Historical Events In 1799

Jan 06   In the year 1799 jedediah Strong Smith, US fur trader/explorer  

Jan 06   W G Frederik, prince of Orange/general, dies at 25 on this day in history.  

Jan 07   In the year 1799 daniel Tyler, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1882  

Jan 09   In the year 1799 income Tax introduced in UK  

Jan 10   On this day in history friedrich von Schiller's "Die Piccolomini," premieres in Weimar  

Jan 13   In the year 1799 president George Washington adds two stars and two stripes to the U.S. flag, honoring the admission of Vermont and Kentucky to the union. The new stripes were later removed, restoring the total to 13.  

Jan 14   On this day in history eli Whitney receives government contract for 10,000 muskets  

Jan 14   In the year 1799 king of Naples flees before the advancing French armies  

Jan 17   Maltese patriot Dun Mikiel Xerri, along with a number of other patriots, was executed on this day in history.  

Jan 21   In the year 1799 edward Jenner's smallpox vaccination is introduced  

Jan 22   Horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist/alpinist, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

Jan 25   In the year 1799 1st US patent for a seeding machine, Eliakim Spooner, Vermont  

Jan 25   The first US patent for a seeding machine, Eliakim Spooner, Vermont on this day in history.  

Feb 01   Royal Assent given to change the name of Ile St. Jean (St. John's Island) to Prince Edward Island in the year 1799.  

Feb 04   Joao Batista da Silva Leitao de Almeida Garret, Portuguese playwright in the year 1799.  

Feb 05   On this day in history john Lindley, English botanist (Elements of Botany)  

Feb 09   In the year 1799 uSS Constellation captures French frigate Insurgente off Nevis, West Indies  

Feb 09   In the year 1799 uSS Constellation captures French frigate Insurgents off Nevis, W I  

Feb 12   On this day in history frantisek Xaver Dusek, composer, dies at 67  

Feb 13   1st US law regulating insurance passed, by Massachusetts on this day in history.  

Feb 13   In the year 1799 the first US law regulating insurance passed, by Massachusetts  

Feb 15   On this day in history 1st US printed ballots authorized, Pennsylvania  

Feb 15   In the year 1799 first US printed ballots authorized, Pennsylvania  

Feb 16   On this day in history charles Theoby, ruler (Palts & Bayern), dies at 74  

Feb 18   Maurus Haberhauer, composer, dies at 52 in the year 1799.  

Feb 24   On this day in history broerius Brorius, theologist (Pensive Christian), dies at about 41  

Feb 25   On this day in history 1st federal forestry legislation authorizes purchase of timber land  

Feb 25   Congress passes first federal quarantine legislation in the year 1799.  

Mar 01   Alexey Nikolayevich Verstovsky, composer in the year 1799.  

Mar 02   Congress standardizes US weights & measures on this day in history.  

Mar 02   In the year 1799 congress standardizes US weights &measures  

Mar 06   Napolean captures Jaffa Palestine in the year 1799.  

Mar 06   On this day in history napoleon captures Jaffa Palestine  

Mar 07   Frantisek L Celakovsky, Czech poet (national anthem, folk song) on this day in history.  

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Jan 06   On this day in history birth of jedediah Strong Smith, US fur trader/explorer  

Jan 07   Daniel Tyler, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1882 was born in the year 1799.  

Jan 22   Ludger Duvernay, Canadian printer and publisher (d. 1852) was born in the year 1799.  

Feb 04   On this day in history birth of joao Batista da Silva Leitao de Almeida Garret, Portuguese playwright  

Feb 05   John Lindley, English botanist (Elements of Botany) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 11   Basil Moreau, French Founder priest (d. 1873) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 26   Émile Clapeyron, French engineer and physicist (d. 1864) was born in the year 1799.  

Mar 01   Alexey Nikolayevich Verstovsky, composer was born in the year 1799.  

Jan 06   W G Frederik, prince of Orange/general, dies at 25 in the year 1799.  

Jan 09   In the year 1799 death of maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian scientist (b. 1718)  

Jan 22   Horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist/alpinist, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

Jan 26   Gabriel Christie, British general (b. 1722) died on this day in history.  

Feb 04   On this day in history death of Étienne-Louis Boullée, French architect (b. 1728)  

Feb 07   In the year 1799 death of qianlong, Emperor of China (b. 1711)  

Feb 12   Frantisek Xaver Dusek, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Feb 16   Charles Theoby, ruler (Palts & Bayern), dies at 74 on this day in history.