13th » Finnish War: In the Battle of Jutas, Swedish forces under Lieutenant General Georg Carl von Döbeln beat the Russian Empire called Russians, making von Döbeln a Swedish war hero.
14th » Finnish War: Russians defeat the Swedes in the bloody Battle of Oravais.
Famous Birthdays on September in 1808
6th » Abdelkader El Djezairi, Algerian emir (d. 1883)
29th » Henry Bennett (U.S. politician) called Henry Bennett, American lawyer and politician (d. 1868)
Famous Deaths for September 1808
3rd » John Montgomery (delegate) called John Montgomery, American merchant and politician (b. 1722)
6th » Louis-Pierre Anquetil, French historian and author (b. 1723)
13th » Saverio Bettinelli, Italian poet, playwright, and critic (b. 1718)
17th » Benjamin Bourne, American judge and politician (b. 1755)