Page 3: Historical Events In 1796

Jul 22   Cleveland, Ohio, is founded by General Moses Cleaveland.   

Jul 23   Franz Adolf Berwald, Sweden, composer.   

Jul 24   Herman van Sonsbeeck, Dutch lawyer/statesman   

Jul 26   George Catlin, US, author/painter (American Indian scenes)   

Jul 30   Nicolas the Pigage, French classical architect, dies   

Aug 08   Boston African Society establishes with 44 members   

Aug 17   English beat Bataafs navy in Saldanha Bay   

Aug 19   Spain and France sign anti-English alliance.   

Aug 21   Mississauga Chief Wabakinine, protecting his sister from a British soldier, is struck on the head with a rock and killed; his wife is also seriously injured   

Aug 23   African Methodist Episcopal Church incorporated   

Sep 02   Jews of the Netherlands are emancipated.   

Sep 05   General Salicetti orders equal rights for Jews of Bologna Italy   

Sep 08   Battle of Bassano-French beat Austrians   

Sep 17   Pres George Washington delivers his farewell address.   

Sep 19   George Washington's farewell address as president   

Sep 22   George Wilhelm Gruber, composer, dies on 67th birthday   

Sep 22   Ret Cornelius Kinchiloe Stribling, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1880.   

Oct 04   John Richardson, Canadian writer (Wacousta, or the prophecy)   

Oct 05   Spain declares war on England.   

Oct 14   Adolf Ganz, composer   

Oct 24   August v Platen, writer.   

Oct 27   Anton Thadaus Johann Nepomuk Stamitz, composer, dies at 45.   

Nov 03   John Adams elected president.   

Nov 06   Death of Catherine II at age sixty-seven   

Nov 06   George Back, English sea officer/explorer (North Canada)   

Nov 07   Catharina II, "the Great", tsarina of Russia (1762-96), dies at 67.   

Nov 14   Carlo Conti, composer   

Nov 17   Battle of Arcole-Napolean I's French forces beat Austrians in Italy   

Nov 17   Battle of Arcole-Napoleon I's French forces beat Austrians in Italy.   

Nov 17   Catharina II the Great, empress of Russia (1762-96), dies at 67   

Nov 19   Johann Wilhelm Mangold, composer.   

Nov 30   Johann Carl Gottfried Loewe, composer.   

Dec 09   Prudent-Louis Aubery du Boulley, composer   

Dec 18   1st US newspaper to appear on Sunday (Baltimore Monitor)   

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Jan 07   Princess charlotte augusta of wales: Princess charlotte augusta of wales (d. 1817)   

Jan 21   John gelinde van blom: Frisian notary/author   

Jan 22   Karl claus: Russian chemist    

Jan 25   William mcgillivray: Old aberdeen, naturalist   

Feb 01   Abraham emanuel fröhlich: Swiss poet   

Feb 17   Giovanni pacini: Composer   

Feb 17   Philipp franz von siebold: German physician   

Feb 20   Eduard w van dam van isselt: Dutch military/liberal politician   

Jan 01   Alexandre-théophile vandermonde: French mathematician (b. 1735)   

Jan 05   Samuel huntington: Us judge (signed decl of independence),    

Jan 08   Jean-marie collot d'herbois: Fren nat convention chairman,    

Jan 13   John h. d. anderson: Scottish scientist and inventor (b. 1726)   

Jan 22   Bernhard hupfeld: Composer,    

Feb 17   James macpherson: Poet,    

Feb 28   Friedrich wilhelm rust: Composer,   

Mar 06   Guillaume thomas françois raynal: French writer (b. 1713)