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What Happened in September 1809

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Historical Events

  • Sep 17 Peace between Sweden and Russia in the Finnish War. The territory to become Finland is ceded to Russia by the Treaty of Fredrikshamn.
  • Sep 18 Royal Opera House in London opens

Events in 1809

Famous Birthdays

  • Sep 4 Juliusz Slowacki, Polish poet (Trip to H Land), born in Kremenets, Russian Empire (d. 1849)
  • Sep 5 Manuel Montt Torres, President of Chile (851-61), born in Petorca, Chile (d. 1880)
  • Sep 9 William Radford, U.S. Navy rear admiral, born in Fincastle, Virginia (d. 1890)
  • Sep 20 Sterling "Old Pap" Price, American lawyer, U.S. Army Brigadier General and politician (11th Governor of Missouri), born in Prince Edward County, Virginia (d. 1867)
  • Sep 21 Sophia Hawthorne, American writer, painter and illustrator, born in Salem, Massachusetts (d. 1871)
  • Sep 27 Raphael Semmes, American Rear Admiral (Confederate Navy), born in Charles County, Maryland (d. 1877)
Born in 1809

Famous Deaths

  • Sep 7 Caroline Schelling [Michaelis], German Romantic poet and critic, dies at 46
  • Sep 7 Phra Bat Somdet Phra Phutthayotfa Chulalok Maharat [Rama I], King of Thailand, founder of Chakri dynasty, dies at 72
  • Sep 21 Alexander Reinagle, English-American composer, dies at 53


What Happened in 1809

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