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Born on Monday January 25, 1808
- Abraham Valentijn, Amsterdam
- Antje Roelofs, Stiens
- Anna Montens, Oosterhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Anke Janssen Post, Ardorf, Ostfriesland († 1880)
- Antje Eizes, Wijnjeterp, Opsterland, Friesland, Nederland
- Anna May Pike, New York, Verenigde Staten († 1892)
- Johann Joseph Bock, bardenberg
- Anna Maria Adrianus ENGELEN, Etten-Leur,Noord-Brabant,NEDERLAND († 1831)
- Anna Catherina Stevens, Sint Odiliënberg, 3104, Limburg, Nederland
- Anna Engelen, Etten-Leur, Noord-Brabant, NL († 1831)
Died on Monday January 25, 1808
- Adrianus Henrici Sleutjes (57), Sint-Michielsgestel
- (Stillborn) KIESTRA (0), Kollum Friesland Netherlands
- Adrianus Sleutjes (57), Sint-Michielsgestel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Anselme Adrien Cuvelier (10), Lorgies
- Antje Cornelis GROOT (32), Beemster, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Elizabeth Rathbun (88), Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States
- Cornelis Kleijweg, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- cornelis jacobus Clement (63), Rucphen
- Dingena Pols (35), Waspik
- Antje Cornelis Groot (33), Beemster,North Holland,Netherlands
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 25, 1808 at Delpher
Born on January 25
- 1783 » William Colgate, English-American businessman and philanthropist, founded Colgate-Palmolive († 1857)
- 1794 » François-Vincent Raspail, French chemist, physician, physiologist, and lawyer († 1878)
- 1796 » William MacGillivray, Scottish ornithologist and biologist († 1852)
- 1813 » J. Marion Sims, American gynecologist and physician († 1883)
- 1816 » Anna Gardner, American abolitionist and teacher († 1901)
- 1822 » Charles Reed Bishop, American businessman, philanthropist, and politician, founded the Bishop Museum († 1915)
- 1822 » William McDougall, Canadian lawyer and politician, Lieutenant Governor of the Northwest Territories († 1905)
- 1823 » José María Iglesias, Mexican politician and interim President (1876–1877) († 1891)
- 1824 » Michael Madhusudan Dutt, Indian poet and playwright († 1873)
- 1841 » John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher, English admiral († 1920)
Died on January 25
- 1726 » Guillaume Delisle, French cartographer (b. 1675)
- 1733 » Sir Gilbert Heathcote, 1st Baronet, English banker and politician, Lord Mayor of London (b. 1652)
- 1751 » Paul Dudley, American lawyer, jurist, and politician (b. 1675)
- 1852 » Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, Russian admiral, cartographer, and explorer (b. 1778)
- 1872 » Richard S. Ewell, American general (b. 1817)
- 1881 » Konstantin Thon, Russian architect, designed the Grand Kremlin Palace and Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (b. 1794)
- 1884 » Périclès Pantazis, Greek-Belgian painter (b. 1849)
- 1891 » Theo van Gogh, Art dealer, the brother of Vincent van Gogh (b. 1857)
- 1900 » Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, German Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein (b. 1835)
- 1907 » René Pottier, French cyclist (b. 1879)
Names that were popular for boys in 1808
Names that were popular for girls in 1808
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1808
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- April 8 » The Roman Catholic Diocese of Baltimore is promoted to an archdiocese, with the founding of the dioceses of New York, Philadelphia, Boston, and Bardstown (now Louisville) by Pope Pius VII.
- May 2 » Outbreak of the Peninsular War: The people of Madrid rise up in rebellion against French occupation. Francisco de Goya later memorializes this event in his painting The Second of May 1808.
- June 15 » Joseph Bonaparte becomes King of Spain.
- September 13 » Finnish War: In the Battle of Jutas, Swedish forces under Lieutenant General Georg Carl von Döbeln beat the Russians, making von Döbeln a Swedish war hero.
- September 14 » Finnish War: Russians defeat the Swedes at the Battle of Oravais.
- November 23 » French and Poles defeat the Spanish at Battle of Tudela.
Weather January 25, 1808
The temperature on January 25, 1808 was about 2.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: betrokken regen sneeuw.