Historical Events In 1799

Jun 18   On this day in history william Lassell, discoverer (satellites of Uranus & Neptune)  

Jun 22   In the year 1799 england & Russia decide to invade Bataafse Republic  

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   In the year 1799 william Curtis, English botanist (Botanical Magazine), dies at 53  

Jul 15   On this day in history discovery of the Rosetta Stone, which will yield better understanding of the ancient egyptian language.  

Jul 15   The Rosetta Stone is found in the Egyptian village of Rosetta by French Captain Pierre-François Bouchard during Napoleon's Egyptian Campaign in the year 1799.  

Jul 19   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 in the year 1799.  

Jul 24   William Clark (of Lewis & Clark) is willed the slave York in the year 1799.  

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 on this day in history.  

Aug 02   In the year 1799 jacques-Etienne Montgolfier, balloonist, dies at 54  

Aug 04   In the year 1799 olof Wilhelm Udden, composer  

Aug 06   Joseph Friebert, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1799.  

Aug 07   In the year 1799 john Bacon, English sculptor, dies at 58  

Aug 11   In the year 1799 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 on this day in history.  

Aug 20   Heinrich WA Freiherr von Gagern, German liberal politician in the year 1799.  

Aug 20   Johann Christian Gottlob Eidenbenz, composer, dies at 37 on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history bataafse fleet surrender to English  

Sep 01   Bank of Manhattan Company opens in NYC (forerunner to Chase Manhattan) on this day in history.  

Sep 07   John Ingen Housz, Dutch/English physician/nature investigator, dies at 68 in the year 1799.  

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

Oct 01   In the year 1799 rufus Choate, US, lawyer (Hall of Fame)  

Oct 02   On this day in history duke of York & Russians capture Alkmaar in Netherlands  

Oct 05   In the year 1799 anthony G O Ridder Van Rappard, Dutch Min of Reformed Worship  

Oct 05   Antonio Dinis da Cruz e Silva, Portuguese poet (O Hissope), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

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

Oct 09   In the year 1799 british frigate HMS Lutine sinks off Dutch coast  

Oct 10   Convention of Alkmaar: English/Russian invasion army departs in the year 1799.  

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

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 in the year 1799.  

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 in the year 1799.  

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   On this day in history birth of alexey Nikolayevich Verstovsky, composer  

Jan 06   W G Frederik, prince of Orange/general, dies at 25 in the year 1799.  

Jan 09   Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian scientist (b. 1718) died on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history death of Étienne-Louis Boullée, French architect (b. 1728)  

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 on this day in history.