Page 2: Historical Events In 1795

Mar 28   Nootka Sound BC, the Spanish evacuate trading post at Friendly Cove to British on this day in history.   

Mar 28   In the year 1795 partitions of Poland: The Duchy of Courland, a northern fief of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, ceases to exist and becomes part of Imperial Russia.   

Mar 29   Beethoven (24) debuts as pianist in Vienna on this day in history.   

Apr 05   Henry Havelock, British soldier (War in Afghanistan 1838-39) in the year 1795.   

Apr 07   France adopts the metre as the basic measure of length on this day in history.   

Apr 12   On this day in history rainieri de Calzabigi, Italian literary, dies at 80   

Apr 19   In the year 1795 christian Gottfried Ehrenburg, German zoologist   

Apr 21   On this day in history vincenzo Pallotti, Italian saint   

Apr 23   On this day in history william Hastings acquitted in England of high treason   

Apr 28   On this day in history charles Sturt, England, explorer (Australia)   

May 07   Gerhard M Roentgen, industrialist (founder dockyard Fijenoord) in the year 1795.   

May 10   On this day in history jacques-Nicolas-Augustin Thierry, historian   

May 13   In the year 1795 joshua Ratoon Sands, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1883   

May 15   Adolf B Marx, German music theorist on this day in history.   

May 16   In the year 1795 hedges Treaty Bataafse Republic becomes French vassel state   

May 16   Hedges Treaty: Bataafse Republic becomes French vassel state in the year 1795.   

May 19   Johns Hopkins, philanthropist, founded Johns Hopkins University on this day in history.   

May 19   Josiah Bartlett, US physician/judge (signed Decl of Ind), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

May 20   Ignác Martinovics, Hungarian physicist/revolutionary, beheaded on this day in history.   

May 23   In the year 1795 charles Barry, architect   

Jun 06   In the year 1795 fire destroy 1/3 of Copenhagen; 18,000 injured   

Jun 08   On this day in history louis XVII Charles, king of France (1793-95), dies at 10   

Jun 12   On this day in history john Marston Jr, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1885   

Jun 13   In the year 1795 thomas Arnold, English educator/historian (History of Rome)   

Jun 24   US & Great Britain sign Jay Treaty, 1st US extradition treaty on this day in history.   

Jul 01   John Rutledge becomes 2nd chief justice of Supreme Court on this day in history.   

Jul 06   Georg Gottfried Petri, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

Jul 09   On this day in history james Swan pays off the $2,024,899 US national debt   

Jul 15   "Marseillaise" becomes French national anthem in the year 1795.   

Jul 15   The 'Marseillaise' is adopted as the French national anthem in the year 1795.   

Jul 25   James Barry, female disguised as a man, surgeon general (British army) on this day in history.   

Jul 25   The first stone of the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct is laid on this day in history.   

Jul 27   On this day in history spain & France sign peace treaty   

Jul 31   In the year 1795 jose B da Gama, Portuguese poet (East Uraguay), dies at 54   

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Jan 06   Anselme Payen, French chemist (d. 1871) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 15   In the year 1795 birth of willem de Clerq, Dutch merchant/man of letters   

Jan 15   Alexandr Griboyedov, Russian playwright (d. 1829) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 18   Anna Paulowna Romanova, monarch of Russia/daughter of czar Paul I was born in the year 1795.   

Feb 03   Antonio José de Sucre, South American independence leader (d. 1830) was born in the year 1795.   

Feb 05   Wilhelm Karl Ritter von Haidinger, Austrian mineralogist (d. 1871) was born in the year 1795.   

Feb 08   Friedlieb F Runge, German chemist (Chinoline) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 08   Moritz G [Moses] Saphir, Hungarian journalist/serial writer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Josiah Wedgwood, British, ceramic craftsman/woodworker, dies at 64 in the year 1795.   

Jan 13   Francois-Joseph Krafft, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1795.   

Jan 19   On this day in history maria Teresa Agnesi, composer, dies at 74   

Jan 21   In the year 1795 death of samuel Wallis, English navigator (b. 1728)   

Jan 26   In the year 1795 johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, composer, dies at 62   

Feb 01   On this day in history giacomo Insanguine, composer, dies at 66   

Mar 04   John Collins, American politician (b. 1717) died in the year 1795.   

Mar 05   On this day in history josef Reicha, composer, dies at 42