President of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865 (1808–1889). Jefferson Davis was born on 3 June 1808 in what is now the United States. Jefferson Davis is remembered as a military officer, politician and businessperson, a citizen of the United States and the Confederate States of America. Notable works include “A Short History of the Confederate States of America” and “The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government”. Positions held included the President of the Confederate States and the United States Secretary of War.
Before and after
- 1808Discovery of calcium
- 16 January 1808Founding of Italian Stock Exchange
- from 21 February 1808 to 17 September 1809Finnish War
- 20 April 1808Birth of Napoleon III
- 3 June 1808Birth of Jefferson Davis
- from 15 June 1808 to 14 August 1808First Siege of Zaragoza
- 30 June 1808Discovery of boron
- 17 August 1808Battle of Roliça
- 21 August 1808Battle of Vimeiro
More in Wars, politics & history
- 1790Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
- from 24 June 1812 to 14 December 1812French invasion of Russia
- from 18 March 1839 to 29 August 1842First Opium War
- from 24 April 1846 to 2 February 1848Mexican-American War
- from 1 August 1894 to 17 April 1895First Sino-Japanese War
- from 8 October 1912 to 30 May 1913First Balkan War
The era
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