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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1796.  

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

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

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 17   Giovanni Pacini, composer in the year 1796.  

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

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

Feb 22   On this day in history adolphe Quetelet, Belgium, mathematician/astronomer/statistician  

Feb 28   On this day in history friedrich Wilhelm Rust, composer, dies at 56  

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

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   Napoléon Bonaparte marries Joséphine de Beauharnais in the year 1796.  

Mar 09   On this day in history napoleon Bonaparte marries Josephine de Beauharnais  

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   In the year 1796 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   On this day in history 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   1st elephant arrives in US from India in the year 1796.  

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

Apr 22   Napoleon defeats Piedmontese at Battle of Mondovi in the year 1796.  

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

Apr 26   On this day in history auguste-Matthieu Panseron, composer  

Apr 28   In the year 1796 cease fire of Cherasco  

May 04   Horace Mann, US, educator/author/editor (pioneered public schools) in the year 1796.  

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   On this day in history birth of john Gelinde van Blom, Frisian notary/author  

Jan 22   On this day in history birth of karl Claus, Russian chemist (d. 1864)  

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

Feb 01   In the year 1796 birth of abraham Emanuel Fröhlich, Swiss poet (d. 1865)  

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

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 in the year 1796.  

Jan 01   In the year 1796 death of alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde, French mathematician (b. 1735)  

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   John H. D. Anderson, Scottish scientist and inventor (b. 1726) died in the year 1796.  

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

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

Feb 28   On this day in history friedrich Wilhelm Rust, composer, dies at 56  

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