Historical Events In 1799

Jan 06   On this day in history jedediah Strong Smith, US fur trader/explorer  

Jan 06   W G Frederik, prince of Orange/general, dies at 25 on this day in history.  

Jan 07   Daniel Tyler, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1882 in the year 1799.  

Jan 09   Income Tax introduced in UK on this day in history.  

Jan 10   Friedrich von Schiller's "Die Piccolomini," premieres in Weimar on this day in history.  

Jan 13   In the year 1799 president George Washington adds two stars and two stripes to the U.S. flag, honoring the admission of Vermont and Kentucky to the union. The new stripes were later removed, restoring the total to 13.  

Jan 14   Eli Whitney receives government contract for 10,000 muskets in the year 1799.  

Jan 14   King of Naples flees before the advancing French armies on this day in history.  

Jan 17   In the year 1799 maltese patriot Dun Mikiel Xerri, along with a number of other patriots, was executed.  

Jan 21   On this day in history edward Jenner's smallpox vaccination is introduced  

Jan 22   In the year 1799 horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist/alpinist, dies at 58  

Jan 25   1st US patent for a seeding machine, Eliakim Spooner, Vermont on this day in history.  

Jan 25   The first US patent for a seeding machine, Eliakim Spooner, Vermont on this day in history.  

Feb 01   Royal Assent given to change the name of Ile St. Jean (St. John's Island) to Prince Edward Island on this day in history.  

Feb 04   On this day in history joao Batista da Silva Leitao de Almeida Garret, Portuguese playwright  

Feb 05   In the year 1799 john Lindley, English botanist (Elements of Botany)  

Feb 09   In the year 1799 uSS Constellation captures French frigate Insurgente off Nevis, West Indies  

Feb 09   In the year 1799 uSS Constellation captures French frigate Insurgents off Nevis, W I  

Feb 12   Frantisek Xaver Dusek, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1799.  

Feb 13   1st US law regulating insurance passed, by Massachusetts in the year 1799.  

Feb 13   The first US law regulating insurance passed, by Massachusetts on this day in history.  

Feb 15   On this day in history 1st US printed ballots authorized, Pennsylvania  

Feb 15   In the year 1799 first US printed ballots authorized, Pennsylvania  

Feb 16   Charles Theoby, ruler (Palts & Bayern), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Feb 18   Maurus Haberhauer, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.  

Feb 24   In the year 1799 broerius Brorius, theologist (Pensive Christian), dies at about 41  

Feb 25   1st federal forestry legislation authorizes purchase of timber land in the year 1799.  

Feb 25   Congress passes first federal quarantine legislation in the year 1799.  

Mar 01   Alexey Nikolayevich Verstovsky, composer on this day in history.  

Mar 02   Congress standardizes US weights & measures on this day in history.  

Mar 02   On this day in history congress standardizes US weights &measures  

Mar 06   On this day in history napolean captures Jaffa Palestine  

Mar 06   Napoleon captures Jaffa Palestine in the year 1799.  

Mar 07   In the year 1799 frantisek L Celakovsky, Czech poet (national anthem, folk song)  

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Jan 06   Jedediah Strong Smith, US fur trader/explorer was born in the year 1799.  

Jan 07   Daniel Tyler, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1882 was born on this day in history.  

Jan 22   In the year 1799 birth of ludger Duvernay, Canadian printer and publisher (d. 1852)  

Feb 04   Joao Batista da Silva Leitao de Almeida Garret, Portuguese playwright was born on this day in history.  

Feb 05   John Lindley, English botanist (Elements of Botany) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 11   Basil Moreau, French Founder priest (d. 1873) was born in the year 1799.  

Feb 26   Émile Clapeyron, French engineer and physicist (d. 1864) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 01   In the year 1799 birth of alexey Nikolayevich Verstovsky, composer  

Jan 06   On this day in history w G Frederik, prince of Orange/general, dies at 25  

Jan 09   On this day in history death of maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian scientist (b. 1718)  

Jan 22   On this day in history horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist/alpinist, dies at 58  

Jan 26   On this day in history death of gabriel Christie, British general (b. 1722)  

Feb 04   On this day in history death of Étienne-Louis Boullée, French architect (b. 1728)  

Feb 07   In the year 1799 death of qianlong, Emperor of China (b. 1711)  

Feb 12   On this day in history frantisek Xaver Dusek, composer, dies at 67  

Feb 16   On this day in history charles Theoby, ruler (Palts & Bayern), dies at 74