Historical Events In 1794

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

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   On this day in history edward Everett, Dorchester Mass, (Gov-Mass), statesman/orator  

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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

May 06   On this day in history haiti, under Toussaint L'Ouverture, revolts against France  

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

May 08   In the year 1794 antoine-Laurent Lavoisier, chemist (identified oxygen), guillotined  

May 08   US Post Office established in the year 1794.  

May 10   In the year 1794 elisabeth PMH, princess of France, beheaded at 30  

May 17   In the year 1794 anna Brownell Jameson, Dublin, writer  

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

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

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

May 24   On this day in history william Whewell, British philosopher (History of Inductive Science)  

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

Jun 01   In the year 1794 english fleet under Richard Earl Howe defeats French  

Jun 04   Congress passes Neutrality Act, bans Americans from serving in armed forces of foreign powers on this day in history.  

Jun 05   Congress prohibits citizens from serving in foreign armed forces on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1794 g A Borger, writer, dies  

Jun 10   In the year 1794 bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Phila, forms  

Jun 16   On this day in history 1st stone layed at Dutch biggest grain windmill (De Walvisch)  

Jun 18   In the year 1794 george Grote, British historian  

Jun 19   Richard H Lee, US farmer (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 62 in the year 1794.  

Jun 23   In the year 1794 empress Catherine II grants Jews permission to settle in Kiev  

Jun 24   In the year 1794 bowdoin College is founded.  

Jun 25   French troops occupy Charleroi in the year 1794.  

Jun 26   On this day in history 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 in the year 1794.  

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   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   On this day in history birth of alexander Petrov, Russian chess player (d. 1867)  

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

Feb 21   Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, president of Mexico (1833-36) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 25   On this day in history birth of gerrit Schimmelpenninck, Dutch earl of Nijenhuis/Peckedam  

Mar 05   In the year 1794 birth of jacques Babinet, French physicist/mathematician/astronomer  

Jan 08   On this day in history death of justus Möser, German statesman (b. 1720)  

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

Jan 16   On this day in history edward Gibbon, historian (Decline & Fall), dies in London at 56  

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

Mar 04   In the year 1794 henri D count de Larochejacquelin, Fr Royalist Army leader, dies at 21  

Mar 29   Marie-J-A-N C Condorcet, mathematician (Theory of Comets), dies at 50 in the year 1794.  

Apr 05   Georges-Jacques Danton, French revolutionary leader, guillotined at 34 died in the year 1794.  

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