Historical Events In 1779

Jan 05   Stephen Decatur, US, naval hero (War of 1812) on this day in history.   

Jan 08   On this day in history john White, composer   

Jan 11   Ching-Thang Khomba is crowned King of Manipur in the year 1779.   

Jan 15   Jean Coralli, Paris, ballet producer/choreographer on this day in history.   

Jan 17   Capt Cooks last notation in ship's log Discovery in the year 1779.   

Jan 17   Captain Cook's last notation in ship's log Discovery in the year 1779.   

Jan 18   On this day in history peter Roget, thesaurus fame/inventor (slide rule, pocket chessboard)   

Jan 18   On this day in history the birth of Peter Roget, Founder of Roget's Thesaurus   

Jan 20   On this day in history john Burman, Dutch botanist/director (botanical gardens), dies at 71   

Jan 22   Stefano Pavesi, composer in the year 1779.   

Jan 23   On this day in history charles Messier catalogs M56 (globular cluster in Lyra)   

Jan 31   Charles Messier adds M57 (Ring Nebula in Lyra) to his catalog on this day in history.   

Feb 02   Georg Philipp Kress, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

Feb 07   In the year 1779 william Boyce, composer, dies at 67   

Feb 14   James Cook, Scottish explorer killed by Native Hawaiians near Kealakekua on the Island of Hawaii at 50 in the year 1779.   

Feb 16   In the year 1779 william Boyce, English organist/composer (Cathedral Music), dies   

Feb 20   On this day in history augustus Callcott, landscape painter, Kensington   

Feb 21   Friedrich C von Savigny, German lawyer in the year 1779.   

Feb 22   Joachim Nicolas Eggert, composer on this day in history.   

Feb 24   In the year 1779 george Rogers Clark captures Vincennes (Ind) from British   

Feb 24   On this day in history george Rogers Clark captures Vincennes IN from British   

Feb 27   On this day in history jan Nepveu, Dutch gov-gen of Suriname (1769-79), dies at 59   

Mar 01   On this day in history jacob Gottfried Weber, composer   

Mar 06   Philipp Roth, composer on this day in history.   

Mar 11   US army Corps of Engineers established (1st time) on this day in history.   

Mar 13   Oliver Shaw, composer in the year 1779.   

Mar 15   On this day in history william Lamb, (Whig) Viscount Melbourne, British PM (1834, 1835-41)   

Mar 21   Alexis Garaude, composer on this day in history.   

Mar 28   Angelo Maria Benincori, composer in the year 1779.   

Apr 06   In the year 1779 tommaso MFS Traetta, Italian opera composer (Farnace), dies at 52   

Apr 11   Louise Reichardt, composer in the year 1779.   

Apr 21   William Knyvett, composer on this day in history.   

May 02   On this day in history john Galt, Scotland, novelist (Ayrshire Legatees, Lawrie Todd)   

May 11   John Heart, US farmer (signed Decl of Independence), dies at about 68 in the year 1779.   

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Jan 01   William Clowes, English printer (d. 1847) was born in the year 1779.   

Jan 05   In the year 1779 birth of stephen Decatur, US, naval hero (War of 1812)   

Jan 05   Zebulon Montgomery Pike, explorer (Pike's Peak) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 08   John White, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 15   Jean Coralli, Paris, ballet producer/choreographer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 18   On this day in history birth of peter Roget, thesaurus fame/inventor (slide rule, pocket chessboard)   

Jan 22   Stefano Pavesi, composer was born in the year 1779.   

Jan 24   In the year 1779 birth of elizabeth Alexeievna (Louise of Baden), Russian tsarina (d. 1826)   

Jan 03   Claude Bourgelat, French veterinary surgeon (b. 1712) died on this day in history.   

Jan 20   John Burman, Dutch botanist/director (botanical gardens), dies at 71 in the year 1779.   

Jan 22   Claudius Smith, American Revolutionary War loyalist (b. 1736) died in the year 1779.   

Feb 02   On this day in history georg Philipp Kress, composer, dies at 59   

Feb 07   William Boyce, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1779.   

Feb 14   In the year 1779 death of james Cook, Scottish explorer killed by Native Hawaiians near Kealakekua on the Island of Hawaii at 50   

Feb 16   William Boyce, English organist/composer (Cathedral Music), dies in the year 1779.   

Feb 24   Paul Daniel Longolius, German encylopedist (b. 1704) died on this day in history.