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1809

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Instance of: common year starting and ending on Sunday
Part of: Gregorian calendar
Followed by: 1810
Follows: 1808

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Commons category: 1809
topic's main category: Category:1809
point in time: 1809-01-01
has list: list of state leaders in 1809
category for births in this time period: Category:1809 births
category for deaths in this time period: Category:1809 deaths

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February 11: Robert Fulton receives patent for inventing the steamboat after creating the Clermont.

January 16: Battle of Corunna 1809 (MDCCCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 1809th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 809th year of the 2nd millennium, the 9th year of the 19th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1800s decade. As of the start of 1809, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.

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