Page 2: Historical Events In 1798

Apr 03   Charles D Wilkes, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1877   

Apr 07   Mississippi Territory organized   

Apr 07   Territory of Mississippi organized   

Apr 08   Dionysios Solomos, poet.   

Apr 09   Giuditta Pasta, [Negri], soprano.   

Apr 19   Franz Joseph Glaser, composer   

Apr 23   Dutch emperor accepts new Constitution   

Apr 26   Eugene Delacroix, French artist is born   

Apr 26   Ferdinand Eugene Delacroix, French painter/lithograph/etcher (Journal)   

Apr 30   Congress establishes Department of the Navy   

Apr 30   Dept of Navy forms.   

Apr 30   US department of Navy established.   

May 10   George Vancouver, British explorer, (Voyage of Discovery), dies at 40   

May 14   Frantisek Palacky, Czech historian.   

May 18   Ethan Allen Hitchcock, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1870.   

May 24   Irish Rebellion of 1798 led by the United Irishmen against British rule begins   

May 26   British kill about 500 Irish insurgents at the Battle of Tara.   

May 27   The Battle of Oulart Hill takes place in Wexford, Ireland   

May 28   Josef Dessauer, composer   

Jun 04   Giovanni Jacopo Casanova, Ital adventurer/spy/librarian, dies at 73   

Jun 05   Alexey Fyodorovich L'vov, composer.   

Jun 05   The Battle of New Ross: The attempt to spread United Irish Rebellion into Munster is defeated   

Jun 07   Jews of Pesaro Italy fast commemorating murder of Jews.   

Jun 11   Napoleon Bonaparte takes the island of Malta.   

Jun 12   Samuel Cooper, Sect of War/General (Confederate Army), died in 1876.   

Jun 13   Mission San Luis Rey de Francia founded in California   

Jun 25   US passes Alien Act allowing president to deport dangerous aliens.   

Jun 26   Eugene Godecharle, composer, dies at 56   

Jun 28   Pierre Dutillieu, composer, dies at 44.   

Jun 29   Kaat Mussel [Catharina Mulder], exerciser, dies   

Jul 01   Napoleon's fleet reaches Alexandria Egypt.   

Jul 02   John Fitch American inventor, clockmaker, etc, dies.   

Jul 02   John Fitch, American inventor, clockmaker, etc, dies.   

Jul 06   US law makes aliens "liable to be apprehended, restrained, ... and removed as alien enemies".   

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Jan 06   Ferdinand simon gassner: Composer   

Jan 14   Isaac da costa: Dutch writer/lawyer   

Jan 14   Johan r thorbecke: Premier of netherlands (lib-1849..72)   

Jan 15   Thomas crofton croker: Irish story teller (fairy legends)   

Jan 19   Auguste comte: Philosopher/founder (sociology & positivism)   

Jan 20   Anson jones: 5th and last president of texas   

Jan 24   Karl von holtei: Silezian actor/playwright (die vagabunden)   

Jan 24   Karl von staudt: German math professor (projective geometrician)   

Jan 09   Pedro pablo abarca d bolea earl of aranda: Spanish officer,    

Jan 20   Christian cannabich: German composer/royal chaplain master,    

Jan 22   Lewis morris: Us farmer (signed decl of independence),   

Jan 26   Christian gottlob neefe: German organist/composer,    

Feb 06   Niels schiorring: Composer,   

Feb 13   Wilhelm h wackenroder: German writer (fantasies of art),    

Feb 25   Louis-jules mancini-mazarini: Duc de nivernais, french diplomat and writer (b. 1716)   

Mar 22   Justin morgan: Composer,