Historical Events In 1799

Mar 07   The Royal Institution is founded in the year 1799.  

Mar 08   Simon Cameron, Secy War (Union), died in 1889 on this day in history.  

Mar 12   In the year 1799 austria declares war on France  

Mar 18   John Randall, composer, dies at 82 in the year 1799.  

Mar 19   In the year 1799 joseph Haydn's "Die Schopfung," premieres in Vienna  

Mar 22   In the year 1799 f W A Argelander, Memel E Prussia, cataloguer of 324,188 stars  

Mar 25   On this day in history constantin Reindl, composer, dies at 60  

Mar 26   Napolean captures Jaffa Palestine in the year 1799.  

Mar 28   Etta L J "baronne" Palm-Aelders, Dutch adventurer/spy, dies at 55 in the year 1799.  

Mar 28   Karl Adolph von Basedow, German artist (Ziekte van Basedow) on this day in history.  

Mar 28   In the year 1799 new York State abolished slavery  

Mar 28   On this day in history nY State abolished slavery  

Mar 29   In the year 1799 edward Stanley, Earl Derby (C), British PM (1852, 1858-59, 1866-68)  

Mar 29   On this day in history new York passes a law aimed at gradually abolishing slavery in the state.  

Apr 01   On this day in history narciso Casanovas, composer, dies at 52  

Apr 05   On this day in history vincenzo Fioravanti, composer  

Apr 13   On this day in history heinrich F L Rellstab, German music theorist  

Apr 14   In the year 1799 napoleon called for establishing Jerusalem for Jews  

Apr 16   On this day in history napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Mount Tabor  

Apr 19   On this day in history pieter Hellendaal, violinist/organist/composer (Glees), dies at 78  

Apr 20   On this day in history friedrich von Schiller's "Wallensteins Tod," premieres in Weimar  

Apr 22   Jean Poiseuille, physician/physiologist (blood pressure) in the year 1799.  

Apr 28   On this day in history francois Giroust, composer, dies at 62  

May 02   On this day in history henri-Joseph Rigel, composer, dies at 58  

May 04   Fourth Anglo-Mysore War: The Battle of Seringapatam: The siege of Seringapatam ends when the city is assaulted and the Tipu Sultan killed by the besieging British army, under the command of General George Harris in the year 1799.  

May 09   Claude-Benigne Balbastre, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1799.  

May 18   Pierre de Beaumarchais, dramatist, dies in the year 1799.  

May 23   On this day in history thomas Hood, English poet/composer (Song of the Shirt)  

May 26   Alexander S Pushkin, Russia, writer (Eugene Onegin) in the year 1799.  

May 27   On this day in history jacques-Francois-Fromental-Elle Halevy, [Elie Levy], composer  

Jun 06   On this day in history aleksandr Sergeyevich, Russia, poet, founder of modern Russian Lit  

Jun 06   On this day in history american orator Patrick Henry ("Give me liberty or give me death!") dies in Charlotte County, Virginia.  

Jun 07   On this day in history the birth of Alexander Pushkin, Russian playwright and poet  

Jun 18   Johann Andre, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 22   On this day in history birth of ludger Duvernay, Canadian printer and publisher (d. 1852)  

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 in the year 1799.  

Feb 11   In the year 1799 birth of basil Moreau, French Founder priest (d. 1873)  

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

Mar 01   Alexey Nikolayevich Verstovsky, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 09   Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian scientist (b. 1718) died on this day in history.  

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

Feb 07   Qianlong, Emperor of China (b. 1711) died in the year 1799.  

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

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