Year 1808 in History - Important Historical Events of the year 1808

The year 1808 has a special significance of its own in India and world history. Let us know some such important events of the year 1808 such as: born famous people, death of famous people, war treaty, independence of a country, invention of new technology, change of power, important national and international day etc., knowing which your general Knowledge will increase.

Event__Date	Incident/Event
06 June	Napoleon's brother Joseph was made king of Spain.
22 November	Thomas Cook, founder of the world's famous travel company Thomas Cook & Sons, was born.
22 January	Bragansa, a Portuguese royal family escaping from the French army, came to Brazil.
21 February	Finnish War: Russian soldiers crossed the border into Finland without declaring war.
13 March	After the death of Christian VII, Frederick VI became king of Denmark, the very next day Denmark declared war on Sweden.
06 April	John Jacob Astor incorporated the American Fur Company.
03 May	Finnish War: The fort of Swaberg was lost from Sweden to Russia.
22 July	The French general DuPont surrendered to the Spanish irregular forces after the Battle of Belen.
10 August	The troops under Karl von Dobellen defeated a Russian attack at Kahोजjoki.
21 August	Battle of Vimeiro: British troops under Sir Arthur Wellesley defeated the French under General Jean-Andoch Junot.
29 September	A dispute between Swedish and Russian troops was announced in Finland; It ended on 19 October.
15 November	Mahmud II 1808–1839) Mustafa IV 1807–1808) was chosen as the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
23 November	Battle of Tudela: French Marshal Lens defeated a Spanish army.
20 December	The original Covent Garden Theater in London was destroyed by fire, along with most of the scenery, costumes and scripts.
01 January	As a result of the lobbying effort by the Abolitionist Movement, the importation of slaves into the United States was officially banned, although slavery it self was not yet abolished.
12 January	John Rennie scheme to defend St Mary's Church, Recover, from coastal erosion was abandoned in favour of demolition, despite the church being an exemplar of Anglo-Saxon architecture.
26 January	Governor of New South Wales William Bligh was deposed by the New South Wales Corps in the only successful armed takeover of government in Australia's recorded history.
19 March	Charles IV of Spain abdicated in favor of his son, Ferdinand VII.
06 April	John Jacob Estore founded the American Fur Company, which is the center of profit that will make him the first multi-millionaire of the United States.
15 June	Joseph Bonaparte became the king of Spain. Joseph-Napoleon Bonaparte was the elder brother of Napoleon Bonaparte, who made him the king of Naples and Sicily (1806–1808), and later the king of Spain. After the collapse of Napoleon, Joseph gave himself the style of COTE de Sir Villiers.
08 July	Joseph Bonaparte approved the Beon law, a royal charter that was chosen as the basis of his rule as the king of Spain.
08 July	Joseph Bonaparte approved the Beon law, a royal charter that was formed the basis for his rule as the king of Spain during the peninsular war.

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