Page 2: Historical Events In 1794

Apr 05   In the year 1794 georges-Jacques Danton, French revolutionary leader, guillotined at 34   

Apr 08   In the year 1794 marie-Jean-Antoine-Nicholas-Caritat, mathematician dies   

Apr 10   Matthew Calbraith Perry, Commodore, opened Japan on this day in history.   

Apr 11   Edward Everett, Dorchester Mass, (Gov-Mass), statesman/orator in the year 1794.   

Apr 12   Germinal P Dandelin, Belgian mathematician (geometry) in the year 1794.   

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

Apr 27   In the year 1794 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 in the year 1794.   

May 06   In the year 1794 haiti, under Toussaint L'Ouverture, revolts against France   

May 06   Jean-Jacques Beauvarget-Charpentier, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

May 08   Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier, chemist (identified oxygen), guillotined on this day in history.   

May 08   In the year 1794 uS Post Office established   

May 10   Elisabeth PMH, princess of France, beheaded at 30 in the year 1794.   

May 17   Anna Brownell Jameson, Dublin, writer on this day in history.   

May 17   Hard frost in southern New England on this day in history.   

May 18   2nd battle of Bouvines (France-Austria) in the year 1794.   

May 23   In the year 1794 isaak-Ignaz Moscheles, composer   

May 24   William Whewell, British philosopher (History of Inductive Science) on this day in history.   

May 27   Cornelius Vanderbilt, millionaire (B & O railroad) on this day in history.   

Jun 01   English fleet under Richard Earl Howe defeats French in the year 1794.   

Jun 04   In the year 1794 congress passes Neutrality Act, bans Americans from serving in armed forces of foreign powers   

Jun 05   On this day in history 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 in the year 1794.   

Jun 08   In the year 1794 g A Borger, writer, dies   

Jun 10   On this day in history bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Phila, forms   

Jun 16   In the year 1794 1st stone layed at Dutch biggest grain windmill (De Walvisch)   

Jun 18   George Grote, British historian in the year 1794.   

Jun 19   On this day in history richard H Lee, US farmer (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 62   

Jun 23   On this day in history empress Catherine II grants Jews permission to settle in Kiev   

Jun 24   On this day in history bowdoin College is founded.   

Jun 25   In the year 1794 french troops occupy Charleroi   

Jun 26   In the year 1794 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 $2,000 on this day in history.   

Jun 30   Battle of Fort Recovery, Ohio on this day in history.   

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Jan 06   In the year 1794 birth of kaspar Masek, composer   

Jan 10   In the year 1794 birth of georg Forster, German scientist and revolutionary (d. 1754)   

Jan 25   In the year 1794 birth of françois-Vincent Raspail, French chemist (d. 1878)   

Feb 12   Alexander Petrov, Russian chess player (d. 1867) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 20   William Carleton, Irish novelist (d. 1869) was born in the year 1794.   

Feb 21   On this day in history birth of antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, president of Mexico (1833-36)   

Feb 25   In the year 1794 birth of gerrit Schimmelpenninck, Dutch earl of Nijenhuis/Peckedam   

Mar 05   On this day in history birth of jacques Babinet, French physicist/mathematician/astronomer   

Jan 08   Justus Möser, German statesman (b. 1720) died in the year 1794.   

Jan 10   Georg Forster, German scientist and revolutionary (d. 1754) died in the year 1794.   

Jan 16   Edward Gibbon, historian (Decline & Fall), dies in London at 56 in the year 1794.   

Jan 31   In the year 1794 death of marriott Arbuthnot, British admiral (b. 1711)   

Mar 04   On this day in history henri D count de Larochejacquelin, Fr Royalist Army leader, dies at 21   

Mar 29   On this day in history marie-J-A-N C Condorcet, mathematician (Theory of Comets), dies at 50   

Apr 05   Georges-Jacques Danton, French revolutionary leader, guillotined at 34 died on this day in history.   

Apr 08   Marie-Jean-Antoine-Nicholas-Caritat, mathematician dies on this day in history.