Historical Events In 1796

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

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

Jan 21   John Gelinde van Blom, Frisian notary/author on this day in history.   

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

Jan 23   In the year 1796 armand-Gaston Camus becomes chairman of Council of 500   

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

Jan 29   On this day in history in Toronto, Yonge Street officially opened, running from the town of York up to Lake Simcoe   

Feb 01   In the year 1796 capital of Upper Canada transferred from Newark (Niagara) to York.   

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

Feb 17   In the year 1796 giovanni Pacini, composer   

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

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

Feb 22   In the year 1796 adolphe Quetelet, Belgium, mathematician/astronomer/statistician   

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

Feb 29   On this day in history jay's Treaty proclaimed, settles some differences with England   

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

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

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

Mar 09   In the year 1796 napoleon Bonaparte marries Josephine de Beauharnais   

Mar 17   On this day in history pieter Paulus, lawyer/Dutch CEO (National Convention), dies at 41   

Mar 19   On this day in history 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 in the year 1796.   

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

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

Mar 31   Johann Wolfgang von Goethes "Egmont," premieres in Weimar in the year 1796.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

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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   On this day in history birth of karl Claus, Russian chemist (d. 1864)   

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 17   Giovanni Pacini, composer was born in the year 1796.   

Feb 17   On this day in history birth of philipp Franz von Siebold, German physician (d. 1866)   

Feb 20   On this day in history birth of eduard W van Dam van Isselt, Dutch military/liberal politician   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 13   John H. D. Anderson, Scottish scientist and inventor (b. 1726) died on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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