Page 2: Historical Events In 1769

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

Aug 14   On this day in history friedrich Ludwig Dulon, flautist/composer   

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

Aug 15   On this day in history the birth of Napoleon Bonaparte, French emperor   

Aug 16   In the year 1769 jean Aime Vernier, composer   

Aug 18   In the year 1769 alexandre Stievenard, composer   

Aug 18   Gunpowder in Brescia Italy church explodes, killing 3,000 in the year 1769.   

Aug 29   In the year 1769 edmond Hoyle, games expert, dies (birth date unknown)   

Aug 30   In the year 1769 bonifacio Asioli, composer/music writer   

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

Sep 14   On this day in history 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   Joseph Comb, missionary to Molukkas on this day in history.   

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

Oct 09   Marianus Konigsperger, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

Oct 13   On this day in history 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   Dartmouth College in New Hampshire received its charter on this day in history.   

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Jan 05   Jean Baptiste Say, French economist (Political Economics) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 17   In the year 1769 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   On this day in history birth of ivan Krylov, Russian fabulist (d. 1844)   

Mar 02   DeWitt Clinton, (Gov/Sen-NY) was born on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1769 death of françois de Chevert, French general (b. 1695)   

Feb 02   On this day in history clement XIII, [Carlo Rezzonico], Pope (1758-69), dies at 75   

Mar 27   On this day in history josef Antonin Gurecky, composer, dies at 60   

Apr 03   On this day in history gerhard Tersteegen, German evangelist/poet (in blood), dies at 71   

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

Jun 01   On this day in history death of edward Holyoke, President of Harvard University (b. 1689)   

Aug 02   In the year 1769 death of daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, English politician (b. 1689)