Historical Events In 1799

Jun 18   In the year 1799 william Lassell, discoverer (satellites of Uranus & Neptune)  

Jun 22   England & Russia decide to invade Bataafse Republic in the year 1799.  

Jul 04   F J Oscar I, King of Sweden/Norway (1844-59) in the year 1799.  

Jul 07   In the year 1799 ranjit Singh's men take up their positions outside Lahore.  

Jul 07   On this day in history william Curtis, English botanist (Botanical Magazine), dies at 53  

Jul 15   In the year 1799 discovery of the Rosetta Stone, which will yield better understanding of the ancient egyptian language.  

Jul 15   On this day in history the Rosetta Stone is found in the Egyptian village of Rosetta by French Captain Pierre-François Bouchard during Napoleon's Egyptian Campaign.  

Jul 19   In the year 1799 a group of Napoleon Bonaparte's soldiers discover what is now known as The Rosetta Stone, enabling the translation of hieroglyphics for the first time.  

Jul 24   In the year 1799 william Clark (of Lewis & Clark) is willed the slave York  

Jul 25   In the year 1799 french-Egyptian forces under Napolean I beat Turks at Battle of Abukir  

Jul 26   Isaac Babbitt, invented babbitt's metal for bearings in the year 1799.  

Aug 02   Jacques-Etienne Montgolfier, balloonist, dies at 54 in the year 1799.  

Aug 04   On this day in history olof Wilhelm Udden, composer  

Aug 06   In the year 1799 joseph Friebert, composer, dies at 74  

Aug 07   John Bacon, English sculptor, dies at 58 in the year 1799.  

Aug 11   On this day in history joachim de Barrande, French paleontologist/geologist  

Aug 13   In the year 1799 english fleet under lord Seymour overthrows Suriname  

Aug 16   Vincenzo Manfredini, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1799.  

Aug 20   On this day in history heinrich WA Freiherr von Gagern, German liberal politician  

Aug 20   Johann Christian Gottlob Eidenbenz, composer, dies at 37 in the year 1799.  

Aug 23   Napoleon leaves Egypt for France en route to seize power in the year 1799.  

Aug 27   English invasion army lands in North-Holland in the year 1799.  

Aug 29   On this day in history pius VI, [Giovanni A Braschi], Italian Pope (1775-99), dies at 71  

Aug 30   Bataafse fleet surrender to English in the year 1799.  

Sep 01   Bank of Manhattan Company opens in NYC (forerunner to Chase Manhattan) in the year 1799.  

Sep 07   John Ingen Housz, Dutch/English physician/nature investigator, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Sep 19   In the year 1799 english & Russian invasion army conquerors Receiver  

Oct 01   On this day in history rufus Choate, US, lawyer (Hall of Fame)  

Oct 02   Duke of York & Russians capture Alkmaar in Netherlands on this day in history.  

Oct 05   Anthony G O Ridder Van Rappard, Dutch Min of Reformed Worship on this day in history.  

Oct 05   In the year 1799 antonio Dinis da Cruz e Silva, Portuguese poet (O Hissope), dies at 68  

Oct 06   On this day in history battle at Castricum: French & Bataafs army beats English/Russian army  

Oct 09   On this day in history british frigate HMS Lutine sinks off Dutch coast  

Oct 10   Convention of Alkmaar: English/Russian invasion army departs on this day in history.  

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Jan 06   Jedediah Strong Smith, US fur trader/explorer was born on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history birth of joao Batista da Silva Leitao de Almeida Garret, Portuguese playwright  

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

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

Feb 26   In the year 1799 birth of Émile Clapeyron, French engineer and physicist (d. 1864)  

Mar 01   Alexey Nikolayevich Verstovsky, composer was born in the year 1799.  

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   In the year 1799 horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist/alpinist, dies at 58  

Jan 26   On this day in history death of gabriel Christie, British general (b. 1722)  

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

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

Feb 12   In the year 1799 frantisek Xaver Dusek, composer, dies at 67  

Feb 16   Charles Theoby, ruler (Palts & Bayern), dies at 74 on this day in history.