Today in History for April 1808
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Months in 1808: January February March May June July August September October November December
Historical Events
Events 1 - 6 of 6
6th - John Jacob Astor incorporates the American Fur Company.
8th - The Roman Catholic Diocese of Baltimore was promoted to an archdiocese, with the founding of the dioceses of New York, Philadelphia, Boston, and Bardstown (now Louisville) by Pope Pius VII.
9th - Mayor Wolters offers French king Louis Napoleon townhall as a palace
13th - William Henry Lane ("Juda") perfects tap dance
17th - Bayonne Decree by Napoleon I of France orders seizure of US ships
30th - 1st practical typewriter finished by Italian Pellegrini Turri
Famous Birthdays
Birthdays 1 - 6 of 6
10th - Auguste Franchomme, composer
13th - Antonio Meucci, Italian inventor (d. 1896)
16th - Caleb Blood Smith, Secy Int (Union), died in 1864
20th - Louis-Napoleon (Napoleon III), emperor of France (1852-71)
26th - Martha Finley, children's book author
29th - Hermann Schulze-Delitzsch, German politician/reformer [or 1883]
Famous Deaths
Deaths 1 - 1 of 1
25th - Alois Luigi Tomasini, composer, dies at 66
