Historical Events In 1799

Mar 07   In the year 1799 the Royal Institution is founded.  

Mar 08   Simon Cameron, Secy War (Union), died in 1889 in the year 1799.  

Mar 12   Austria declares war on France on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history f W A Argelander, Memel E Prussia, cataloguer of 324,188 stars  

Mar 25   Constantin Reindl, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1799 karl Adolph von Basedow, German artist (Ziekte van Basedow)  

Mar 28   On this day in history new York State abolished slavery  

Mar 28   In the year 1799 nY State abolished slavery  

Mar 29   Edward Stanley, Earl Derby (C), British PM (1852, 1858-59, 1866-68) on this day in history.  

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

Apr 01   Narciso Casanovas, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.  

Apr 05   Vincenzo Fioravanti, composer on this day in history.  

Apr 13   Heinrich F L Rellstab, German music theorist in the year 1799.  

Apr 14   On this day in history napoleon called for establishing Jerusalem for Jews  

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

Apr 19   Pieter Hellendaal, violinist/organist/composer (Glees), dies at 78 in the year 1799.  

Apr 20   In the year 1799 friedrich von Schiller's "Wallensteins Tod," premieres in Weimar  

Apr 22   Jean Poiseuille, physician/physiologist (blood pressure) on this day in history.  

Apr 28   Francois Giroust, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

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

May 04   In the year 1799 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.  

May 09   Claude-Benigne Balbastre, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

May 18   On this day in history pierre de Beaumarchais, dramatist, dies  

May 23   Thomas Hood, English poet/composer (Song of the Shirt) in the year 1799.  

May 26   In the year 1799 alexander S Pushkin, Russia, writer (Eugene Onegin)  

May 27   Jacques-Francois-Fromental-Elle Halevy, [Elie Levy], composer on this day in history.  

Jun 06   In the year 1799 aleksandr Sergeyevich, Russia, poet, founder of modern Russian Lit  

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

Jun 07   The birth of Alexander Pushkin, Russian playwright and poet in the year 1799.  

Jun 18   On this day in history johann Andre, composer, dies at 58  

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

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

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

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

Feb 05   In the year 1799 birth of john Lindley, English botanist (Elements of Botany)  

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

Feb 26   On this day in history birth of Émile Clapeyron, French engineer and physicist (d. 1864)  

Mar 01   In the year 1799 birth of alexey Nikolayevich Verstovsky, composer  

Jan 06   On this day in history 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   On this day in history horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist/alpinist, dies at 58  

Jan 26   Gabriel Christie, British general (b. 1722) died in the year 1799.  

Feb 04   On this day in history 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   Charles Theoby, ruler (Palts & Bayern), dies at 74 in the year 1799.