Significant Events
- Jan 28 London's Pall Mall is 1st street lit by gaslight
- Feb 8 Battle of Eylau ends inconclusively between Napoleon's forces and Russian Empire - 1st battle Napoleon isn't victorious
- Mar 2 US Congress bans the slave trade within the US, effective January 1, 1808
- Mar 25 British Parliament abolishes slave trade throughout the British Empire; penalty of £120 per slave introduced for ship captains
World Leaders in 1807
Napoléon Bonaparte
French Emperor
Thomas Jefferson
3rd US President
William Cavendish-Bentinck
British Prime Minister
Famous People in 1807
Ludwig van Beethoven
Composer
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Joseph E. Johnston
Robert E. LeeWould You Believe?
Washington Irving's Salmagundi periodical published - first to associate the name "Gotham" with New York City
On November 11, 1807
Famous Weddings
- Feb 21 US President Martin Van Buren (24) weds highschool sweetheart Hannah Hoes (23) in Catskill, New York
Comte de Rochambeau
Joseph Brant