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

Jan 09   In the year 1799 income Tax introduced in UK  

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

Jan 13   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 21   Edward Jenner's smallpox vaccination is introduced in the year 1799.  

Jan 22   Horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist/alpinist, dies at 58 in the year 1799.  

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

Jan 25   The first US patent for a seeding machine, Eliakim Spooner, Vermont in the year 1799.  

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

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

Feb 05   John Lindley, English botanist (Elements of Botany) in the year 1799.  

Feb 09   USS Constellation captures French frigate Insurgente off Nevis, West Indies on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1799.  

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

Feb 13   The first US law regulating insurance passed, by Massachusetts in the year 1799.  

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

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

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   In the year 1799 1st federal forestry legislation authorizes purchase of timber land  

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

Mar 01   In the year 1799 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   In the year 1799 napoleon captures Jaffa Palestine  

Mar 07   Frantisek L Celakovsky, Czech poet (national anthem, folk song) on this day in history.  

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Jan 06   In the year 1799 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   Ludger Duvernay, Canadian printer and publisher (d. 1852) was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1799.  

Feb 11   In the year 1799 birth of basil Moreau, French Founder priest (d. 1873)  

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

Jan 09   In the year 1799 death of maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian scientist (b. 1718)  

Jan 22   Horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist/alpinist, dies at 58 in the year 1799.  

Jan 26   In the year 1799 death of gabriel Christie, British general (b. 1722)  

Feb 04   Étienne-Louis Boullée, French architect (b. 1728) died on this day in history.  

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

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

Feb 16   In the year 1799 charles Theoby, ruler (Palts & Bayern), dies at 74