Notable Historical Events - 1807
1807 Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 1 |
Curacao is taken by English (until March, 1816) |
Jan 12 |
Gunpowder-ship explodes in Leiden Neth, 150 die |
Jan 20 |
Napoleon convenes great Sanhedrin, Paris |
Jan 28 |
London's Pall Mall is 1st street lit by gaslight |
Feb 3 |
A British military force, under Brig-Gen. Sir Samuel Auchmuty captures the city of Montevideo, then part of the Spanish Empire now capital of Uruguay. |
Feb 8 |
Battle of Eylau ends inconclusively between Napoleon's forces and Russian Empire - 1st battle Napoleon isn't victorious |
Feb 9 |
French Sanhedrin convened by Napoleon |
Feb 10 |
US Coast Survey authorized by Congress |
Feb 19 |
British squadron under Admiral Duckworth attempts to force passage of Dardanelles |
Feb 19 |
VP Aaron Burr arrested in Alabama for treason; later acquitted |
Feb 24 |
17 die & 15 wounded in a crush to witness execution of Holloway, Heggerty & Elizabeth Godfrey in England |
Mar 2 |
Congress bans slave trade effective January 1, 1808 |
Mar 5 |
1st performance of Ludwig von Beethoven's 4th Symphony in B |
Mar 25 |
1st railway passenger service began in England |
Mar 25 |
British Parliament abolishes slave trade |
Mar 25 |
George Canning becomes British Foreign Secretary |
May 22 |
Former VP Aaron Burr is tried for treason in Richmond, Va (acquitted) |
May 22 |
Townsend Speakman 1st sells fruit-flavored carbonated drinks (Phila) |
Jun 14 |
Emperor Napoleon I's French Grande Armee defeats the Russian Army at the Battle of Friedland in Prussia (modern Russian Kaliningrad Oblast) ending the War of the Fourth Coalition. |
Jun 19 |
Admiral Dmitry Senyavin destroys the Ottoman fleet in the Battle of Athos. |
Jun 22 |
British board USS Chesapeake, a provocation leading to War of 1812 |
Jun 26 |
Lightning hits gunpowder warehouse in Luxembourg; 230 die |
Jun 28 |
British troops lands at Ensenada, Argentina |
Jul 7 |
France, Russia & Prussia sign Peace of Tilsit |
Jul 9 |
Treaties of Tilsit signed by Napoleon I and Alexander I. |
Aug 17 |
Robert Fulton's steamboat Clermont begins 1st trip up Hudson River |
Sep 1 |
Aaron Burr acquitted of charges of plotting to set up an empire |
Sep 2 |
The Royal Navy bombards Copenhagen with fire bombs and phosphorus rockets to prevent Denmark from surrendering its fleet to Napoleon. |
Sep 4 |
Robert Fulton begins operating his steamboat |
Sep 14 |
Aaron Burr acquitted of a misdemeanor charge |
Nov 27 |
The Portuguese Royal Family leaves Lisbon to escape from Napoleonic troops |
Dec 17 |
France issues the Milan Decree, which confirms the Continental System. |
Dec 22 |
Congress passes Embargo Act, to force peace between Britain & France |
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