What is 1808?
{{Year nav|1808}} {{Year in various calendars|1808}} {{Year article header|1808}} ==Events== * [[March 13]] &ndash; [[Frederick VI of Denmark|Frederick VI]] becomes king of Denmark. The next day, Denmark declares war on Sweden. * [[March 19]] &ndash; [[Charles IV of Spain]] leaves the throne for his son, [[Ferdinand VII of Spain|Ferdinand VII]]. * [[November 15]] &ndash; [[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}} * [[December 29]] – [[Andrew Johnson]] {{deaths}} [[Category:1808| ]]