Historical Events In 1799

Jan 06   In the year 1799 jedediah Strong Smith, US fur trader/explorer  

Jan 06   In the year 1799 w G Frederik, prince of Orange/general, dies at 25  

Jan 07   On this day in history daniel Tyler, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1882  

Jan 09   Income Tax introduced in UK in the year 1799.  

Jan 10   On this day in history friedrich von Schiller's "Die Piccolomini," premieres in Weimar  

Jan 13   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 on this day in history.  

Jan 14   In the year 1799 eli Whitney receives government contract for 10,000 muskets  

Jan 14   On this day in history king of Naples flees before the advancing French armies  

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

Jan 21   Edward Jenner's smallpox vaccination is introduced on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history the first US patent for a seeding machine, Eliakim Spooner, Vermont  

Feb 01   In the year 1799 royal Assent given to change the name of Ile St. Jean (St. John's Island) to Prince Edward Island.  

Feb 04   Joao Batista da Silva Leitao de Almeida Garret, Portuguese playwright in the year 1799.  

Feb 05   On this day in history 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   USS Constellation captures French frigate Insurgents off Nevis, W I on this day in history.  

Feb 12   Frantisek Xaver Dusek, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Feb 13   1st US law regulating insurance passed, by Massachusetts on this day in history.  

Feb 13   On this day in history the first US law regulating insurance passed, by Massachusetts  

Feb 15   1st US printed ballots authorized, Pennsylvania in the year 1799.  

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

Feb 16   Charles Theoby, ruler (Palts & Bayern), dies at 74 in the year 1799.  

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

Feb 24   Broerius Brorius, theologist (Pensive Christian), dies at about 41 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 25   On this day in history congress passes first federal quarantine legislation  

Mar 01   On this day in history alexey Nikolayevich Verstovsky, composer  

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

Mar 02   In the year 1799 congress standardizes US weights &measures  

Mar 06   Napolean captures Jaffa Palestine in the year 1799.  

Mar 06   Napoleon captures Jaffa Palestine on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Jan 22   On this day in history birth of ludger Duvernay, Canadian printer and publisher (d. 1852)  

Feb 04   Joao Batista da Silva Leitao de Almeida Garret, Portuguese playwright was born in the year 1799.  

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 26   Émile Clapeyron, French engineer and physicist (d. 1864) was born in the year 1799.  

Mar 01   Alexey Nikolayevich Verstovsky, composer was born in the year 1799.  

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

Jan 09   Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian scientist (b. 1718) died on this day in history.  

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

Jan 26   Gabriel Christie, British general (b. 1722) died on this day in history.  

Feb 04   Étienne-Louis Boullée, French architect (b. 1728) died in the year 1799.  

Feb 07   On this day in history death of qianlong, Emperor of China (b. 1711)  

Feb 12   In the year 1799 frantisek Xaver Dusek, composer, dies at 67  

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