Historical Events In 1796

Jan 05   Samuel Huntington, US judge (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 64 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 21   In the year 1796 john Gelinde van Blom, Frisian notary/author  

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

Jan 23   Armand-Gaston Camus becomes chairman of Council of 500 in the year 1796.  

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

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

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 in the year 1796.  

Feb 29   Jay's Treaty proclaimed, settles some differences with England in the year 1796.  

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

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

Mar 09   In the year 1796 napoléon Bonaparte marries Joséphine de Beauharnais  

Mar 09   Napoleon Bonaparte marries Josephine de Beauharnais on this day in history.  

Mar 17   Pieter Paulus, lawyer/Dutch CEO (National Convention), dies at 41 on this day in history.  

Mar 19   Stephen Storace, composer, dies at 33 in the year 1796.  

Mar 22   On this day in history gaspare Gabellone, composer, dies at 68  

Mar 28   In the year 1796 bethel African Methodist Church of Phila is 1st US-African church  

Mar 28   Bethel African Methodist Church of Philadelphia is first US-African church in the year 1796.  

Mar 31   In the year 1796 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   In the year 1796 first elephant brought to America (from Bengal, India)  

Apr 22   On this day in history napoleon defeats Piedmontese at Battle of Mondovi  

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

Apr 26   Auguste-Matthieu Panseron, composer on this day in history.  

Apr 28   Cease fire of Cherasco in the year 1796.  

May 04   On this day in history horace Mann, US, educator/author/editor (pioneered public schools)  

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

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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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Feb 01   Abraham Emanuel Fröhlich, Swiss poet (d. 1865) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 17   On this day in history birth of giovanni Pacini, composer  

Feb 17   Philipp Franz von Siebold, German physician (d. 1866) was born in the year 1796.  

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   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   Bernhard Hupfeld, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

Feb 17   James Macpherson, poet, dies on this day in history.  

Feb 28   In the year 1796 friedrich Wilhelm Rust, composer, dies at 56  

Mar 06   Guillaume Thomas François Raynal, French writer (b. 1713) died on this day in history.