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[[File:Antoine-Jean Gros - Napoleon on the Battlefield of Eylau - Google Art Project.jpg|thumb|250px|[[February 7]]: [[Napoleon]] leads French troops into [[Russia]]in winter and fights [[Battle of Eylau]].]]
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== Events ==
== Events ==


=== January–March ===
=== January–March ===
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*[[January 7]] – The [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland]] issues an [[Orders in Council (1807)|Order in Council]] prohibiting British ships from trading with France or its allies.<ref>William S. Dudley, ed. ''The Naval War of 1812: A Documentary History'' (Naval Historical Center, 1985) p34</ref>

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*[[January 20]] – The [[Sierra Leone Company]], faced with [[bankruptcy]] because of the [[Abolitionism in the United Kingdom|outlawing of the slave trade in British colonies]], petitions the British government for purchase and transfer of its property to the Crown; Parliament approves the transfer on July 29, and it takes effect on January 1, 1808.<ref>Stephen Tomkins, ''The Clapham Sect: How Wilberforce's Circle Transformed Britain'' (Lion Books, 2012) p200</ref>
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* [[January 7]] &ndash; The United Kingdom issues an [[Orders in Council (1807)|Order in Council]] prohibiting British ships from trading with France or its allies. <ref>William S. Dudley, ed. ''The Naval War of 1812: A Documentary History'' (Naval Historical Center, 1985) p34 </ref>
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*[[February 3]] – [[Napoleonic Wars]] and [[Anglo-Spanish War (1796–1808)|Anglo-Spanish War]] – [[Battle of Montevideo (1807)|Battle of Montevideo]]: The British Army captures [[Montevideo]] from the [[Spanish Empire]], as part of the [[British invasions of the Río de la Plata]].
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* [[January 20]] &ndash; The [[Sierra Leone Company]], faced with bankruptcy because of the outlawing of the slave trade in British colonies, petitions the British government for purchase and transfer of its property to the Crown; Parliament approves the transfer on [[July 29]], and it takes effect on [[January 1]], [[1808]].<ref> Stephen Tomkins, ''The Clapham Sect: How Wilberforce's Circle Transformed Britain'' (Lion Books, 2012) p200 </ref> (→ [[African Institution]])
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*[[February 7]] – [[Napoleon]] leads the forces of the [[First French Empire|French Empire]] in an invasion of the [[Russian Empire]], and begins fighting at the [[Battle of Eylau]] against Russian and [[Kingdom of Prussia|Prussian]] forces.<ref>William Hodgson, ''The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, Once Emperor of the French, who Died in Exile, at St. Helena, After a Captivity of Six Years' Duration'' (Orlando Hodgson, 1841) p384</ref>
* [[January 22]] &ndash; The United Kingdom abolishes the slave trade in all of its colonies, effective [[March 1]], [[1808]].<ref>''Antigua and the Antiguans: A Full Account of the Colony and Its Inhabitants'' (1844, reprinted by Cambridge University Press, 2011) p136</ref>
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*[[February 8]] – [[Battle of Eylau]]: [[Napoleon]] fights a hard but inconclusive battle against the Russians under [[Levin August, Count von Bennigsen|Bennigsen]].
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* [[February 3]] &ndash; [[Napoleonic Wars]] and [[Anglo-Spanish War (1796–1808)|Anglo-Spanish War]] &ndash; [[Battle of Montevideo (1807)|Battle of Montevideo]]: The British Army captures [[Montevideo]] from the [[Spanish Empire]], as part of the [[British invasions of the Río de la Plata]].
*[[February 10]] – The Survey of the Coast (renamed the United States Coast Survey in 1836 and the [[United States Coast and Geodetic Survey]] in 1878) is established; work begins on August 3, 1816.
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* [[February 7]] &ndash; [[Napoleon]] leads the forces of the [[First French Empire|French Empire]] in an invasion of the [[Russian Empire]], and begins fighting at the [[Battle of Eylau]] against Russian and [[Kingdom of Prussia|Prussian]] forces. <ref>William Hodgson, ''The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, Once Emperor of the French, who Died in Exile, at St. Helena, After a Captivity of Six Years' Duration'' (Orlando Hodgson, 1841) p384</ref>
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*[[February 17]] – [[Henri Christophe|Henry Christopher]] is elected first President of the [[State of Haiti]], ruling the northern part of the country.
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* [[February 8]] &ndash; [[Battle of Eylau]]: [[Napoleon]] fights a hard, but inconclusive battle against the Russians under [[Levin August, Count von Bennigsen|Bennigsen]].
* [[February 10]] &ndash; The [[United States Coast Survey]] is established; work begins on [[August 3]], [[1816]].
*[[February 19]] – In [[Alabama]], former Vice President of the United States [[Aaron Burr]] is tried for [[Burr conspiracy|conspiracy]], but acquitted.
*[[February 23]] – The [[Slave Trade Act 1807|Slave Trade Act]] is passed in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom]] by an overwhelming majority.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brycchancarey.com/abolition/wilberforce.htm|title=William Wilberforce (1759–1833)|access-date=2021-01-18}}</ref>
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* [[February 17]] &ndash; [[Henri Christophe|Henry Christopher]] is elected first President of the [[State of Haiti]], ruling the northern part of the country.
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*[[March 2]] – The [[United States Congress]] passes the [[Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves]] "into any port or place within the jurisdiction of the United States ... from any foreign kingdom, place, or country" (to take effect January 1, 1808).
* [[February 19]] &ndash; In [[Alabama]], former [[Vice President of the United States]] [[Aaron Burr]] is tried for [[Burr conspiracy|conspiracy]], but acquitted.
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*[[March 25]]
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* [[March 2]] &ndash; The [[United States Congress|U.S. Congress]] passes an [[Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves|act to "prohibit the importation of slaves]] into any port or place within the jurisdiction of the United States ... from any foreign kingdom, place, or country" (to take effect 1 January 1808).
** The United Kingdom [[Slave Trade Act 1807|Slave Trade Act]] becomes law abolishing the [[History of slavery|slave trade]] in most of the [[British Empire]]<ref name="BBC Slave">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/abolition/|title=Abolition of the Slave Trade 1807|publisher=[[BBC]]|access-date=2007-09-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011120129/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/abolition/|archive-date=2007-10-11}}</ref> with effect from 1 May (slavery itself is abolished in British colonies in 1833).
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* [[March 25]]
** The [[Slave Trade Act]] becomes law, abolishing the [[slave trade]] in the [[British Empire]] (slavery itself is abolished in British colonies in [[1833]]).
** The [[Swansea and Mumbles Railway]] in South Wales, at this time known as the [[Oystermouth Railway]], becomes the first passenger-carrying railway in the world.
** The [[Swansea and Mumbles Railway]] in South Wales, at this time known as the [[Oystermouth Railway]], becomes the first passenger-carrying railway in the world.
* [[March 29]] &ndash; [[Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers|H. W. Olbers]] discovers the [[asteroid]] [[4 Vesta|Vesta]].
*[[March 29]] – [[Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers|H. W. Olbers]] discovers the [[asteroid]] [[4 Vesta|Vesta]].

=== April&ndash;June ===
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* [[April 4]]&ndash;[[April 12|12]] &ndash; [[Froberg mutiny]]: The British suppress a mutiny at [[Fort Ricasoli]], [[Malta]], by men of the irregularly-recruited Frobert Regiment.
* [[April 27]] &ndash; French forces capture [[Danzig]] after a [[Siege of Danzig (1807)|6-week siege]].
* [[May 22]] &ndash; A [[grand jury]] indicts former [[Vice President of the United States]] [[Aaron Burr]] for [[treason]].
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* [[May 29]] &ndash; [[Selim III]], [[Ottoman Emperor]] since [[1789]], is deposed in favour of his nephew [[Mustafa IV]].
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* [[May 31]] &ndash; [[Primitive Methodism]] originates in an All Day of Prayer at [[Mow Cop]], in the north midlands of England.<ref>{{cite book|last=Farndale|first=W. E.|title=The Secret of Mow Cop: a new appraisal of the origins of Primitive Methodism|publisher=Epworth Press|location=London|year=1950}}</ref>
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* [[June 9]] &ndash; The [[William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland|Duke of Portland]] wins the [[United Kingdom general election, 1807|United Kingdom general election]].
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* [[June 14]] &ndash; [[Battle of Friedland]]: [[Napoleon]] decisively defeats [[Levin August, Count von Bennigsen|Bennigsen]]'s Russian army.
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* [[June 22]] &ndash; [[Chesapeake–Leopard Affair|''Chesapeake''–''Leopard'' Affair]]: British [[Royal Navy]] [[warship]] [[HMS Leopard (1790)|HMS ''Leopard'']] attacks and boards [[United States Navy]] [[frigate]] [[USS Chesapeake (1799)|USS ''Chesapeake'']] off [[Norfolk, Virginia]], seeking [[Desertion|deserters]].


=== July&ndash;September ===
=== April–June ===
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*[[April 4]]–[[April 12|12]] – [[Froberg mutiny]]: The British suppress a mutiny at [[Fort Ricasoli]], [[Malta]], by men of the irregularly-recruited Froberg Regiment.
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* [[July 5]] &ndash; A disastrous British attack is mounted against [[Buenos Aires]], during the second failed [[British invasions of the Río de la Plata#Second invasion - 1807|invasion]] of the [[Río de la Plata]].
*[[April 14]] – [[African Institution]] holds its first meeting in London; it is intended to improve social conditions in Sierra Leone.
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* [[July 7]]&ndash;[[July 9|9]] &ndash; The [[Peace of Tilsit]] is signed between France, Prussia and Russia. [[Napoleon]] and Russian Emperor [[Alexander I of Russia|Alexander I]] ally together against the British. The Prussians are forced to cede more than half their territory, which is formed into the [[Duchy of Warsaw]] in their former Polish lands, and the [[Kingdom of Westphalia]] in western Germany. [[Free City of Danzig (Napoleonic)|Free City of Danzig]] is also formed.
* [[July 13]] &ndash; With the death of [[Henry Benedict Stuart]], the last [[House of Stuart|Stuart]] claimant to the throne of the United Kingdom, [[Jacobitism]] comes to an effective end.
*[[May 22]] – A [[grand jury]] indicts former Vice President of the United States [[Aaron Burr]] for [[treason]].
*[[May 24]] – [[Siege of Danzig (1807)|Siege of Danzig]] ends after 6 weeks with Prussian and Russian defenders capitulating to French forces.
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* [[July 20]] &ndash; [[Nicéphore Niépce]] is awarded a patent by [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] for the [[Pyréolophore]], the world's first [[internal combustion engine]], after it successfully powers a boat upstream on the river [[Saône]] in France.
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*[[May 29]] – [[Selim III]], [[Ottoman Emperor]] since 1789, is deposed in favour of his nephew [[Mustafa IV]].
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* [[August 17]] &ndash; The ''[[North River Steamboat]]'', [[Robert Fulton]]'s first American [[steamboat]], leaves New York City for [[Albany, New York|Albany]] on the [[Hudson River]], inaugurating the first commercial steamboat service in the world.
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*[[May 31]] – [[Primitive Methodism]] originates in an All Day of Prayer at [[Mow Cop]], in the north midlands of England.<ref>{{cite book|last=Farndale|first=W. E.|title=The Secret of Mow Cop: a new appraisal of the origins of Primitive Methodism|publisher=Epworth Press|location=London|year=1950}}</ref>
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* [[September 1]] &ndash; Former U.S. [[Vice President]] [[Aaron Burr]] is acquitted of [[treason]]. He had been accused of plotting to annex parts of [[Louisiana]] and Mexico, to become part of an independent republic.
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*[[June 9]] – The [[William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland|Duke of Portland]] is chosen as Prime Minister after the [[1807 United Kingdom general election|United Kingdom general election]].
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* [[September 2]]&ndash;[[September 7|7]] &ndash; [[Battle of Copenhagen (1807)|Battle of Copenhagen]]: The British [[Royal Navy]] bombards [[Copenhagen]] with fire bombs and phosphorus rockets, to prevent the [[Dano-Norwegian navy]] from surrendering to [[Napoleon]]; 30% of the city is destroyed, and 2,000 citizens are killed.
*[[June 10]] - The [[Battle of Heilsberg]] ends in a draw.
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* [[September 7]] &ndash; [[Robert Morrison (missionary)|Robert Morrison]], the first [[Protestant]] [[missionary]] to China, arrives in [[Guangzhou]] (Canton). <ref> "Sketch of the Canton Protestant Mission", by Rev. John Chalmers, in ''The Chinese Recorder and Missionary Journal'', Volume 7 (American Presbyterian Mission Press, 1876) p174</ref>
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*[[June 14]] – [[Battle of Friedland]]: [[Napoleon]] decisively defeats [[Levin August, Count von Bennigsen|Bennigsen]]'s Russian army.
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* [[September 27]] &ndash; Napoleon purchases the [[Scipione Borghese|Borghese]] [[Borghese Collection|art collection]], including the [[Antinous Mondragone]], and brings it to Paris. <ref> Francis Haskell and Nicholas Penny, ''Taste and the Antique: The Lure of Classical Sculpture, 1500-1900'' (Yale University Press, 1982) p281</ref>
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*[[June 22]] – [[Chesapeake–Leopard affair|''Chesapeake''–''Leopard'' affair]]: British [[Royal Navy]] [[fourth rate]] {{HMS|Leopard|1790|6}} attacks and boards [[United States Navy]] [[frigate]] [[USS Chesapeake (1799)|USS ''Chesapeake'']] off [[Norfolk, Virginia]], seeking [[Desertion|deserters]]. This act of British aggression played a role in the run-up to the War of 1812.


=== October&ndash;December ===
=== July–September ===
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*[[July 5]] – A disastrous British attack is mounted against [[Buenos Aires]], during the second failed [[British invasions of the Río de la Plata#Second invasion - 1807|invasion]] of the [[Río de la Plata]].
* [[October 9]] &ndash; [[Serfdom]] is abolished in Prussia by law.
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*[[July 7]]–[[July 9|9]] – The [[Treaties of Tilsit]] are signed between France, Prussia and Russia. [[Napoleon]] and Russian Emperor [[Alexander I of Russia|Alexander I]] ally together against the British. The Prussians are forced to cede more than half their territory, which is formed into the [[Duchy of Warsaw]] in their former Polish lands, and the [[Kingdom of Westphalia]] in western Germany. The [[Free City of Danzig (Napoleonic)|Free City of Danzig]] is also formed (established September 9 by Napoleon).
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* [[October 13]] &ndash; The [[Geological Society of London]] is founded.
*[[July 13]] – With the death of [[Henry Benedict Stuart]], the last [[House of Stuart|Stuart]] claimant to the throne of the United Kingdom, [[Jacobitism]] comes to an effective end.
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* [[November 24]] &ndash; [[Battle of Abrantes]], Portugal: The French under [[Jean-Andoche Junot]] take the town.
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*[[July 20]] – [[Nicéphore Niépce]] is awarded a patent by [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] for the [[Pyréolophore]], the world's first [[internal combustion engine]], after it successfully powers a boat upstream on the river [[Saône]] in France.
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* [[November 29]] &ndash; Portuguese Queen [[Maria I of Portugal|Maria I]] and the [[Court (royal)|Court]] embark at [[Lisbon]], bound for Brazil. [[Rio de Janeiro]] becomes the Portuguese capital.
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*[[August 17]] – The ''[[North River Steamboat]]'', [[Robert Fulton]]'s first American [[steamboat]], leaves New York City for [[Albany, New York|Albany]] on the [[Hudson River]], inaugurating the first commercial steamboat service in the world.
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* [[December 17]] &ndash; Napoleonic Wars: France issues the Milan Decree, which confirms the Continental System.
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*[[September 1]] – Former U.S. Vice President [[Aaron Burr]] is acquitted of [[treason]]. He had been accused of plotting to annex parts of [[Louisiana]] and Mexico, to become part of an independent republic.
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* [[December 22]] &ndash; The [[United States Congress]] passes the [[Embargo Act of 1807|Embargo Act]].
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*[[September 2]]–7 – [[Battle of Copenhagen (1807)|Battle of Copenhagen]]: The British [[Royal Navy]] bombards [[Copenhagen]] with fire bombs and phosphorus rockets, to prevent the [[Dano-Norwegian navy]] from surrendering to [[Napoleon]]; 30% of the city is destroyed, and 2,000 citizens are killed.
* [[December 27]] &ndash; Thomas Parr, Resident of [[British Bencoolen]], is decapitated by a mob.
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*[[September 7]] – [[Robert Morrison (missionary)|Robert Morrison]], the first [[Protestant]] [[missionary]] to China, arrives in [[Guangzhou]] (Canton).<ref>"Sketch of the Canton Protestant Mission", by Rev. John Chalmers, in ''The Chinese Recorder and Missionary Journal'', Volume 7 (American Presbyterian Mission Press, 1876) p174</ref>
*[[September 13]] – Beethoven's [[Mass in C major (Beethoven)|Mass in C major]], [[Opus number|Op]]. 86, is premiered, commissioned by [[Nikolaus I, Prince Esterházy]], and displeasing him.<ref>{{cite AV media notes | last = Marston | first = Nicholas | url = http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/notes/55263-B.pdf | title = Beethoven: Mass in C major, Op. 86 | publisher = [[Hyperion Records]] | type = CD | id = CDH55263 | date = 2006 | access-date = 15 May 2015}}</ref>
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*[[September 27]] – Napoleon purchases the [[Scipione Borghese|Borghese]] [[Borghese Collection|art collection]], including the [[Antinous Mondragone]], and brings it to Paris.<ref>Francis Haskell and Nicholas Penny, ''Taste and the Antique: The Lure of Classical Sculpture, 1500-1900'' (Yale University Press, 1982) p281</ref>


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=== October–December ===
*[[October 9]] – [[Prussian Reform Movement (1806–1815)|Prussian Reform Movement]]: [[Serfdom]] is abolished by the October edict.
* The municipality of [[Mogpog]] in [[Marinduque]], [[Philippines]], is founded.
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*[[October 13]] – The [[Geological Society of London]] is founded.
* The world's oldest international football stadium, the [[Racecourse Ground]], opens in [[Wrexham]], Wales, although it will not host football games until [[1872]].
*[[October 30]] – [[El Escorial Conspiracy]]: [[Ferdinand VII of Spain|Ferdinand, Prince of Asturias]] is arrested for conspiring against his father [[Charles IV of Spain]].
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*[[November 24]] – [[Battle of Abrantes]], Portugal: The French under [[Jean-Andoche Junot]] take the town.
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*[[November 29]] – Portuguese Queen [[Maria I of Portugal|Maria I]] and the [[Court (royal)|Court]] embark at [[Lisbon]], bound for Brazil. [[Rio de Janeiro]] becomes the Portuguese capital.
*[[December 5]]–11 – Napoleonic Wars: [[Raid on Griessie]] – A British Royal Navy squadron attacks the Dutch port of [[Gresik|Griessie]] on [[Java]] in the [[Dutch East Indies]], eliminating the last Dutch naval force in the Pacific and concluding the [[Java campaign of 1806–1807]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Clowes|first=William Laird|author-link=William Laird Clowes|year=1997|orig-year=1900|title=The Royal Navy: A History from the Earliest Times to 1900|volume=V|publisher=Chatham Publishing|isbn=1-86176-014-0}}</ref>
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*[[December 17]] – Napoleonic Wars: France issues the [[Milan Decree]] which confirms the Continental System (i.e. no European country is to trade with the United Kingdom).
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*[[December 22]] – The [[United States Congress]] passes the [[Embargo Act of 1807|Embargo Act]].


== Births ==
== Births ==


=== January&ndash;June ===
=== January–June ===
[[File:Robert Edward Lee.jpg|thumb|right|110px|[[Robert E. Lee]]]]
[[File:Robert Edward Lee.jpg|thumb|right|110px|[[Robert E. Lee]]]]
* [[January 13]] &ndash; [[Napoleon Bonaparte Buford]], American general, railroad executive (d. [[1883]])
*[[January 13]] – [[Napoleon Bonaparte Buford]], American general, railroad executive (d. [[1883]])
* [[January 19]] &ndash; [[Robert E. Lee]], American Confederate general (d. [[1870]])
*[[January 19]] – [[Robert E. Lee]], American Confederate general (d. [[1870]])
* [[January 28]] &ndash; [[Robert McClure]], Irish-born Arctic explorer (d. [[1873]])
*[[January 28]] – [[Robert McClure]], Irish-born Arctic explorer (d. [[1873]])
* [[February 10]] &ndash; [[Lajos Batthyány]], 1st Prime Minister of Hungary (d. [[1849]])
*[[February 10]] – [[Lajos Batthyány]], 1st Prime Minister of Hungary (d. [[1849]])
* [[February 27]] &ndash; [[Henry Wadsworth Longfellow]], American poet (d. [[1882]])
*[[February 27]] – [[Henry Wadsworth Longfellow]], American poet (d. [[1882]])<ref>{{cite book |last = Calhoun |first = Charles C |title = Longfellow: A Rediscovered Life |url = https://archive.org/details/longfellow00char |url-access = registration |location= Boston |publisher = Beacon Press |year = 2004 |isbn = 978-0807070260|page=5}}</ref>
* [[March 1]] &ndash; [[Wilford Woodruff]], American religious leader (d. [[1898]])
*[[March 1]] – [[Wilford Woodruff]], American religious leader (d. [[1898]])
* [[March 14]] &ndash; [[Josephine of Leuchtenberg]], Queen of Sweden and Norway (d. [[1876]])
*[[March 14]] – [[Josephine of Leuchtenberg]], Queen of Sweden and Norway (d. 1876)
* [[April 2]] &ndash; [[William F. Packer]], American politician (d. [[1870]])
*[[April 2]] – [[William F. Packer]], American politician (d. 1870)
* [[April 3]] &ndash; [[Jane Digby]], English adventurer (d. [[1881]])
*[[April 3]] – [[Jane Digby]], English adventurer (d. 1881)
* [[April 20]] &ndash; [[John Milton (Florida politician)|John Milton]], Governor of Florida (d. [[1865]])
*[[April 20]] – [[John Milton (Florida politician)|John Milton]], Governor of Florida (d. 1865)
* [[May 14]] &ndash; [[Charlotta Djurström]], Swedish actress and theater manager (d. [[1877]])
*[[April 26]] – [[Charles Auguste Frossard]], French general (d. 1875)
* [[May 28]] &ndash; [[Louis Agassiz]], French zoologist, geologist (d. [[1873]])
*[[May 28]] – [[Louis Agassiz]], Swiss-born zoologist and geologist (d. 1873)
* [[June 6]] &ndash; [[Adrien-François Servais]], Belgian musician (d. [[1866]])
*[[June 6]] – [[Adrien-François Servais]], Belgian musician (d. 1866)
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*[[June 16]] – [[John Westcott (politician)|John Westcott]], American surveyor and politician (d. [[1888]])


=== July&ndash;December ===
=== July–December ===
[[File:Giuseppe Garibaldi (1866).jpg|thumb|110px|right|[[Giuseppe Garibaldi]]]]
[[File:Giuseppe Garibaldi 1861.jpg|thumb|110px|right|[[Giuseppe Garibaldi]]]]
* [[July 4]] &ndash; [[Giuseppe Garibaldi]], Italian patriot (d. [[1882]])
*[[July 4]] – [[Giuseppe Garibaldi]], Italian patriot (d. [[1882]])
* [[August 8]] &ndash; [[Emilie Flygare-Carlén]], Swedish author (d. [[1892]])
*[[August 11]] – [[David Rice Atchison]], American politician (d. [[1886]])
* [[August 11]] &ndash; [[David Rice Atchison]], American politician (d. [[1886]])
*[[August 15]] – [[Jules Grévy]], 4th President of France (d. [[1891]])
* [[August 15]] &ndash; [[Jules Grévy]], 4th President of France (d. [[1891]])
*[[August 18]] – [[Charles Francis Adams Sr.]], American historical editor, politician and diplomat (d. [[1886]])
*[[September 2]] – [[Fredrika Runeberg]], Finnish writer (d. [[1879]])<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sls.fi/FredrikaRuneberg/ |title=Fredrika Runeberg |publisher=Svenska Littaratursällskapet i Finland |date= |accessdate=2014-05-14 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140506115317/http://www.sls.fi/FredrikaRuneberg/ |archive-date=May 6, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[August 18]] &ndash; [[Charles Francis Adams Sr.]], American historical editor, politician and diplomat (d. [[1886]])
* [[September 2]] &ndash; [[Fredrika Runeberg]], Finnish writer (d. [[1879]])
*[[September 7]] – [[Henry Sewell]], 1st [[Premier of New Zealand]] (d. [[1879]])
* [[September 7]] &ndash; [[Henry Sewell]], 1st [[Premier of New Zealand]] (d. [[1879]])
*[[September 16]] – [[John Lenthall (shipbuilder)|John Lenthall]], American naval architect and shipbuilder (d. [[1882]])
*[[October 8]] – [[Harriet Taylor Mill|Harriet Taylor]], English philosophical writer (d. [[1858]])<ref>{{cite ODNB|id=38051|title=Mill [née Hardy; other married name Taylor], Harriet|first=Ann P.|last=Robson}}</ref>
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* [[September 16]] &ndash; [[John Lenthall (shipbuilder)|John Lenthall]], American naval architect and shipbuilder (d. [[1882]])
* [[October 8]] &ndash; [[Harriet Taylor]], English philosophical writer (d. [[1858]])
*[[October 26]] – [[Barbu Catargiu]], 1st Prime Minister of Romania (d. [[1862]])
* [[October 26]] &ndash; [[Barbu Catargiu]], 1st Prime Minister of Romania (d. [[1862]])
*[[October 29]] – [[Anđeo Kraljević]], Herzegovinian Catholic bishop (d. [[1879]])
* [[October 19]] &ndash; [[Edward Bigge]], English cleric, 1st [[Archdeacon of Lindisfarne]] (d. [[1844]].
*[[October 30]] – [[Christopher Wordsworth]], Bishop of Lincoln (d. [[1885]])
* [[November 15]] &ndash; [[William McKinley, Sr.]], father of [[William McKinley]]
*[[November 16]] – [[Eduard von Fransecky]], Prussian general (d. [[1890]])
* [[December 8]] &ndash; [[Friedrich Traugott Kützing]], German pharmacist, botanist and phycologist (d. [[1893]])
*[[December 8]] – [[Friedrich Traugott Kützing]], German pharmacist, botanist and phycologist (d. [[1893]])
* [[December 17]] &ndash; [[John Greenleaf Whittier]], Quaker poet, abolitionist (d. [[1892]])
*[[December 17]] – [[John Greenleaf Whittier]], American Quaker poet and abolitionist, abolitionist (d. [[1892]])


== Deaths ==
== Deaths ==


=== January&ndash;June ===
=== January–June ===
[[File:Paoli.png|thumb|right|110px|[[Pasquale Paoli]]]]
[[File:Paoli.png|thumb|right|110px|[[Pasquale Paoli]]]]
* [[February 1]] &ndash; [[Sir Thomas Troubridge, 1st Baronet]], British admiral (b. ca. [[1758]])
*[[February 1]] – [[Sir Thomas Troubridge, 1st Baronet]], British admiral (b. {{Circa|1758}})
* [[February 5]] &ndash; [[Pasquale Paoli]], Corsican patriot, military leader (b. [[1725]])
*[[February 5]] – [[Pasquale Paoli]], Corsican patriot, military leader (b. [[1725]])
* [[February 27]] &ndash; [[Louise du Pierry]], French astronomer (b. [[1746]])
*[[February 27]] – [[Louise du Pierry]], French astronomer (b.[[ 1746]])
* [[March 10]] &ndash; [[Jean Thurel]], French soldier (b. [[1698]])
*[[March 10]] – [[Jean Thurel]], French soldier (b. [[1698]])
* [[April 4]] &ndash; [[Jérôme Lalande]], French astronomer (b. [[1732]])
*[[April 4]] – [[Jérôme Lalande]], French astronomer (b. [[1732]])
* [[April 10]] &ndash; [[Duchess Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel]], regent of Weimar and Eisenach (b. [[1739]])
*[[April 10]] – [[Duchess Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel]], regent of Weimar and Eisenach (b. [[1739]])
* [[May 10]] &ndash; [[Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau]], French soldier (b. [[1725]])
*[[May 10]] – [[Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau]], French soldier (b. [[1725]])
* [[May 13]] &ndash; [[Eliphalet Dyer]], American statesman, judge (b. [[1721]])
*[[May 13]] – [[Eliphalet Dyer]], American statesman, judge (b. [[1721]])
* [[May 17]] &ndash; [[John Gunby]], Maryland soldier in the [[American Revolutionary War]] (b. [[1745]])
*[[May 17]] – [[John Gunby]], Maryland soldier in the [[American Revolutionary War]] (b. [[1745]])
* [[May 18]] &ndash; [[John Douglas (bishop of Salisbury)|John Douglas]], Scottish Anglican bishop, man of letters (b. [[1721]])
*[[May 18]] – [[John Douglas (bishop of Salisbury)|John Douglas]], Scottish Anglican bishop, man of letters (b. [[1721]])
* [[June 9]] &ndash; [[Andrew Sterett]], American naval officer (b. [[1778]])
*[[June 9]] – [[Andrew Sterett]], American naval officer (b. [[1778]])


=== July&ndash;December ===
=== July–December ===
[[File:Angelica Kauffmann by Angelica Kauffmann.jpg|thumb|right|110px|[[Angelica Kauffman]]]]
[[File:Angelica Kauffmann by Angelica Kauffmann.jpg|thumb|right|110px|[[Angelica Kauffman]]]]
* [[July 13]] &ndash; [[Henry Benedict Stuart]], Italian-born cardinal, Jacobite claimant to the British throne (b. [[1725]])
*[[July 13]] – [[Henry Benedict Stuart]], Italian-born cardinal, Jacobite claimant to the British throne (b. [[1725]])
* [[September 14]] &ndash; [[George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend]], British field marshal (b. [[1724]])
*[[September 14]] – [[George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend]], British field marshal (b. [[1724]])
* [[October 22]] &ndash; [[Jean-François Houbigant]], French perfumer (b. [[1752]])
*[[October 22]] – [[Jean-François Houbigant]], French perfumer (b. [[1752]])
* [[November 2]] &ndash; [[Louis Auguste Le Tonnelier de Breteuil]], Prime Minister of King [[Louis XVI of France]] (b. [[1730]])
*[[November 2]] – [[Louis Auguste Le Tonnelier de Breteuil]], Prime Minister of King [[Louis XVI of France]] (b. [[1730]])
* [[November 5]] &ndash; [[Angelica Kauffman]], Swiss painter (b. [[1741]])
*[[November 5]] – [[Angelica Kauffman]], Swiss painter (b. [[1741]])
* [[November 8]]
*[[November 8]]
**[[Darejan Dadiani]], Georgian queen consort (b. [[1738]])
** [[Darejan Dadiani]], Georgian queen consort (b. [[1738]])
**[[Pierre-Alexandre-Laurent Forfait]], French engineer, hydrographer, politician, and Minister of the Navy (1799-1801) (b. [[1752]])
** [[Pierre-Alexandre-Laurent Forfait]], French engineer, hydrographer, politician, and Minister of the Navy (1799-1801) (b. [[1752]])
* [[November 23]] &ndash; [[Jean-François Rewbell]], French politician (b. [[1747]])
*[[November 23]] – [[Jean-François Rewbell]], French politician (b. [[1747]])
* [[November 26]] &ndash; [[Oliver Ellsworth]], [[Chief Justice of the United States]] (b. [[1745]])
*[[November 26]] – [[Oliver Ellsworth]], [[Chief Justice of the United States]] (b. [[1745]])
* [[December 19]] &ndash; [[Friedrich Melchior, Baron von Grimm]], German writer (b. [[1723]])
*[[December 19]] – [[Friedrich Melchior, Baron von Grimm]], German writer (b. [[1723]])
* [[December 21]] &ndash; [[John Newton]], English cleric, hymnist (b. [[1725]])
*[[December 21]] – [[John Newton]], English cleric, hymnist (b. [[1725]])
*[[December 29]] – [[Diogo de Carvalho e Sampayo]], Portuguese diplomat, scientist (b. [[1750]])


== References ==
== References ==

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Millennium: 2nd millennium
Centuries:
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Years:
February 7: Napoleon leads French troops into Russiain winter and fights Battle of Eylau.
June 14: Napoleon triumphs over Russia's General Benningsen at Battle of Friedland.

1807 (MDCCCVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 1807th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 807th year of the 2nd millennium, the 7th year of the 19th century, and the 8th year of the 1800s decade. As of the start of 1807, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.

1807 by topic
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Other topics
Lists of leaders
Birth and death categories
Establishments and disestablishments categories
Works category
1807 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar1807
MDCCCVII
Ab urbe condita2560
Armenian calendar1256
ԹՎ ՌՄԾԶ
Assyrian calendar6557
Balinese saka calendar1728–1729
Bengali calendar1214
Berber calendar2757
British Regnal year47 Geo. 3 – 48 Geo. 3
Buddhist calendar2351
Burmese calendar1169
Byzantine calendar7315–7316
Chinese calendar丙寅年 (Fire Tiger)
4504 or 4297
    — to —
丁卯年 (Fire Rabbit)
4505 or 4298
Coptic calendar1523–1524
Discordian calendar2973
Ethiopian calendar1799–1800
Hebrew calendar5567–5568
Hindu calendars
 - Vikram Samvat1863–1864
 - Shaka Samvat1728–1729
 - Kali Yuga4907–4908
Holocene calendar11807
Igbo calendar807–808
Iranian calendar1185–1186
Islamic calendar1221–1222
Japanese calendarBunka 4
(文化４年)
Javanese calendar1733–1734
Julian calendarGregorian minus 12 days
Korean calendar4140
Minguo calendar105 before ROC
民前105年
Nanakshahi calendar339
Thai solar calendar2349–2350
Tibetan calendar阳火虎年
(male Fire-Tiger)
1933 or 1552 or 780
    — to —
阴火兔年
(female Fire-Rabbit)
1934 or 1553 or 781
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Events

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April–June

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July–September

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October–December

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Births

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January–June

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Robert E. Lee

July–December

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Giuseppe Garibaldi

Deaths

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January–June

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Pasquale Paoli

July–December

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Angelica Kauffman

References

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  2. ^ Stephen Tomkins, The Clapham Sect: How Wilberforce's Circle Transformed Britain (Lion Books, 2012) p200
  3. ^ William Hodgson, The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, Once Emperor of the French, who Died in Exile, at St. Helena, After a Captivity of Six Years' Duration (Orlando Hodgson, 1841) p384
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  8. ^ Marston, Nicholas (2006). Beethoven: Mass in C major, Op. 86 (PDF) (CD). Hyperion Records. CDH55263. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
  9. ^ Francis Haskell and Nicholas Penny, Taste and the Antique: The Lure of Classical Sculpture, 1500-1900 (Yale University Press, 1982) p281
  10. ^ Clowes, William Laird (1997) [1900]. The Royal Navy: A History from the Earliest Times to 1900. Vol. V. Chatham Publishing. ISBN 1-86176-014-0.
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