Historical Events In 1799
Sunday, 19 January 2020
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 Daniel Tyler, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1882 on this day in history.
Jan 09 Income Tax introduced in UK in the year 1799.
Jan 10 Friedrich von Schiller's "Die Piccolomini," premieres in Weimar in the year 1799.
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 Eli Whitney receives government contract for 10,000 muskets in the year 1799.
Jan 14 In the year 1799 king of Naples flees before the advancing French armies
Jan 17 On this day in history maltese patriot Dun Mikiel Xerri, along with a number of other patriots, was executed.
Jan 21 Edward Jenner's smallpox vaccination is introduced in the year 1799.
Jan 22 In the year 1799 horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist/alpinist, dies at 58
Jan 25 1st US patent for a seeding machine, Eliakim Spooner, Vermont in the year 1799.
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 on this day in history.
Feb 04 Joao Batista da Silva Leitao de Almeida Garret, Portuguese playwright on this day in history.
Feb 05 John Lindley, English botanist (Elements of Botany) on this day in history.
Feb 09 USS Constellation captures French frigate Insurgente off Nevis, West Indies in the year 1799.
Feb 09 USS Constellation captures French frigate Insurgents off Nevis, W I on this day in history.
Feb 12 Frantisek Xaver Dusek, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.
Feb 13 On this day in history 1st US law regulating insurance passed, by Massachusetts
Feb 13 The first US law regulating insurance passed, by Massachusetts on this day in history.
Feb 15 1st US printed ballots authorized, Pennsylvania in the year 1799.
Feb 15 In the year 1799 first US printed ballots authorized, Pennsylvania
Feb 16 In the year 1799 charles Theoby, ruler (Palts & Bayern), dies at 74
Feb 18 Maurus Haberhauer, composer, dies at 52 in the year 1799.
Feb 24 Broerius Brorius, theologist (Pensive Christian), dies at about 41 on this day in history.
Feb 25 On this day in history 1st federal forestry legislation authorizes purchase of timber land
Feb 25 In the year 1799 congress passes first federal quarantine legislation
Mar 01 Alexey Nikolayevich Verstovsky, composer on this day in history.
Mar 02 Congress standardizes US weights & measures on this day in history.
Mar 02 Congress standardizes US weights &measures on this day in history.
Mar 06 In the year 1799 napolean captures Jaffa Palestine
Mar 06 Napoleon captures Jaffa Palestine on this day in history.
Mar 07 Frantisek L Celakovsky, Czech poet (national anthem, folk song) on this day in history.
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