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 in the year 1799.  

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

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

Mar 22   F W A Argelander, Memel E Prussia, cataloguer of 324,188 stars in the year 1799.  

Mar 25   In the year 1799 constantin Reindl, composer, dies at 60  

Mar 26   In the year 1799 napolean captures Jaffa Palestine  

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   New York State abolished slavery in the year 1799.  

Mar 28   NY State abolished slavery on this day in history.  

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

Mar 29   In the year 1799 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   In the year 1799 vincenzo Fioravanti, composer  

Apr 13   In the year 1799 heinrich F L Rellstab, German music theorist  

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

Apr 16   In the year 1799 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   In the year 1799 jean Poiseuille, physician/physiologist (blood pressure)  

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1799 claude-Benigne Balbastre, composer, dies at 72  

May 18   Pierre de Beaumarchais, dramatist, dies on this day in history.  

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

May 26   Alexander S Pushkin, Russia, writer (Eugene Onegin) on this day in history.  

May 27   In the year 1799 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   On this day in history johann Andre, composer, dies at 58  

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Jan 06   On this day in history 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   Ludger Duvernay, Canadian printer and publisher (d. 1852) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 04   Joao Batista da Silva Leitao de Almeida Garret, Portuguese playwright was born on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 06   On this day in history w G Frederik, prince of Orange/general, dies at 25  

Jan 09   In the year 1799 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 on this day in history.  

Feb 04   Étienne-Louis Boullée, French architect (b. 1728) died on this day in history.  

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

Feb 12   Frantisek Xaver Dusek, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Feb 16   Charles Theoby, ruler (Palts & Bayern), dies at 74 in the year 1799.