Page 2: Historical Events In 1769

Jul 23   Alexey Nikolayevich Titov, composer in the year 1769.   

Aug 14   Friedrich Ludwig Dulon, flautist/composer in the year 1769.   

Aug 15   In the year 1769 napoleon Bonaparte, resident of Elba (emperor 1804-13, 1814-15)   

Aug 15   The birth of Napoleon Bonaparte, French emperor in the year 1769.   

Aug 16   Jean Aime Vernier, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 18   In the year 1769 alexandre Stievenard, composer   

Aug 18   On this day in history gunpowder in Brescia Italy church explodes, killing 3,000   

Aug 29   On this day in history edmond Hoyle, games expert, dies (birth date unknown)   

Aug 30   On this day in history bonifacio Asioli, composer/music writer   

Sep 09   On this day in history cornelis F van Maanen, Dutch minister of Justice (1807..42)   

Sep 14   The birth of Baron von Humboldt, German naturalist on this day in history.   

Sep 18   In the year 1769 boston Gazette reports first US piano (a spinet)   

Sep 18   John Harris builds 1st spinet piano (US) in the year 1769.   

Sep 19   On this day in history joseph Comb, missionary to Molukkas   

Oct 07   In the year 1769 english explorer, Captain Cook, discovered New Zealand   

Oct 09   On this day in history marianus Konigsperger, composer, dies at 60   

Oct 13   In the year 1769 horace H Hayden, cofounded 1st dental college   

Dec 12   Pope Clement XIV proclaims a universal jubilee on this day in history.   

Dec 13   C F Gellert, writer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

Dec 13   In the year 1769 dartmouth College in New Hampshire received its charter   

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Jan 05   Jean Baptiste Say, French economist (Political Economics) was born in the year 1769.   

Jan 10   Michel Ney, French marshal (Waterloo) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 17   Ole Andreas Lindeman, composer was born on this day in history.   

Feb 04   Samuel I Wiselius, Dutch lawyer/businessman/writer was born in the year 1769.   

Feb 09   On this day in history birth of susette Gontard, the beloved of the poet Friedrich Hölderlin (d. 1802)   

Feb 13   Ivan Krylov, Russian fabulist (d. 1844) was born on this day in history.   

Mar 02   On this day in history birth of deWitt Clinton, (Gov/Sen-NY)   

Mar 07   On this day in history birth of josef Alois Ladurner, composer   

Jan 18   In the year 1769 hakuin Ekaku, Zen teacher (reformer of Rinzai school), dies in Japan   

Jan 24   François de Chevert, French general (b. 1695) died in the year 1769.   

Feb 02   In the year 1769 clement XIII, [Carlo Rezzonico], Pope (1758-69), dies at 75   

Mar 27   Josef Antonin Gurecky, composer, dies at 60 in the year 1769.   

Apr 03   Gerhard Tersteegen, German evangelist/poet (in blood), dies at 71 in the year 1769.   

Apr 20   Pontiac, indian chief to Ottawa, murdered died on this day in history.   

Jun 01   Edward Holyoke, President of Harvard University (b. 1689) died on this day in history.   

Aug 02   Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, English politician (b. 1689) died on this day in history.