1808

1808 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	1808; MDCCCVIII
Ab urbe condita	2561
Armenian calendar	1257; ԹՎ ՌՄԾԷ
Assyrian calendar	6558
Balinese saka calendar	1729–1730
Bengali calendar	1215
Berber calendar	2758
British Regnal year	48 Geo. 3 – 49 Geo. 3
Buddhist calendar	2352
Burmese calendar	1170
Byzantine calendar	7316–7317
Chinese calendar	丁卯年 (Fire Rabbit); 4505 or 4298; — to —; 戊辰年 (Earth Dragon); 4506 or 4299
Coptic calendar	1524–1525
Discordian calendar	2974
Ethiopian calendar	1800–1801
Hebrew calendar	5568–5569
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1864–1865
- Shaka Samvat	1729–1730
- Kali Yuga	4908–4909
Holocene calendar	11808
Igbo calendar	808–809
Iranian calendar	1186–1187
Islamic calendar	1222–1223
Japanese calendar	Bunka 5; (文化５年)
Javanese calendar	1734–1735
Julian calendar	Gregorian minus 12 days
Korean calendar	4141
Minguo calendar	104 before ROC; 民前104年
Nanakshahi calendar	340
Thai solar calendar	2350–2351
Tibetan calendar	阴火兔年; (female Fire-Rabbit); 1934 or 1553 or 781; — to —; 阳土龙年; (male Earth-Dragon); 1935 or 1554 or 782

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	18th century; 19th century ; 20th century;
Decades:	1780s; 1790s; 1800s ; 1810s; 1820s;
Years:	1805; 1806; 1807; 1808 ; 1809; 1810; 1811;

Template:C19YearInTopicX Year 1808 (MDCCCVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar).

Events of 1808

January - March

January 1 - Importation of slaves into the United States is banned; this is also the earliest day under the United States Constitution that an amendment could be made restricting slavery.
January 12 - The organizational meeting that led to the creation of the Wernerian Natural History Society, a former Scottish learned society, was held in Edinburgh.
January 22 - The Bragança Portuguese Royal Family arrives in Brazil, running away from the French army.
26 January - Rum Rebellion: On the twentieth anniversary of the foundation of the colony of New South Wales, disgruntled military officers of the New South Wales Corps (the "Rum Corps") overthrow and imprison Governor William Bligh and seize control of the colony.
February - Russia issues an ultimatum to Sweden, to join France, Denmark and Russia and attacks Finland.
February 2 - French troops occupy Papal States (Vatican).
February 6 - Ship Topaz (from Boston April 5, 1807 hunting seals) rediscovers Pitcairn Islands: only one HMS Bounty mutineer was still alive, Alexander Smith (John Adams).
February 11 - Anthracite coal first burned as fuel by Jesse Fell in Wilkes-Barre, PA. Discovery leads to use of coal as key fuel source of America's industrial revolution.
February 21 - Russian troops cross border to Finland without declaration of war - the Finnish War begins
March 2 - Russian troops occupy Helsinki and threaten Sveaborg
March 8 - Empire of the Brazil. With the arrival of the portuguese royal family in Brazil (1808), the colony was called New Portugal.
March 11 - Russian troops occupy Tampere
March 2 - The inaugural meeting of the Wernerian Natural History Society, a former Scottish learned society, was held in Edinburgh.
March 22 - Russian troops occupy Turku
March 26 - Charles IV of Spain abdicates in favor of his son, Ferdinand VII

April - June

April 6 - John Jacob Astor incorporates the American Fur Company.
April 16 - Troops under colonel Carl von Döbeln clash with Russian troops in Pyhäjoki, Finland.
May 2 - Peninsular War: The people of Madrid rise up against the French troops.
May 3:
- Finnish War: The fortress of Sveaborg is lost by Sweden to Russia.
- Peninsular War: The Madrid rebels who rose on May 2 are executed near Príncipe Pío hill. Francisco Goya will paint the fight and the execution in 1814.
June 12 - Finnish War: Landing of Swedish troops at Ala-Lemu, near Turku fails.
June 19 - Finnish War: Second landing of Swedish troops at Ala-Lemu fails.

July - September

July 14 - Troops under Colonel Adlercreutz force Russians to withdraw in Lapua
July 22 - French General Dupont surrenders to Spanish irregular forces following the Battle of Bailén.
August 10 - Troops under Carl von Döbeln defeat Russian attack in Kauhajoki
August 21 - British troops under Duke of Wellington defeat French under General Junot at the Battle of Vimiero
September 27 - Congress of Erfurt between the emperors Napoleon I of France and Alexander I of Russia starts
September 29 - Truce between Swedish and Russian troops in Finland. It ended on October 19 of the same year.

October - December

November 15 - Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Mustafa IV (1807-1808) to Mahmud II (1808-1839)
November 19 - New truce ends fighting in Finland
November 23 - French Marshal Lannes defeats a Spanish army at the Battle of Tudela
November - Swedish troops evacuate Finland. Tsar Alexander I of Russia proclaims Finland a part of Russia.
November - James Madison defeats Charles C. Pinckney in U.S. presidential election
December - Napoleon joins his army in Spain
December 9 - At 20:34 UTC Mercury occults Saturn. There are no observation records.
December 20 - The original Covent Garden Theatre in London is destroyed by a fire, along with most of the scenery, costumes and scripts.
December 22 - Ludwig van Beethoven conducts and performs in concert at the Theater an der Wien, Vienna, with the premiere of his Fifth Symphony, Sixth Symphony, and Fourth Piano Concerto (performed by Beethoven himself).

Undated

British siege of Mauritius begins.
Academy of Fine Arts, Munich founded.
Goethe publishes Faust, part I.

Ongoing events

Births

January - June

January 6 - Joseph Pitty Couthouy, American naval officer (d. 1864)
January 19 - Lysander Spooner, American philosopher (d. 1887)
January 27 - David Strauss, German theologian (d. 1874)
February 5 - Carl Spitzweg, German painter (d. 1885)
February 26 - Honoré Daumier, French painter, illustrator, and sculptor (d. 1879)
April 13- Antonio Meucci, Italian-born inventor (d.1889)
April 20 - Napoleon III, Emperor of the French (d. 1873)
May 22 - Gérard de Nerval, French writer (d. 1855)
June 3 - Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States (d. 1889)
June 16 - James Frederick Ferrier, Scottish metaphysical writer and philosopher
June 17 - Henrik Wergeland, Norwegian author (d. 1845)
June 20 - Samson Raphael Hirsch, German rabbi (d. 1888)

July - December

July 9 - Alexander William Doniphan, American lawyer and military leader (d. 1887)
September 29 - Henry Bennett, American politician (d. 1868)
October 6 - King Frederick VII of Denmark (d. 1863)
October 20 - Karl Andree, German geographer (d. 1875)
November 1 - John Taylor, American religious leader (d. 1887)
November 2 - Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly, French writer (d. 1889)
December 29 - Andrew Johnson, 17th President of the United States (d. 1875)

See also Category: 1808 births.

Deaths

January - June

February 14 - John Dickinson, American lawyer and governor of Delaware and Pennsylvania (b. 1732)
March 13 - King Christian VII of Denmark (b. 1749)
May 18 - Elijah Craig, American minister and inventor
May 28 - Richard Hurd, English bishop and writer (b. 1720)
April - Omie Wise, Subject of a Murder ballad (b. 1789)

July - December

September 3 - John Montgomery, American delegate to the Continental Congress (b. 1722)
September 5 - John Home, Scottish writer (b. 1722)
September 6 - Louis-Pierre Anquetil, French historian (b. 1723)
September 13 - Saverio Bettinelli, Italian writer (b. 1718)
September 17 - Benjamin Bourne, American politician (b. 1755)
November 10 - Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, British soldier and governor of Quebec (b. 1724)
November 17 - David Zeisberger, Moravian missionary (b. 1721)
Theophilus Lindsey, English theologian (b. 1723)

See also Category: 1808 deaths.