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