Page 2: Historical Events In 1794

Apr 08   Marie-Jean-Antoine-Nicholas-Caritat, mathematician dies   

Apr 10   Matthew Calbraith Perry, Commodore, opened Japan   

Apr 11   Edward Everett, Dorchester Mass, (Gov-Mass), statesman/orator.   

Apr 12   Germinal P Dandelin, Belgian mathematician (geometry).   

Apr 21   NYC formally declares coast of Ellis Island publically owned, so they can build forts to protect NYC from British.   

Apr 27   William Jones, British Orientalist/jurist, dies at 47   

Apr 30   The Battle of Boulou is fought, in which French forces defeated the Spanish under General Union   

May 06   Haiti, under Toussaint L'Ouverture, revolts against France.   

May 06   Jean-Jacques Beauvarget-Charpentier, composer, dies at 59   

May 08   Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier, chemist (identified oxygen), guillotined.   

May 08   US Post Office established   

May 10   Elisabeth PMH, princess of France, beheaded at 30.   

May 17   Anna Brownell Jameson, Dublin, writer   

May 17   Hard frost in southern New England.   

May 18   2nd battle of Bouvines (France-Austria)   

May 23   Isaak-Ignaz Moscheles, composer.   

May 24   William Whewell, British philosopher (History of Inductive Science)   

May 27   Cornelius Vanderbilt, millionaire (B and O railroad)   

Jun 01   English fleet under Richard Earl Howe defeats French   

Jun 04   Congress passes Neutrality Act, bans Americans from serving in armed forces of foreign powers   

Jun 05   Congress prohibits citizens from serving in foreign armed forces   

Jun 05   The U.S. Congress pases the Neutrality Act, prohibiting Americans from enlisting in the service of a foreign power   

Jun 08   G A Borger, writer, dies   

Jun 10   Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Phila, forms   

Jun 16   1st stone layed at Dutch biggest grain windmill (De Walvisch)   

Jun 18   George Grote, British historian   

Jun 19   Richard H Lee, US farmer (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 62.   

Jun 23   Empress Catherine II grants Jews permission to settle in Kiev   

Jun 24   Bowdoin College is founded   

Jun 25   French troops occupy Charleroi.   

Jun 26   Battle of Colors: France under Jourdan beats Austrian army   

Jun 28   Joshua Humphreys appointed master builder to build Navy ships at an annual salary of $2000.   

Jun 30   Battle of Fort Recovery, Ohio   

Jul 02   2nd Battle of Seneffe: France-Austria.   

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Jan 06   Kaspar masek: Composer   

Jan 10   Georg forster: German scientist and revolutionary    

Jan 25   François-vincent raspail: French chemist   

Feb 12   Alexander petrov: Russian chess player   

Feb 20   William carleton: Irish novelist    

Feb 21   Antonio lopez de santa anna: President of mexico (1833-36)   

Feb 25   Gerrit schimmelpenninck: Dutch earl of nijenhuis/peckedam   

Mar 05   Jacques babinet: French physicist/mathematician/astronomer   

Jan 08   Justus möser: German statesman (b. 1720)   

Jan 10   Georg forster: German scientist and revolutionary   

Jan 16   Edward gibbon: Historian (decline & fall),   

Jan 31   Marriott arbuthnot: British admiral (b. 1711)   

Mar 04   Henri d count de larochejacquelin: Fr royalist army leader,   

Mar 29   Marie-j-a-n c condorcet: Mathematician (theory of comets),    

Apr 05   Georges-jacques danton: French revolutionary leader, guillotined at 34   

Apr 08   Marie-jean-antoine-nicholas-caritat: Mathematician