1807
Ante Kuzmanić, Croatian physician and journalist (died 1879)
Ante Kuzmanić was a Croatian physician and journalist.
Ante Kuzmanić, Croatian physician and journalist (died 1879)
The 1800s
Explore 504 historical events from 1800–1809.
1807
Friedrich Theodor Vischer, German author, poet, and playwright (died 1887)
Friedrich Theodor Vischer was a German novelist, poet, playwright, and writer on the philosophy of art. Today, he is mainly remembered as the author of the novel Auch Einer, in whi…
Friedrich Theodor Vischer, German author, poet, and playwright (died 1887)
1807
Thomas Green Clemson, American politician and educator, founder of Clemson University (died 1888)
Thomas Green Clemson was an American politician and statesman who served as Chargé d'Affaires to Belgium and United States Superintendent of Agriculture. He founded Clemson Univers…
Thomas Green Clemson, American politician and educator, founder of Clemson University (died 1888)
1807
Nicéphore Niépce is awarded a patent by Napoleon for the Pyréolophore, the world's first internal combustion engine,…
Joseph Nicéphore Niépce was a French inventor and one of the pioneers of photography. Niépce developed heliography, a technique he used to create the world's oldest surviving produ…
Nicéphore Niépce is awarded a patent by Napoleon for the Pyréolophore, the world's first internal combustion engine,…
1807
Robert Fulton's North River Steamboat leaves New York City for Albany, New York, on the Hudson River, inaugurating the…
Robert Fulton was an American engineer and inventor who is widely credited with developing the world's first commercially successful steamboat, the North River Steamboat. In 1807, …
Robert Fulton's North River Steamboat leaves New York City for Albany, New York, on the Hudson River, inaugurating the…
1807
Napoleonic Wars: The British Royal Navy bombards Copenhagen with fire bombs and phosphorus rockets to prevent Denmark…
The Battle of Copenhagen occurred between 16 August and 7 September 1807 during the Napoleonic Wars. British forces bombarded the Danish capital of Copenhagen in order to capture o…
Napoleonic Wars: The British Royal Navy bombards Copenhagen with fire bombs and phosphorus rockets to prevent Denmark…
1807
Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italian general and politician (died 1882)
Giuseppe Maria Garibaldi was an Italian general, revolutionary and republican. He contributed to the Unification of Italy (Risorgimento) and the creation of the Kingdom of Italy. H…
Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italian general and politician (died 1882)
1807
Thomas Hawksley, English engineer and academic (died 1893)
Thomas Hawksley was an English civil engineer of the 19th century, particularly associated with early water supply and coal gas engineering projects. Hawksley was, with John Freder…
Thomas Hawksley, English engineer and academic (died 1893)
1807
Emilie Flygare-Carlén, Swedish author (died 1892)
Emilie Flygare-Carlén was a Swedish novelist.
Emilie Flygare-Carlén, Swedish author (died 1892)
1807
David Rice Atchison, American general, lawyer, and politician (died 1886)
David Rice Atchison was a mid-19th-century Democratic United States Senator from Missouri. He served as president pro tempore of the United States Senate for six years. Atchison se…
David Rice Atchison, American general, lawyer, and politician (died 1886)
1807
B. T. Finniss, Australian politician, 1st Premier of South Australia (died 1893)
Boyle Travers Finniss was the first premier of South Australia, serving from 24 October 1856 to 20 August 1857.
B. T. Finniss, Australian politician, 1st Premier of South Australia (died 1893)
1807
Henry Sewell, English lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1879)
Henry Sewell was a New Zealand politician. He was a notable campaigner for New Zealand self-government, and is generally regarded as having been the country's first premier, having…
Henry Sewell, English lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1879)
1807
Richard Chenevix Trench, Irish-English archbishop and philologist (died 1886)
Richard Chenevix Trench was an Anglican archbishop and poet.
Richard Chenevix Trench, Irish-English archbishop and philologist (died 1886)
1807
Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine, Canadian lawyer and politician, 2nd Premier of Canada East (died 1864)
Sir Louis-Hippolyte Ménard dit La Fontaine, 1st Baronet, KCMG was a Canadian politician, jurist and statesman, who served as the first Premier of the United Province of Canada and …
Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine, Canadian lawyer and politician, 2nd Premier of Canada East (died 1864)
1807
Jules Grévy, French lawyer and politician, 4th President of the French Republic (died 1891)
François Judith Paul Grévy, known as Jules Grévy, was a French lawyer and politician who served as President of France from 1879 to 1887. He was a leader of the Moderate Republican…
Jules Grévy, French lawyer and politician, 4th President of the French Republic (died 1891)
1807
Harriet Taylor Mill, English philosopher and activist (died 1858)
Harriet Taylor Mill was an English writer, philosopher, and women's rights advocate. Her extant corpus of writing can be found in The Complete Works of Harriet Taylor Mill. Several…
Harriet Taylor Mill, English philosopher and activist (died 1858)
1807
Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, French general (born 1725)
Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau was a French Royal Army officer who played a critical role in the American victory at the siege of Yorktown in 1781 during the…
Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, French general (born 1725)
1807
Eliphalet Dyer, American colonel, lawyer, and politician (born 1721)
Eliphalet Dyer was an American lawyer, jurist, and statesman from Windham, Connecticut. He was a delegate for Connecticut to many sessions of the Continental Congress, where he sig…
Eliphalet Dyer, American colonel, lawyer, and politician (born 1721)
1807
John Gunby, American general (born 1745)
John Gunby was an American planter and soldier from Somerset County, Maryland, who is considered by many to be "one of the most gallant officers of the Maryland Line under Gen. Sma…
John Gunby, American general (born 1745)
1807
John Douglas, Scottish bishop and scholar (born 1721)
John Douglas was a Scottish scholar and Anglican bishop.
John Douglas, Scottish bishop and scholar (born 1721)
1807
Henry Benedict Stuart, Italian cardinal, pretender to the British throne and last member of the House of Stuart (born…
Henry Benedict Thomas Edward Maria Clement Francis Xavier Stuart, Cardinal Duke of York, also known as the Cardinal of York, was a cardinal, and was the third and final Jacobite he…
Henry Benedict Stuart, Italian cardinal, pretender to the British throne and last member of the House of Stuart (born…
1807
John Walker, English actor, philologist, and lexicographer (born 1732)
John Walker was an English stage actor, philologist and lexicographer.
John Walker, English actor, philologist, and lexicographer (born 1732)
1807
John Boorman, English cricketer (born c. 1754)
John Boorman was an English cricketer whose known career spanned 26 seasons from 1768 to 1793. In Scores & Biographies, Arthur Haygarth recorded that he found a reference to Boorma…
John Boorman, English cricketer (born c. 1754)
1807
George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend, English field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (born 1724)
Field Marshal George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend, PC, styled as the Viscount Townshend from 1764 to 1787, was a British Army officer and politician. After serving at the Batt…
George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend, English field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (born 1724)