Historical Events In 1799

Mar 07   On this day in history the Royal Institution is founded.  

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

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

Mar 18   John Randall, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Mar 19   On this day in history 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   In the year 1799 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) in the year 1799.  

Mar 28   New York State abolished slavery on this day in history.  

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   New York passes a law aimed at gradually abolishing slavery in the state in the year 1799.  

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   Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Mount Tabor in the year 1799.  

Apr 19   In the year 1799 pieter Hellendaal, violinist/organist/composer (Glees), dies at 78  

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

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

Apr 28   In the year 1799 francois Giroust, composer, dies at 62  

May 02   Henri-Joseph Rigel, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

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 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) on this day in history.  

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   Aleksandr Sergeyevich, Russia, poet, founder of modern Russian Lit on this day in history.  

Jun 06   American orator Patrick Henry ("Give me liberty or give me death!") dies in Charlotte County, Virginia in the year 1799.  

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

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   In the year 1799 birth of daniel Tyler, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1882  

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

Feb 04   In the year 1799 birth of joao Batista da Silva Leitao de Almeida Garret, Portuguese playwright  

Feb 05   John Lindley, English botanist (Elements of Botany) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 11   Basil Moreau, French Founder priest (d. 1873) was born in the year 1799.  

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

Jan 09   Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian scientist (b. 1718) died in the year 1799.  

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

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

Feb 04   Étienne-Louis Boullée, French architect (b. 1728) died in the year 1799.  

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 in the year 1799.