Historical Events In 1799

Jan 06   Jedediah Strong Smith, US fur trader/explorer on this day in history.  

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

Jan 07   On this day in history daniel Tyler, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1882  

Jan 09   On this day in history income Tax introduced in UK  

Jan 10   In the year 1799 friedrich von Schiller's "Die Piccolomini," premieres in Weimar  

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 on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1799 maltese patriot Dun Mikiel Xerri, along with a number of other patriots, was executed.  

Jan 21   Edward Jenner's smallpox vaccination is introduced on this day in history.  

Jan 22   In the year 1799 horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist/alpinist, dies at 58  

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   On this day in history royal Assent given to change the name of Ile St. Jean (St. John's Island) to Prince Edward Island.  

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

Feb 05   John Lindley, English botanist (Elements of Botany) in the year 1799.  

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

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 in the year 1799.  

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 in the year 1799.  

Feb 15   1st US printed ballots authorized, Pennsylvania in the year 1799.  

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   In the year 1799 maurus Haberhauer, composer, dies at 52  

Feb 24   Broerius Brorius, theologist (Pensive Christian), dies at about 41 on this day in history.  

Feb 25   1st federal forestry legislation authorizes purchase of timber land in the year 1799.  

Feb 25   In the year 1799 congress passes first federal quarantine legislation  

Mar 01   On this day in history alexey Nikolayevich Verstovsky, composer  

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

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

Mar 06   On this day in history napolean captures Jaffa Palestine  

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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Jan 06   Jedediah Strong Smith, US fur trader/explorer was born in the year 1799.  

Jan 07   Daniel Tyler, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1882 was born on this day in history.  

Jan 22   In the year 1799 birth of ludger Duvernay, Canadian printer and publisher (d. 1852)  

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

Feb 05   John Lindley, English botanist (Elements of Botany) was born in the year 1799.  

Feb 11   On this day in history birth of basil Moreau, French Founder priest (d. 1873)  

Feb 26   Émile Clapeyron, French engineer and physicist (d. 1864) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 06   In the year 1799 w G Frederik, prince of Orange/general, dies at 25  

Jan 09   On this day in history death of maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian scientist (b. 1718)  

Jan 22   Horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist/alpinist, dies at 58 in the year 1799.  

Jan 26   On this day in history death of gabriel Christie, British general (b. 1722)  

Feb 04   In the year 1799 death of Étienne-Louis Boullée, French architect (b. 1728)  

Feb 07   Qianlong, Emperor of China (b. 1711) died on this day in history.  

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

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