Historical Events In 1799

Jan 06   Jedediah Strong Smith, US fur trader/explorer on this day in history.  

Jan 06   On this day in history 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   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   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 in the year 1799.  

Jan 14   On this day in history eli Whitney receives government contract for 10,000 muskets  

Jan 14   In the year 1799 king of Naples flees before the advancing French armies  

Jan 17   On this day in history 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   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   In the year 1799 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   On this day in history joao Batista da Silva Leitao de Almeida Garret, Portuguese playwright  

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

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

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

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

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

Feb 15   First US printed ballots authorized, Pennsylvania on this day in history.  

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

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   In the year 1799 congress passes first federal quarantine legislation  

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

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

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 on this day in history.  

Mar 07   On this day in history 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   In the year 1799 birth of daniel Tyler, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1882  

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   On this day in history birth of basil Moreau, French Founder priest (d. 1873)  

Feb 26   On this day in history birth of Émile Clapeyron, French engineer and physicist (d. 1864)  

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