1807 in the United Kingdom
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Events from the year 1807 in the United Kingdom.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Monarch - George III of the United Kingdom
- Prime Minister - William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville coalition (until 31 March), William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, Tory
[edit] Events
- 1 January - the island of Curaçao captured by Admiral Charles Brisbane.[1]
- 28 January - Pall Mall, London becomes the first street with gas lighting.[2]
- March 25
- The Slave Trade Act becomes law abolishing the slave trade in the British Empire.[3]
- The Swansea and Mumbles Railway, then known as the Oystermouth Railway, became the first passenger carrying railway in the world.
- 31 March - Duke of Portland asked to form a government following the collapse of the Ministry of all the Talents.
- May 4–June 9 - the Duke of Portland wins the general election.
- June - First Ascot Gold Cup held.[4]
- June 22 - Chesapeake-Leopard Affair, Royal Navy warship HMS Leopard attacked and boarded the American frigate USS Chesapeake.
- July 5 - Disastrous attack on Buenos Aires.
- July 7-9 - Peace of Tilsit between France, Prussia and Russia. Napoleon and Russian Emperor Alexander I ally together against the British.
- July 13 - With the death of Henry Benedict Stuart, the last Stuart claimant to the throne, the movement of Jacobitism comes to an effective end.
- September 2 – September 7 - Battle of Copenhagen: Royal Navy bombards Copenhagen with fire bombs and phosphorus rockets to prevent Denmark from surrendering its fleet to Napoleon. 30% of the city was destroyed and 2000 citizens were killed.
- December 22 - The U.S. Congress passes the Embargo Act in response to the Orders in Council.
[edit] Unknown dates
- Potassium and sodium isolated by Sir Humphry Davy.
- Geological Society of London founded.
[edit] Publications
- Charles and Mary Lamb's children's book Tales from Shakespeare.[5]
[edit] Births
- October 8 - Harriet Taylor English philosophical writer (died 1858)
[edit] Deaths
- 5 January - Isaac Reed, Shakespearean editor (born 1742)
- 18 May - John Douglas, Anglican bishop (born 1721)
- 13 July - Henry Benedict Stuart, claimant to the throne of the United Kingdom (born 1725)
- 18 July - Thomas Jones, mathematician (born 1756)
- 14 September - George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend, field marshal (born 1724)
- 21 December - John Newton, cleric and hymnist (born 1725)
[edit] References
- ^ Joel Munsell (1858). The Every Day Book of History and Chronology. D. Appleton & co.
- ^ (2006) Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. ISBN 0-141-02715-0.
- ^ Abolition of the Slave Trade 1807 bbc.co.uk/history. Retrieved on 2007-09-11.
- ^ Palmer, Alan & Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd, 242-243. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
- ^ Icons, a portrait of England 1800-1820. Retrieved on 2007-09-11.
