1808 ( MDCCCVIII ) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar  and a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar , the 1808th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 808th year of the 2nd millennium , the 8th year of the 19th century , and the 9th year of the 1800s decade. As of the start of 1808, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.

Events [ change | change source ]

• March 13 – Frederick VI becomes king of Denmark. The next day, Denmark declares war on Sweden.
• March 19 – Charles IV of Spain leaves the throne for his son, Ferdinand VII .
• November 15 – Mahmud II (1808? 1839 ) succeeds Mustafa IV ( 1807 ?1808) as sultan of the Ottoman Empire .
• Goethe 's Faust: The First Part of the Tragedy is published.
• Barium , calcium , magnesium and strontium are isolated by Humphry Davy in England.

Births

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• December 29 ? Andrew Johnson

Deaths

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