Page 2: Historical Events In 1773

May 24   Jan Zach, composer, dies at 73.   

May 26   Hans Georg Nageli, composer   

May 31   Ludwig Tieck, writer   

Jun 03   Caspar G C Reinwardt, German/Dutch biologist.   

Jun 13   Thomas Young, British philologist/physician (light interference).   

Jun 17   Cúcuta, Colombia is founded by Juana Rangel de Cuéllar.   

Jul 06   Wenzel Thomas Matiegka, composer   

Jul 07   Cornelis Douwes, Dutch mathematician/astronomer, dies at 60   

Jul 12   Johann Joachim Quantz, German royal flautist/composer, dies at 76.   

Jul 13   Wilhelm H Wackenroder, German writer (Fantasies about Art).   

Jul 20   Scottish settlers arrive at Pictou, Nova Scotia (Canada)   

Jul 21   Pope Clemens XIV bans Jesuits   

Jul 23   Karl Ludwig Hellwig, composer   

Jul 29   1st schoolhouse west of Allegheny Mtns completed, Schoenbrunn, OH   

Jul 29   The inaugural schoolhouse west of Allegheny Mtns completed, Schoenbrunn, OH   

Aug 23   Jakob F Fries, German philosopher   

Aug 25   Franz Nikolaus Novotny, composer, dies at 29   

Aug 29   Raphael G Kiesewetter, Austria musicologist (Arab Music)   

Sep 11   Benjamin Franklin writes "There never was a good war or bad peace"   

Sep 11   Benjamin Franklin writes "There never was a good war or bad peace.".   

Sep 20   Pieter de Swart, architect (Delfts Port Rotterdam), dies at 63.   

Sep 24   Johann Philipp Christian Schulz, composer.   

Oct 12   America's inaugural insane asylum opens for 'Persons of Insane and Disordered Minds' in Virginia.   

Oct 13   The Whirlpool Galaxy was discovered by Charles Messier   

Oct 14   The inaugural recorded Ministry of Education, the Komisja Edukacji Narodowej (Polish for Commission of National Education), is formed in Poland   

Oct 21   Johann Conrad Schlaun, German barok architect, dies at 78   

Oct 23   Pietro Generali, composer   

Nov 16   John Hawkesworth, English writer   

Nov 22   Robert Clive, English occupier (India), dies at about 48   

Nov 25   Carl Hockh, composer, dies at 66   

Dec 16   Big tea party in Boston harbor-indians welcome (Boston Tea Party).   

Dec 16   Big tea party in Boston harbor-Indians welcome.   

Dec 16   Boston Tea Party' , when the 'Sons of Liberty' dumped 18000 worth of tea in the Boston harbor   

Dec 16   The Boston Tea Party occurs when American colonists board a British ship and dump overboard more than 300 chests of tea to protest high taxes.   

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Jan 04   Johann peter heuschkel: Composer   

Jan 05   Pieter fontijn: Dutch painter/drawer   

Jan 09   Cassandra austen: English watercolorist and sister of jane austen    

Feb 02   Vincenc tomas vaclav tucek: Composer   

Feb 09   William henry harrison: Va, (whigs) 9th pres (march 4-april 4, 1841)   

Feb 22   Matthijs i van bree: Flemish (court)painter   

Mar 04   Pierre-louis hus-desforges: Composer   

Mar 07   Tommaso marchesi: Composer   

Jan 04   Anton losenko: Russian painter (b. 1737)   

Jan 21   Alexis piron: French writer (b. 1689)   

Feb 20   Charles emanuel i: King of sardinia/duke of savoy (ce iii),   

Mar 01   Jan wagenaar: Dutch historian,   

Mar 13   Philibert commerçon: French naturalist and explorer (b. 1727)   

Mar 24   Philip dormer stanhope: English statesman (b. 1694)   

Apr 19   Florian johann deller: Composer,   

May 08   Ali bey: Egyptian mameluk head,