Historical Events In 1799

Jan 06   Jedediah Strong Smith, US fur trader/explorer.   

Jan 06   W G Frederik, prince of Orange/general, dies at 25.   

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

Jan 09   Income Tax introduced in UK   

Jan 10   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   

Jan 14   Eli Whitney receives government contract for 10000 muskets   

Jan 14   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.   

Jan 21   Edward Jenner's smallpox vaccination is introduced   

Jan 22   Horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist/alpinist, dies at 58   

Jan 25   1st US patent for a seeding machine, Eliakim Spooner, Vermont.   

Jan 25   The inaugural US patent for a seeding machine, Eliakim Spooner, Vermont.   

Feb 01   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.   

Feb 05   John Lindley, English botanist (Elements of Botany).   

Feb 09   USS Constellation captures French frigate Insurgente off Nevis, West Indies   

Feb 09   USS Constellation captures French frigate Insurgents off Nevis, W I   

Feb 12   Frantisek Xaver Dusek, composer, dies at 67   

Feb 13   1st US law regulating insurance passed, by Massachusetts   

Feb 13   The inaugural US law regulating insurance passed, by Massachusetts.   

Feb 15   1st US printed ballots authorized, Pennsylvania   

Feb 15   inaugural US printed ballots authorized, Pennsylvania   

Feb 16   Charles Theoby, ruler (Palts and Bayern), dies at 74   

Feb 18   Maurus Haberhauer, composer, dies at 52   

Feb 24   Broerius Brorius, theologist (Pensive Christian), dies at about 41.   

Feb 25   1st federal forestry legislation authorizes purchase of timber land.   

Feb 25   Congress passes inaugural federal quarantine legislation   

Mar 01   Alexey Nikolayevich Verstovsky, composer   

Mar 02   Congress standardizes US weights and measures.   

Mar 06   Napolean captures Jaffa Palestine.   

Mar 06   Napoleon captures Jaffa Palestine   

Mar 07   Frantisek L Celakovsky, Czech poet (national anthem, folk song).   

Mar 07   The Royal Institution is founded.   

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

Jan 07   In the year 1799 birth of daniel Tyler, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1882   

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 05   On this day in history birth of john Lindley, English botanist (Elements of Botany)   

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 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   Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian scientist (b. 1718) died in the year 1799.   

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

Jan 26   In the year 1799 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   Qianlong, Emperor of China (b. 1711) died in the year 1799.   

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

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