Historical Events In 1796

Jan 05   In the year 1796 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   John Gelinde van Blom, Frisian notary/author on this day in history.   

Jan 22   On this day in history bernhard Hupfeld, composer, dies at 78   

Jan 23   Armand-Gaston Camus becomes chairman of Council of 500 on this day in history.   

Jan 25   In the year 1796 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   On this day in history capital of Upper Canada transferred from Newark (Niagara) to York.   

Feb 01   The capital of Upper Canada is moved from Newark to York in the year 1796.   

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

Feb 17   James Macpherson, poet, dies in the year 1796.   

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

Feb 22   Adolphe Quetelet, Belgium, mathematician/astronomer/statistician on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1796 [Lambert] Adolphe J Quetelet, Belgian astronomer/meteorology   

Mar 01   1st National Meeting in the Hague in the year 1796.   

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   Stephen Storace, composer, dies at 33 in the year 1796.   

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 in the year 1796.   

Mar 28   Bethel African Methodist Church of Philadelphia is first US-African church on this day in history.   

Mar 31   On this day in history johann Wolfgang von Goethes "Egmont", premieres in Weimar   

Mar 31   On this day in history johann Wolfgang von Goethes "Egmont," premieres in Weimar   

Apr 13   1st elephant arrives in US from India in the year 1796.   

Apr 13   On this day in history first elephant brought to America (from Bengal, India)   

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   On this day in history cease fire of Cherasco   

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

May 09   August Pauly, German classicus (Real Encyclopedia) on this day in history.   

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Jan 07   Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales (d. 1817) was born in the year 1796.   

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

Jan 22   Karl Claus, Russian chemist (d. 1864) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 25   William McGillivray, Old Aberdeen, naturalist was born on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history birth of philipp Franz von Siebold, German physician (d. 1866)   

Feb 20   Eduard W van Dam van Isselt, Dutch military/liberal politician was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde, French mathematician (b. 1735) died on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Samuel Huntington, US judge (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 64 in the year 1796.   

Jan 08   Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois, Fren Nat Convention chairman, dies at 46 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1796 james Macpherson, poet, dies   

Feb 28   Friedrich Wilhelm Rust, composer, dies at 56 in the year 1796.   

Mar 06   In the year 1796 death of guillaume Thomas François Raynal, French writer (b. 1713)