Deaths on February 6

John Reid (British Army officer)

Died on February 6, 1807

John Reid, Scottish general (b. 1721)

John Reid (13 February 1721 – 6 February 1807), previously known as John Robertson, was a British army general and founder of the chair of music at the University of Edinburgh.Strongly connected to Edinburgh he gives his name to the Reid School of Music. Reid Concerts and Reid Orchestra.

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Events on 1807

7 Feb

Battle of Eylau
Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon finds Bennigsen's Russian forces taking a stand at Eylau. After bitter fighting, the French take the town, but the Russians resume the battle the next day.
19 Feb

Aaron Burr
Former Vice President of the United States Aaron Burr is arrested for treason in Wakefield, Alabama and confined to Fort Stoddert.
12 Apr

Fort Ricasoli
The Froberg mutiny ends when the remaining mutineers blow up the magazine of Fort Ricasoli.
22 May

Aaron Burr
A grand jury indicts former Vice President of the United States Aaron Burr on a charge of treason.
20 Jul

Internal combustion engine
Nicéphore Niépce is awarded a patent by Napoleon for the Pyréolophore, the world's first internal combustion engine, after it successfully powered a boat upstream on the river Saône in France.

Deaths on February 6

John Reid (British Army officer)

Died on February 6, 1807

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Battle of Eylau

Aaron Burr

Fort Ricasoli

Aaron Burr

Internal combustion engine