Births on March 8

Alvan Clark

Born on March 8, 1804

Alvan Clark, American astronomer and optician (d. 1887)

Alvan Clark (March 8, 1804 – August 19, 1887), born in Ashfield, Massachusetts, the descendant of a Cape Cod whaling family of English ancestry, was an American astronomer and telescope maker.

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Events on 1804

14 Feb

First Serbian Uprising
Karađorđe leads the First Serbian Uprising against the Ottoman Empire.
16 Feb

Stephen Decatur
First Barbary War: Stephen Decatur leads a raid to burn the pirate-held frigate USS Philadelphia.
11 Jul

Aaron Burr
A duel occurs in which the Vice President of the United States Aaron Burr mortally wounds former Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton.
12 Jul

Burr-Hamilton duel
Former United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton dies a day after being shot in a duel.
25 Sep

Lewis and Clark Expedition
The Teton Sioux (a subdivision of the Lakota) demand one of the boats from the Lewis and Clark Expedition as a toll for allowing the expedition to move further upriver.

Births on March 8

Alvan Clark

Born on March 8, 1804

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Events on 1804

First Serbian Uprising

Stephen Decatur

Aaron Burr

Burr-Hamilton duel

Lewis and Clark Expedition