Page 2: Historical Events In 1794

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

Apr 08   Marie-Jean-Antoine-Nicholas-Caritat, mathematician dies in the year 1794.   

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   In the year 1794 germinal P Dandelin, Belgian mathematician (geometry)   

Apr 21   In the year 1794 nYC formally declares coast of Ellis Island publically owned, so they can build forts to protect NYC from British   

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   Haiti, under Toussaint L'Ouverture, revolts against France in the year 1794.   

May 06   Jean-Jacques Beauvarget-Charpentier, composer, dies at 59 in the year 1794.   

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

May 08   US Post Office established in the year 1794.   

May 10   On this day in history elisabeth PMH, princess of France, beheaded at 30   

May 17   On this day in history anna Brownell Jameson, Dublin, writer   

May 17   Hard frost in southern New England in the year 1794.   

May 18   2nd battle of Bouvines (France-Austria) on this day in history.   

May 23   Isaak-Ignaz Moscheles, composer on this day in history.   

May 24   William Whewell, British philosopher (History of Inductive Science) in the year 1794.   

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

Jun 01   On this day in history english fleet under Richard Earl Howe defeats French   

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

Jun 05   In the year 1794 congress prohibits citizens from serving in foreign armed forces   

Jun 05   In the year 1794 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 on this day in history.   

Jun 10   Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Phila, forms on this day in history.   

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

Jun 18   In the year 1794 george Grote, British historian   

Jun 19   In the year 1794 richard H Lee, US farmer (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 62   

Jun 23   Empress Catherine II grants Jews permission to settle in Kiev in the year 1794.   

Jun 24   Bowdoin College is founded in the year 1794.   

Jun 25   On this day in history french troops occupy Charleroi   

Jun 26   Battle of Colors: France under Jourdan beats Austrian army on this day in history.   

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   Kaspar Masek, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 10   On this day in history birth of georg Forster, German scientist and revolutionary (d. 1754)   

Jan 25   On this day in history birth of françois-Vincent Raspail, French chemist (d. 1878)   

Feb 12   Alexander Petrov, Russian chess player (d. 1867) was born in the year 1794.   

Feb 20   In the year 1794 birth of william Carleton, Irish novelist (d. 1869)   

Feb 21   In the year 1794 birth of antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, president of Mexico (1833-36)   

Feb 25   On this day in history 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   On this day in history death of georg Forster, German scientist and revolutionary (d. 1754)   

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

Jan 31   On this day in history death of marriott Arbuthnot, British admiral (b. 1711)   

Mar 04   Henri D count de Larochejacquelin, Fr Royalist Army leader, dies at 21 in the year 1794.   

Mar 29   In the year 1794 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 in the year 1794.   

Apr 08   Marie-Jean-Antoine-Nicholas-Caritat, mathematician dies in the year 1794.