Historical Events In 1799

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

Mar 08   In the year 1799 simon Cameron, Secy War (Union), died in 1889  

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   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   On this day in history napolean captures Jaffa Palestine  

Mar 28   Etta L J "baronne" Palm-Aelders, Dutch adventurer/spy, dies at 55 on this day in history.  

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   NY State abolished slavery on this day in history.  

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

Mar 29   In the year 1799 new York passes a law aimed at gradually abolishing slavery in the state.  

Apr 01   In the year 1799 narciso Casanovas, composer, dies at 52  

Apr 05   In the year 1799 vincenzo Fioravanti, composer  

Apr 13   Heinrich F L Rellstab, German music theorist on this day in history.  

Apr 14   Napoleon called for establishing Jerusalem for Jews in the year 1799.  

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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

May 09   In the year 1799 claude-Benigne Balbastre, composer, dies at 72  

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   On this day in history alexander S Pushkin, Russia, writer (Eugene Onegin)  

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 in the year 1799.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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   In the year 1799 death of gabriel Christie, British general (b. 1722)  

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

Feb 07   On this day in history death of qianlong, Emperor of China (b. 1711)  

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.