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   In the year 1809 johann Gottfried Eckard, composer, dies at 74   

Jul 27   In the year 1809 battle at Talavera: British/Spanish army vs French army   

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   In the year 1809 the first practical US railroad track (wooden, for horse-drawn cars), Phila   

Aug 06   Alfred Lord Tennyson, poet laureate of England in the year 1809.   

Aug 06   The birth of Alfred Tennyson, English poet on this day in history.   

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

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

Aug 10   Ecuador declares independence from Spain in the year 1809.   

Aug 10   Ecuador declares independence from Spain (National Day) in the year 1809.   

Aug 21   On this day in history francesco Schira, composer   

Aug 23   Juliusz Slowacki, Polish poet (Trip to H Land) in the year 1809.   

Aug 27   Hannibal Hamlin, (R) 15th VP (1861-65) in the year 1809.   

Aug 29   Oliver Wendell Holmes, Cambridge MA, physician/author (Old Ironsides) on this day in history.   

Aug 30   On this day in history adolf Friedrich Hesse, composer   

Aug 30   Ignacy Potocki, Polish Foreign Minister (constitution), dies on this day in history.   

Sep 07   Caroline von Schelling, [Michaelis], German author, dies at 46 on this day in history.   

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

Sep 17   In the year 1809 peace between Sweden and Russia in the Finnish War. The territory to become Finland is ceded to Russia by the Treaty of Fredrikshamn.   

Sep 18   In the year 1809 royal Opera House in London opens   

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

Sep 21   Alexander Reinagle, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Oct 02   Anton Emil Titl, composer in the year 1809.   

Oct 02   In the year 1809 wybo Fijnje, politician/patriot/journalist, dies at 59   

Oct 04   Albrecht F H, prince of Prussia in the year 1809.   

Oct 11   On this day in history along the Natchez Trace in Tennessee, explorer Meriwether Lewis dies under mysterious circumstances at an inn called Grinder's Stand.   

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

Oct 22   In the year 1809 federico Ricci, composer   

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Jan 01   In the year 1809 birth of john Pieter Heije, Dutch physician/writer/poet (Silver Fleet)   

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 in the year 1809.   

Jan 15   On this day in history birth of cornelia Connelly, Phila, founder (Society of the Holy Child Jesus)   

Jan 15   Pierre Joseph Proudhon, France, politician (libertarian socialist) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 19   Edgar Allan Poe, Boston, author (Pit & the Pendulum) was born in the year 1809.   

Jan 20   On this day in history birth of sebastian de Iradier, Spanish composer (La Paloma)   

Jan 04   In the year 1809 bartolomeo Giacometti, composer, dies at 67   

Jan 16   John Moore, British general (b. 1761) died on this day in history.   

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

Feb 20   Johann Joseph Emmert, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

Mar 07   Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, Austrian composer, dies at 73 in the year 1809.   

Mar 23   In the year 1809 ferdinand-Philippe-Joseph Staes, composer, dies at 60   

Mar 26   On this day in history gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer, dies at 68   

Mar 27   Joseph M Vien, French (court)painter/etcher, dies at 92 on this day in history.