Today in History for March 1808
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Historical Events
Events 1 - 7 of 7
2nd - The inaugural meeting of the Wernerian Natural History Society, a former Scottish learned society, was held in Edinburgh.
6th - 1st college orchestra in US founded, at Harvard
7th - Portugal's regent Dom Juan IV arrives in Rio De Janeiro
23rd - Napoleon's brother Joseph takes the throne of Spain
26th - Charles IV of Spain abdicates in favor of his son, Ferdinand VII.
27th - Joseph Haydns oratorio "Die Schopfung" premieres in Vienna
31st - French created Kingdom of Westphalia orders Jews to adopt family names
Famous Birthdays
Birthdays 1 - 6 of 6
12th - Gerrit van der Linde Jz, "Schoolmaster", Dutch poet
14th - Catharinus Putnam Buckingham, Brigadier General (Union volunteers)
15th - Gaetano Gaspari, composer
23rd - Jeronimo de Bosch Kemper, sociologist/historian (Statistic yearbook)
24th - Maria Malibran, Spanish-French singer (d. 1836)
25th - Jose de Espronceda y Delgado, Spanish revolutionary/poet (Cortes)
Famous Deaths
Deaths 1 - 2 of 2
9th - Joseph Bonomi the Elder, architect (b. 1739)
13th - King Christian VII of Denmark (b. 1749)
