Historical Events In 1797
Thursday, 18 April 2024
Oct 09 Elia van Vilnius, Latvian rabbi, dies at 77 in the year 1797.
Oct 10 In the year 1797 carter Braxton, US boer/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 61
Oct 11 Battle at Kamperduin: English fleet destroys Bataafse on this day in history.
Oct 11 British naval forces defeat Dutch off Camperdown, the Netherlands on this day in history.
Oct 12 Pierre de Jelyotte, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.
Oct 13 In the year 1797 william Motherwell, Scottish civil servant/poet
Oct 17 Peace of Campo Formio: Austrian Dutch possessions & France in the year 1797.
Oct 21 US Navy frigate Constitution, Old Ironsides, launched in Boston on this day in history.
Oct 22 1st sky diver (Andre-Jacques Trim, above Paris) in the year 1797.
Oct 22 Andr,-Jacques Garnerin makes first parachute jump from balloon (Paris) in the year 1797.
Oct 22 The First Parachute Jump from hot air balloon over Paris on this day in history.
Oct 23 On this day in history john J Rochussen, governor-general of Dutch-Indies (1845-51)
Nov 04 On this day in history aleksander A Bestuzhev-Marlinsky, Russian author
Nov 07 On this day in history silas Horton Stringham, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1876
Nov 14 Charles Lyell, Scotland, geologist (Principles of Geology) on this day in history.
Nov 16 Frederik Willem II, king of Prussia (1786-97), dies at 53 in the year 1797.
Nov 23 Gabor Matray, composer on this day in history.
Nov 29 Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti, composer on this day in history.
Dec 01 Oliver Wolcott, US judge/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 71 in the year 1797.
Dec 03 On this day in history francis P Kenrick, Irish/US archbishop of Baltimore
Dec 11 Hiram Paulding, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1878 on this day in history.
Dec 13 On this day in history heinrich Heine, Germany, poet/lyricist (Schubert, Liszt)
Dec 13 The birth of Heinrich Heine, German romantic poet and writer on this day in history.
Dec 17 On this day in history joseph Henry, US, scientist/inventor/pioneer of electromagnetism
Dec 19 In the year 1797 josef Theodor Krov, composer
Dec 22 Giovanni Marco Rutini, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1797.
Dec 26 Hans Skramstad, composer on this day in history.
Dec 26 In the year 1797 john Wilkes, English journalist/Higher/Lower house leader, dies at 72
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