Page 2: Historical Events In 1795

Mar 28   Nootka Sound BC, the Spanish evacuate trading post at Friendly Cove to British   

Mar 28   Partitions of Poland: The Duchy of Courland, a northern fief of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, ceases to exist and is recorded as becoming part of Imperial Russia   

Mar 29   Beethoven (24) debuts as pianist in Vienna   

Apr 05   Henry Havelock, British soldier (War in Afghanistan 1838-39)   

Apr 07   In this year, France formally adopts the metre as the basic measure of length   

Apr 12   Rainieri de Calzabigi, Italian literary, dies at 80   

Apr 19   Christian Gottfried Ehrenburg, German zoologist   

Apr 21   Vincenzo Pallotti, Italian saint.   

Apr 23   William Hastings acquitted in England of high treason.   

Apr 28   Charles Sturt, England, explorer (Australia).   

May 07   Gerhard M Roentgen, industrialist (founder dockyard Fijenoord)   

May 10   Jacques-Nicolas-Augustin Thierry, historian   

May 13   Joshua Ratoon Sands, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1883   

May 15   Adolf B Marx, German music theorist   

May 16   Hedges Treaty Bataafse Republic is recorded as becoming French vassel state.   

May 16   Hedges Treaty: Bataafse Republic is recorded as becoming French vassel state.   

May 19   Johns Hopkins, philanthropist, founded Johns Hopkins University.   

May 19   Josiah Bartlett, US physician/judge (signed Decl of Ind), dies at 65   

May 20   Ignác Martinovics, Hungarian physicist/revolutionary, beheaded.   

May 23   Charles Barry, architect.   

Jun 06   Fire destroy 1/3 of Copenhagen; 18000 injured   

Jun 08   Louis XVII Charles, king of France (1793-95), dies at 10.   

Jun 12   John Marston Jr, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1885   

Jun 13   Thomas Arnold, English educator/historian (History of Rome).   

Jun 24   US and Great Britain sign Jay Treaty, 1st US extradition treaty   

Jul 01   John Rutledge is recorded as becoming 2nd chief justice of Supreme Court   

Jul 06   Georg Gottfried Petri, composer, dies at 79   

Jul 09   James Swan pays off the $2024899 US national debt.   

Jul 15   "Marseillaise" is recorded as becoming French national anthem   

Jul 15   The 'Marseillaise' is adopted as the French national anthem   

Jul 25   James Barry, female disguised as a man, surgeon general (British army).   

Jul 25   The inaugural stone of the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct is laid   

Jul 27   Spain and France sign peace treaty   

Jul 31   Jose B da Gama, Portuguese poet (East Uraguay), dies at 54.   

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Jan 06   Anselme payen: French chemist    

Jan 15   Willem de clerq: Dutch merchant/man of letters   

Jan 15   Alexandr griboyedov: Russian playwright   

Jan 18   Anna paulowna romanova: Monarch of russia/daughter of czar paul i   

Feb 03   Antonio josé de sucre: South american independence leader    

Feb 05   Wilhelm karl ritter von haidinger: Austrian mineralogist   

Feb 08   Friedlieb f runge: German chemist (chinoline)   

Feb 08   Moritz g [moses] saphir: Hungarian journalist/serial writer   

Jan 03   Josiah wedgwood: British, ceramic craftsman/woodworker,    

Jan 13   Francois-joseph krafft: Composer,   

Jan 19   Maria teresa agnesi: Composer,    

Jan 21   Samuel wallis: English navigator (b. 1728)   

Jan 26   Johann christoph friedrich bach: Composer,    

Feb 01   Giacomo insanguine: Composer,    

Mar 04   John collins: American politician (b. 1717)   

Mar 05   Josef reicha: Composer,