Historical Events In 1796

Jan 05   On this day in history samuel Huntington, US judge (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 64   

Jan 08   Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois, Fren Nat Convention chairman, dies at 46 in the year 1796.   

Jan 21   On this day in history john Gelinde van Blom, Frisian notary/author   

Jan 22   Bernhard Hupfeld, composer, dies at 78 in the year 1796.   

Jan 23   On this day in history armand-Gaston Camus becomes chairman of Council of 500   

Jan 25   On this day in history william McGillivray, Old Aberdeen, naturalist   

Jan 29   In the year 1796 in Toronto, Yonge Street officially opened, running from the town of York up to Lake Simcoe   

Feb 01   Capital of Upper Canada transferred from Newark (Niagara) to York on this day in history.   

Feb 01   On this day in history the capital of Upper Canada is moved from Newark to York.   

Feb 17   Giovanni Pacini, composer in the year 1796.   

Feb 17   In the year 1796 james Macpherson, poet, dies   

Feb 20   Eduard W van Dam van Isselt, Dutch military/liberal politician in the year 1796.   

Feb 22   Adolphe Quetelet, Belgium, mathematician/astronomer/statistician in the year 1796.   

Feb 28   Friedrich Wilhelm Rust, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

Feb 29   Jay's Treaty proclaimed, settles some differences with England on this day in history.   

Feb 29   [Lambert] Adolphe J Quetelet, Belgian astronomer/meteorology on this day in history.   

Mar 01   1st National Meeting in the Hague on this day in history.   

Mar 09   Napoléon Bonaparte marries Joséphine de Beauharnais on this day in history.   

Mar 09   Napoleon Bonaparte marries Josephine de Beauharnais in the year 1796.   

Mar 17   Pieter Paulus, lawyer/Dutch CEO (National Convention), dies at 41 in the year 1796.   

Mar 19   In the year 1796 stephen Storace, composer, dies at 33   

Mar 22   Gaspare Gabellone, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1796.   

Mar 28   Bethel African Methodist Church of Phila is 1st US-African church on this day in history.   

Mar 28   In the year 1796 bethel African Methodist Church of Philadelphia is first US-African church   

Mar 31   Johann Wolfgang von Goethes "Egmont", premieres in Weimar on this day in history.   

Mar 31   In the year 1796 johann Wolfgang von Goethes "Egmont," premieres in Weimar   

Apr 13   On this day in history 1st elephant arrives in US from India   

Apr 13   First elephant brought to America (from Bengal, India) on this day in history.   

Apr 22   Napoleon defeats Piedmontese at Battle of Mondovi on this day in history.   

Apr 24   K L Immermann, writer in the year 1796.   

Apr 26   Auguste-Matthieu Panseron, composer in the year 1796.   

Apr 28   Cease fire of Cherasco on this day in history.   

May 04   Horace Mann, US, educator/author/editor (pioneered public schools) on this day in history.   

May 09   On this day in history august Pauly, German classicus (Real Encyclopedia)   

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Jan 07   On this day in history birth of princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales (d. 1817)   

Jan 21   John Gelinde van Blom, Frisian notary/author was born in the year 1796.   

Jan 22   In the year 1796 birth of karl Claus, Russian chemist (d. 1864)   

Jan 25   William McGillivray, Old Aberdeen, naturalist was born in the year 1796.   

Feb 01   Abraham Emanuel Fröhlich, Swiss poet (d. 1865) was born in the year 1796.   

Feb 17   Giovanni Pacini, composer was born on this day in history.   

Feb 17   Philipp Franz von Siebold, German physician (d. 1866) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 20   In the year 1796 birth of eduard W van Dam van Isselt, Dutch military/liberal politician   

Jan 01   On this day in history death of alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde, French mathematician (b. 1735)   

Jan 05   On this day in history samuel Huntington, US judge (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 64   

Jan 08   In the year 1796 jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois, Fren Nat Convention chairman, dies at 46   

Jan 13   In the year 1796 death of john H. D. Anderson, Scottish scientist and inventor (b. 1726)   

Jan 22   In the year 1796 bernhard Hupfeld, composer, dies at 78   

Feb 17   On this day in history james Macpherson, poet, dies   

Feb 28   Friedrich Wilhelm Rust, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

Mar 06   On this day in history death of guillaume Thomas François Raynal, French writer (b. 1713)