Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1799

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

Aug 29 In the year 1799 pius VI, [Giovanni A Braschi], Italian Pope (1775-99), dies at 71  

Aug 31 Nicolas-Henri Jardin, French architect (b. 1720) died in the year 1799.  

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

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

Oct 16 Antoine-Frederic Gresnick, composer, dies at 44 on this day in history.  

Oct 23 In the year 1799 william Paca, US judge/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 58  

Oct 24 Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Austrian composer, dies at 59 in the year 1799.  

Nov 22 In the year 1799 death of baroness van Dorth, orangist, executed  

Dec 05 Robert Kimmerling, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

Dec 06 On this day in history joseph Black, Scottish medical/chemist/physicist, dies at 71  

Dec 14 George Washington, 1st president USA (1789-97), dies at 66 in the year 1799.  

Dec 18 Jean-Étienne Montucla, French mathematician (b. 1725) died in the year 1799.  

Dec 20 On this day in history david Traugott Nicolai, composer, dies at 66  

Dec 31 Jean-François Marmontel, French historian and writer (b. 1723) died on this day in history.  

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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 in the year 1799.  

Jan 22 In the year 1799 birth of ludger Duvernay, Canadian printer and publisher (d. 1852)  

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

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