In history, year 1808 has its own importance and known for many memorable events like famous birthdays, inventions, natural disaster, treaties, change of rulers, special days etc. Find below a list of important historical events which happened during the year 1808.
Top Historical Events of the Year 1808:
| Date/Month | Event / Incidence / Incident |
|---|---|
| 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. |
| 06 april | John Jacob Astor founded the American Fur Company, the profits from which would make him the United States' first multi-millionaire. |
| 15 june | Joseph Bonaparte became King of Spain. Joseph-Napoléon Bonaparte was the elder brother of Napoleon Bonaparte, who made him King of Naples and Sicily (1806–1808), and later King of Spain. After the fall of Napoleon, Joseph styled himself Comte de Survilliers. |
| 08 july | Joseph Bonaparte approved the Bayonne Statute, a royal charterintended as the basis for his rule as King of Spain during the Peninsular War. |
| 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. |
Famous birthdays in the year 1808:
| Date/Month | Name / Profession / Country |
|---|---|
| 01 June | Henry Parker / Politician / United Kingdom |
| 01 November | John Taylor / Religious Leader / United States of America |
| 02 November | Jules Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly / Author / France |
| 03 August | Hamilton Fish / Politician / United States of America |
| 03 June | Jefferson Davis / Politician / United States of America |
| 05 February | Carl Spitzweg / Poet / Germany |
| 09 July | Alexander William Doniphan / Lawyer / United States of America |
| 13 January | Salmon P. Chase / Politician / United States of America |
| 15 July | Henry Edward Manning / Cardinal / United Kingdom |
| 15 May | Michael William Balfe / Composer / Ireland |
| 15 April | William Champ / Politician / United Kingdom |
| 19 November | Janez Bleiweis / Journalist / Slovenia |
| 19 January | Lysander Spooner / Author / United States of America |
| 20 October | Karl Andree / Journalist / Germany |
| 22 March | David Swinson Maynard / Lawyer / United States of America |
| 24 March | Maria Malibran / Soprano / Spain |
| 26 February | Nathan Kelley / Architect / United States of America |
| 27 January | David Strauss / Author / Germany |
| 29 September | Henry Bennett / Politician / United States of America |
| 29 October | Caterina Scarpellini / Astronomer / Italy |
