Page 2: Historical Events In 1807

Feb 18   On this day in history august G Meissner, German estheticus/literary, dies at 53   

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 in the year 1807.   

Feb 19   In the year 1807 vice President Aaron Burr arrested in Alabama for treason; later found innocent   

Feb 23   Francois Guichard, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

Feb 24   On this day in history 17 die & 15 wounded in a crush to witness execution of Holloway, Heggerty & Elizabeth Godfrey in England   

Feb 25   George Alfred Trenholm, Secy Treas (Confederacy), died in 1876 in the year 1807.   

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   The birth of Henry Longfellow, American poet in the year 1807.   

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   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 in the year 1807.   

Mar 25   First railway passenger service began in England in the year 1807.   

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

Mar 25   Slave trade in England abolished by the British Parliament in the year 1807.   

Apr 01   In the year 1807 fredrik Cygnaeus, Finnish poet/literature critic   

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 on this day in history.   

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

May 11   In the year 1807 ira Aldridge, Great 19th century black Shakespearian actor (Othello)   

May 15   On this day in history luigi Ferdinando Casamorata, composer   

May 22   Former Vice President Aaron Burr is tried for treason in Richmond VA (acquitted) on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1807 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   Cornelis E van Koetsveld, vicar/literature on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of tomasz Napoleon Nidecki, composer   

Jan 04   Baltasar Saldoni, composer was born in the year 1807.   

Jan 06   Joseph Holt, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1894 was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of jozef Maximilián Petzval, Slovak inventor (d. 1891)   

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

Jan 11   Ezra Cornell, founder (Western Union Telegraph, Cornell University) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 12   In the year 1807 birth of jan T Beelen, Dutch/Belgian bible expert   

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

Jan 12   Adriaan Kluit, Dutch historian, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Feb 05   On this day in history pasquale Paoli, Corsican freedom fighter, dies at 80   

Feb 06   John Reid, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Mar 11   On this day in history anton Eberl, composer, dies at 41