force of 39,000 lands in Walcheren   

Jul 31   1st practical US railroad track (wooden, for horse-drawn cars), Phila on this day in history.   

Jul 31   On this day in history the first practical US railroad track (wooden, for horse-drawn cars), Phila   

Aug 06   Alfred Lord Tennyson, poet laureate of England on this day in history.   

Aug 06   The birth of Alfred Tennyson, English poet in the year 1809.   

Aug 08   On this day in history 70 disciples of Gaon of Vilnus, arrive in Israel (Palestine)   

Aug 09   William Barret Travis, commander at Battle of the Alamo on this day in history.   

Aug 10   On this day in history ecuador declares independence from Spain   

Aug 10   In the year 1809 ecuador declares independence from Spain (National Day)   

Aug 21   Francesco Schira, composer in the year 1809.   

Aug 23   In the year 1809 juliusz Slowacki, Polish poet (Trip to H Land)   

Aug 27   Hannibal Hamlin, (R) 15th VP (1861-65) on this day in history.   

Aug 29   On this day in history oliver Wendell Holmes, Cambridge MA, physician/author (Old Ironsides)   

Aug 30   Adolf Friedrich Hesse, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 30   Ignacy Potocki, Polish Foreign Minister (constitution), dies in the year 1809.   

Sep 07   On this day in history caroline von Schelling, [Michaelis], German author, dies at 46   

Sep 09   William Radford, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1890 in the year 1809.   

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 in the year 1809.   

Sep 18   On this day in history royal Opera House in London opens   

Sep 20   In the year 1809 sterline "Old Pap" Price, Major General (Confederate Army)   

Sep 21   On this day in history alexander Reinagle, composer, dies at 53   

Sep 27   Raphael Semmes, Rear Admiral (Confederate Navy), died in 1877 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1809.   

Oct 02   Anton Emil Titl, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 02   Wybo Fijnje, politician/patriot/journalist, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

Oct 04   In the year 1809 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 on this day in history.   

Oct 11   On this day in history meriwether Lewis, (Lewis & Clark Expedition), commits suicide at 35   

Oct 22   Federico Ricci, composer on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   John Pieter Heije, Dutch physician/writer/poet (Silver Fleet) was born in the year 1809.   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of friedrich Wilhelm Jahns, composer   

Jan 04   Louis Braille, Coupvray France, developer (reading system for blind) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 15   In the year 1809 birth of cornelia Connelly, Phila, founder (Society of the Holy Child Jesus)   

Jan 15   Pierre Joseph Proudhon, France, politician (libertarian socialist) was born in the year 1809.   

Jan 18   On this day in history birth of richard Caswell Gatlin, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1896   

Jan 19   On this day in history birth of edgar Allan Poe, Boston, author (Pit & the Pendulum)   

Jan 20   Sebastian de Iradier, Spanish composer (La Paloma) was born in the year 1809.   

Jan 04   Bartolomeo Giacometti, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1809.   

Jan 16   On this day in history death of john Moore, British general (b. 1761)   

Jan 21   Josiah Hornblower, American statesman (b. 1729) died on this day in history.   

Feb 20   In the year 1809 johann Joseph Emmert, composer, dies at 76   

Mar 07   On this day in history johann Georg Albrechtsberger, Austrian composer, dies at 73   

Mar 23   On this day in history ferdinand-Philippe-Joseph Staes, composer, dies at 60   

Mar 26   In the year 1809 gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer, dies at 68   

Mar 27   On this day in history joseph M Vien, French (court)painter/etcher, dies at 92