Events in year of 1807
- 01-01Curacao is taken by English (until March, 1816)
- 01-12Gunpowder-ship explodes in Leiden Neth, 150 die
- 01-20Napoleon convenes great Sanhedrin, Paris
- 02-08Napoleon defeats Russians in battle of Eylau
- 02-09French Sanhedrin convened by Napoleon
- 02-10US Coast Survey authorized by Congress
- 02-19British squadron under Admiral Duckworth forces passage of Dardanelle
- 02-19VP Aaron Burr arrested in Alabama for treason; later found innocent
- 02-2417 die and 15 wounded in a crush to witness execution of Holloway, Heggerty and Elizabeth Godfrey in England
- 03-02Congress bans slave trade effective January 1, 1808
- 03-251st railway passenger service began in England
- 03-25British Parliament abolishes slave trade
- 03-25George Canning becomes British Minister of Foreign Affairs
- 05-22Former VP Aaron Burr is tried for treason in Richmond Va (acquitted)
- 05-22Townsend Speakman 1st sells fruit-flavored carbonated drinks (Philadelphia)
- 06-22British board USS Chesapeake, a provocation leading to War of 1812
- 06-26Lightning hits gunpowder warehouse in Luxembourg; 230 die
- 06-28British troops lands at Ensenada, Argentina
- 07-07France, Russia and Prussia sign Peace of Tilsit
- 09-01Aaron Burr acquitted of charges of plotting to set up an empire
- 09-04Robert Fulton begins operating his steamboat
- 09-14Aaron Burr acquitted of a misdemeanor charge
- 12-22Congress passes Embargo Act, to force peace between Britain and France
People born in year of 1807
- 01-02Tomasz Napoleon Nidecki: Composer
- 01-04Baltasar Saldoni: Composer
- 01-06Joseph Holt: Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1894
- 01-06Ludwig Erk: Composer
- 01-11Alfred Eugene "Mudwall" Jackson: Brigadier General (Confederate Army)
- 01-11Ezra Cornell: Founder (Western Union Telegraph, Cornell University)
- 01-12Jan T Beelen: Dutch / Belgian bible expert
- 01-13Napoleon Bonaparte Buford: Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1883
- 01-16Charles Henry Davis: Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1877
- 02-01William Bowen Campbell: Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1867
- 02-03Joseph Eggleston Johnston: Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1891
- 02-06Hans Matthison-Hansen: Composer
- 02-08Franciscus J van Vree: Dutch Catholic foreman
- 02-10Abner Clark Harding: Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1874
- 02-13Bartolommea Capitanio: Italian monastery founder (Liefdezusters)
- 02-15Ignacy Feliks Dobrzynski: Composer
- 02-16Lysander Cutler: Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1866
- 02-25George Alfred Trenholm: Secy Treas (Confederacy), died in 1876
- 03-07Franz Grave von Pocci: German poet / composer (Der Alchemist)
- 04-01Fredrik Cygnaeus: Finnish poet / literature critic
- 04-24Charles Ferguson Smith: Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1862
- 05-01John Bankhead "Prince John" Magruder: Major General (Confederate Army)
- 05-11Ira Aldridge: Great 19th century black Shakespearian actor (Othello)
- 05-15Luigi Ferdinando Casamorata: Composer
- 05-24Cornelis E van Koetsveld: Vicar / literature
- 05-24Thomas Duncan: Painter
- 05-28Jan van Swieten: Dutch General / Governor of West-Sumatra
- 05-28Louis Agassiz: Switzerland -- Naturalist / geologist / teacher
- 06-02Robert Fuhrer: Composer
- 06-06Adrien Francois Servais: Composer
People died in year of 1807
- 01-05Michel Adanson: French biologist (Plant classes), dies at 79
- 01-12Adriaan Kluit: Dutch historian, dies at 71
- 01-12Joan Lucaz: Dutch Scholar / journalist / patriot, dies at 60
- 02-05Pasquale Paoli: Corsican freedom fighter, dies at 80
- 02-06John Reid: Composer, dies at 85
- 02-18August G Meissner: German estheticus / literary, dies at 53
- 02-18S von Laroche: Writer, dies at 75
- 02-23Francois Guichard: Composer, dies at 61
- 03-11Anton Eberl: Composer, dies at 41
- 04-01Louis Francois Chambray: Composer, dies at 69
- 04-01Vaclav Josef Bartolomej Praupner: Composer, dies at 61
- 04-09John Opie: Engl Painter / illustrator: Shakespeare gallery, dies at 45
- 04-18Erasmus Darwin: Physician / writer (Influence)
- 08-15Johann N Tetens: German / Danish philosopher / mathematician, dies at 70
- 08-16Claude C Saunier: French furniture maker, dies at about 72
- 09-12Edward Miller: Composer, dies at 71
- 12-03Clara Reeve: English Author (old English baron)
- 12-04Prince Hall: Activist / Masonic leader, dies in Boston
Events in year of 1808
- 01-01African Benevolent Society (education) forms
- 01-01Congress prohibits importation of slaves
- 01-01Sierra Leone becomes a British colony
- 01-10Herman Daendels succeeds A Wiese as Governor-General of the Netherlands Indies
- 01-19Louis Napoleon signs 1st Dutch aviation law
- 02-11Anthracite coal 1st burned as fuel, experimentally - Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
- 03-061st college orchestra in US founded, at Harvard
- 03-31French created Kingdom of Westphalia orders Jews to adopt family names
- 04-09Mayor Wolters offers French King Louis Napoleon townhall as a palace
- 04-13William Henry Lane ("Juda") perfects tap dance
- 04-17Bayonne Decree by Napoleon I of France orders seizure of US ships
- 04-301st practical typewriter finished by Italian Pellegrini Turri
- 05-02Uprising against French occupation begins in Madrid
- 05-30Napoleon annexes Tuscany and gave it seats in French Senate
- 06-011st US land-grant university founded-Ohio Univ, Athens, Ohio
- 06-15Jozef Napoleon becomes King of Spain
- 06-22Zebulon Pike reaches his peak
- 07-02Simon Fraser completes his trip down Fraser R, BC, lands at Musqueam
- 07-05Battle of Buenos Aires
- 07-15French marshal Joachim Murat becomes King of Naples
- 07-20Napoleon decrees all French Jews adopt family names
- 07-28Mahmud II succeeds Mustafa IV as Sultan of Turkey
- 08-17Napoleon asks King Louis for Holland brigade towards Spain
- 09-30Covent Garden Theatre Royal destroyed by fire
- 10-17Political rights of Jews suspended in Duchy of Warsaw
- 10-31Holland Brigade battle at Durango, Spain
- 11-10Osage Treaty signed
- 12-07James Madison elected US President / George Clinton vice-pres
People born in year of 1808
- 01-07Jacob Ammen: Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1894
- 01-11Antoine GB Schayes: Belgian historian / archaeologist
- 01-12Paul "the Great" Taglioni: Vienna, Austria -- Ballet choreographer
- 01-13Salmon P Chase: (Sen-R) cabinet member, 6th chief justice (1864-73)
- 02-09Francesco Gomez da Rocha: Composer
- 02-20Daumier: Marseilles, France -- Artist
- 02-25James Bowen: Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1886
- 03-12Gerrit van der Linde Jz [Schoolmaster]: Dutch poet
- 03-14Catharinus Putnam Buckingham: Brigadier General (Union volunteers)
- 03-15Gaetano Gaspari: Composer
- 03-23Jeronimo de Bosch Kemper: Sociologist / historian (Statistic yearbook)
- 03-25Jose de Espronceda y Delgado: Spanish revolutionary / poet (Cortes)
- 04-10Auguste Franchomme: Composer
- 04-16Caleb Blood Smith: Secy Int (Union), died in 1864
- 04-20Louis-Napoleon [Napoleon III]: Emperor of France (1852-71)
- 05-15Gottfried Herrmann: Composer
- 05-15Michael William Balfe: Composer
- 05-17Charles-Louis-Adolphe Vogel: Composer
- 05-19Samuel Jameson Gholson: Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1883
- 05-22G de Nerval: Writer
- 05-30Joaquim Casimiro, Jr.: Composer
- 06-10Friedrich Kaiser: Dutch astronomer (Kaiser compass-card)
- 06-11Charles Henry Poor: Commander (Union Navy), died in 1882
- 06-24Anna Caroline Oury: Composer
- 06-27Everhardus J Potgieter: Dutch writer / publisher (The Guide)
- 06-28Cristina di Trivulzio di Belgioioso: Italian Princess / politican
- 07-15Henry Cole: Promotor (Great Exhibition of 1851)
- 07-15Henry Edward Manning: Cardinal / Archbishop (Westminster)
- 07-28Charles Lucas: Composer
- 07-31Frederick Nichols Crouch: Composer
People died in year of 1808
- 01-08Messenger: Horse that sired many great trotters
- 04-25Alois Luigi Tomasini: Composer, dies at 66
- 05-18Jacob Albright [Albrecht]: German / US preacher, dies at 49
- 06-11Giovanni Battista Cirri: Composer, dies at 83
- 06-16Georg Wenzel Ritter: Composer, dies at 60
- 07-20Francois-Hippolyte Barthelemon: Composer, dies at 66
- 08-13Henri Hardouin: Composer, dies at 81
- 08-30Joseph Anton Bauer: Composer, dies at 83
- 09-25Richard Porson: Scholar
- 09-26Pavel Vranicky: Composer, dies at 51
- 09-27Gaetano B Vestris: Ballerina, dies at 79
- 11-16Mustapha IV: Sultan of Turkey (1807-08), dies at 29
- 12-01Anton Fischer: Composer, dies at 30
Events in year of 1809
- 01-05Treaty of Dardanelles concluded between Britain and France
- 01-12British take Cayenne (French Guiana) from French (until 1814)
- 01-201st US geology book published by William Maclure
- 02-01Dutch King Louis Napoleon accepts metric system
- 02-03Territory of Illinois organizes (including present-day Wisconsin)
- 02-08Franz I of Austria declares war on France
- 02-11Robert Fulton patents steamboat
- 02-13French take Saragossa, Spain after a long siege
- 02-20Supreme Court rules federal government power greater than any state
- 03-01Embargo Act of 1807 repealed and Non-Intercourse Act signed
- 03-04Madison becomes 1st President inaugurated in American-made clothes
- 04-14Napoleon defeated Austria in the Battle of Abensberg, Bavaria
- 04-181st run of 2,000 guineas horse race at Newmarket England
- 04-20Napoleon I defeats Austria at Battle of Abensberg, Bavaria
- 05-05Citizenship is denied to Jews of Canton of Aargau Switzerland
- 05-05Mary Kies is 1st woman issued a US patent (weaving straw)
- 05-17Papal States annexed by France
- 05-21Battle at Aspern-Essling: Austrian Archduke Karl beats Napoleon
- 05-24Dartmoor Prison opens to house French prisoners of war
- 06-06Sweden declares independence, constitutional monarchy established
- 06-101st US steamboat to a make an ocean voyage leaves New York for Philadelphia
- 07-27Battle at Talavera: British / Spanish army vs. French army
- 07-30English invasion army lands in Walcheren
- 07-311st practical US railroad track (wooden, for horse-drawn cars), Philadelphia
- 08-0870 disciples of Gaon of Vilnus, arrive in Israel (Palestine)
- 08-10Ecuador declares independence from Spain (National Day)
- 09-18Royal Opera House in London opens
- 11-22Peregrine Williamson of Baltimore patents a steel pen
- 12-16Napoleon Bonaparte divorces Empress Josephine by French Senate
- 12-26English invasionary troop leaves Vlissingen
People born in year of 1809
- 01-01John Pieter Heije: Dutch Physician / writer / poet (Silver Fleet)
- 01-02Friedrich Wilhelm Jahns: Composer
- 01-15Cornelia Connelly: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -- Founder (Society of the Holy Child Jesus)
- 01-15Pierre Joseph Proudhon: France -- Politician (libertarian socialist)
- 01-18Richard Caswell Gatlin: Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1896
- 01-20Sebastian de Iradier: Spanish composer (La Paloma)
- 02-03Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: Hamburg, Germany -- Composer (Great Scherzos)
- 02-12Charles Darwin: England, United Kingdom -- Discovered evolution (Origin of species)
- 02-15Cyrus Hall McCormick: Inventor (Mechanical reaper)
- 02-20Albertus J Duymaer van Twist: Governor-General of the Netherlands Indies
- 02-20Henry Walton Wessells: Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1889
- 02-24Edwin H K Freiherr von Manteuffel: Governor / Viceroy (Elzas-Lutherian)
- 02-25George Washington Cullom: Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1892
- 03-03Sophia Hawthorne: Writer
- 03-10William David Porter: Commander (Union Navy), died in 1864
- 03-15Joseph Jenkins Roberts: 1st President of Liberia
- 03-19Fredrik Pacius: Composer
- 03-24Joseph Liouville: France -- Discover of transcendental numbers
- 03-27Georges Eugene Haussmann: Paris, France -- Architect
- 03-31Edward FitzGerald: England, United Kingdom -- Writer (Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam)
- 03-31Nikolai Gogol: Father of 19th-century Russian realism (Dead Souls)
- 03-31Otto Jonas Lindblad: Composer
- 04-01Willem Ruys J Dz: Dutch ship owner
- 04-04Benjamin Pierce: US mathematician / astronomer
- 04-14George W Vreede: Dutch lawyer / politician
- 04-17Philip St George Cocke: Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1861
- 04-20John Smith Preston: Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1881
- 04-21Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter: Secy State (Confederacy)
- 04-23Eugene-Prosper Prevost: Composer
- 04-28Conradus Leemans: Dutch archaeologist
People died in year of 1809
- 01-04Bartolomeo Giacometti: Composer, dies at 67
- 02-20Johann Joseph Emmert: Composer, dies at 76
- 03-07Johann Georg Albrechtsberger: Austrian composer, dies at 73
- 03-23Ferdinand-Philippe-Joseph Staes: Composer, dies at 60
- 03-26Gabriele Mario Piozzi: Composer, dies at 68
- 03-27Joseph M Vien: French (court)painter / etcher, dies at 92
- 03-31Franz Joseph Haydn: Composer, dies on 77th birthday
- 05-08Augustin Pajou: French Sculptor (Bachante), dies at 78
- 05-17Leopold Auenbrugger von Auenbrugg: Physician
- 05-30Johan B Scheffer: Portrait painter, dies at about 43
- 05-31Ferdinand von Schill: Prussian officer / rebel, dies in battle at 33
- 05-31Franz Josef Haydn: Austrian Composer (Jahreszeiten), dies at 77
- 06-03John "Christmas" Beckwith: Composer, dies at 58
- 06-04Nicolai Arbraham Abildgaard: Danish Painter / architect, dies at 65
- 06-08Thomas Paine: Writer (Age of Reason, Common Sense), dies at 72
- 07-03Joseph Quesne: Composer, dies at 62
- 07-24Johann Gottfried Eckard: Composer, dies at 74
- 08-30Ignacy Potocki: Polish Foreign Minister (constitution)
- 09-07Caroline von Schelling [Michaelis]: German author, dies at 46
- 09-07Karoline Schelling: Writer
- 09-21Alexander Reinagle: Composer, dies at 53
- 10-02Wybo Fijnje: Politician / patriot / journalist, dies at 59
- 10-11Meriwether Lewis: (Lewis & Clark Expedition), commits suicide at 35
- 11-26Nicolas-Marie Dalayrac: Composer, dies at 56
- 12-31Franz Ignaz Beck: Composer, dies at 75