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   Napoleon Bonaparte, resident of Elba (emperor 1804-13, 1814-15) in the year 1769.   

Aug 15   The birth of Napoleon Bonaparte, French emperor on this day in history.   

Aug 16   In the year 1769 jean Aime Vernier, composer   

Aug 18   On this day in history alexandre Stievenard, composer   

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

Aug 29   Edmond Hoyle, games expert, dies (birth date unknown) in the year 1769.   

Aug 30   Bonifacio Asioli, composer/music writer on this day in history.   

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

Sep 14   In the year 1769 the birth of Baron von Humboldt, German naturalist   

Sep 18   Boston Gazette reports first US piano (a spinet) on this day in history.   

Sep 18   John Harris builds 1st spinet piano (US) on this day in history.   

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

Oct 07   English explorer, Captain Cook, discovered New Zealand in the year 1769.   

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   In the year 1769 pope Clement XIV proclaims a universal jubilee   

Dec 13   C F Gellert, writer, dies at 54 in the year 1769.   

Dec 13   Dartmouth College in New Hampshire received its charter in the year 1769.   

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Jan 05   On this day in history birth of jean Baptiste Say, French economist (Political Economics)   

Jan 10   On this day in history birth of michel Ney, French marshal (Waterloo)   

Jan 17   On this day in history birth of ole Andreas Lindeman, composer   

Feb 04   On this day in history birth of samuel I Wiselius, Dutch lawyer/businessman/writer   

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 in the year 1769.   

Mar 02   In the year 1769 birth of deWitt Clinton, (Gov/Sen-NY)   

Mar 07   Josef Alois Ladurner, composer was born in the year 1769.   

Jan 18   Hakuin Ekaku, Zen teacher (reformer of Rinzai school), dies in Japan on this day in history.   

Jan 24   On this day in history death of françois de Chevert, French general (b. 1695)   

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

Mar 27   In the year 1769 josef Antonin Gurecky, composer, dies at 60   

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

Apr 20   Pontiac, indian chief to Ottawa, murdered died in the year 1769.   

Jun 01   In the year 1769 death of edward Holyoke, President of Harvard University (b. 1689)   

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