Historical Events In 1799
Friday, 01 July 2022
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 in the year 1799.
Jan 07 Daniel Tyler, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1882 in the year 1799.
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 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 in the year 1799.
Jan 14 Eli Whitney receives government contract for 10,000 muskets in the year 1799.
Jan 14 King of Naples flees before the advancing French armies on this day in history.
Jan 17 Maltese patriot Dun Mikiel Xerri, along with a number of other patriots, was executed in the year 1799.
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 On this day in history the first US patent for a seeding machine, Eliakim Spooner, Vermont
Feb 01 In the year 1799 royal Assent given to change the name of Ile St. Jean (St. John's Island) to Prince Edward Island.
Feb 04 In the year 1799 joao Batista da Silva Leitao de Almeida Garret, Portuguese playwright
Feb 05 In the year 1799 john Lindley, English botanist (Elements of Botany)
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 On this day in history frantisek Xaver Dusek, composer, dies at 67
Feb 13 In the year 1799 1st US law regulating insurance passed, by Massachusetts
Feb 13 In the year 1799 the first US law regulating insurance passed, by Massachusetts
Feb 15 1st US printed ballots authorized, Pennsylvania on this day in history.
Feb 15 On this day in history first US printed ballots authorized, Pennsylvania
Feb 16 Charles Theoby, ruler (Palts & Bayern), dies at 74 on this day in history.
Feb 18 On this day in history maurus Haberhauer, composer, dies at 52
Feb 24 Broerius Brorius, theologist (Pensive Christian), dies at about 41 in the year 1799.
Feb 25 On this day in history 1st federal forestry legislation authorizes purchase of timber land
Feb 25 On this day in history congress passes first federal quarantine legislation
Mar 01 Alexey Nikolayevich Verstovsky, composer in the year 1799.
Mar 02 On this day in history congress standardizes US weights & measures
Mar 02 Congress standardizes US weights &measures on this day in history.
Mar 06 Napolean captures Jaffa Palestine in the year 1799.
Mar 06 Napoleon captures Jaffa Palestine in the year 1799.
Mar 07 Frantisek L Celakovsky, Czech poet (national anthem, folk song) in the year 1799.
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