Timeline February 1808

Events in February 1808 2

• 1732 – 1808 John Dickinson (1732-1808) Died 14 February 1808, aged 75 John Dickinson was a Pennsylvania and Delaware statesman known as the "Penman of the Revolution" for his widely read "Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania." He signed the United States Constitution and served as President of both Pennsylvania and Delaware.
• 1808 Finnish War Begins Russia invades Swedish Finland Russian forces crossed into Finland without a declaration of war, opening a conflict that would end with Sweden ceding Finland to Russia in 1809. The war was fought in coordination with Napoleon's pressure on Sweden to join the Continental System.