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   Jedediah strong smith: Us fur trader/explorer   

Jan 07   Daniel tyler: Brig general (union volunteers), died in 1882   

Jan 22   Ludger duvernay: Canadian printer and publisher    

Feb 04   Joao batista da silva leitao de almeida garret: Portuguese playwright   

Feb 05   John lindley: English botanist (elements of botany)   

Feb 11   Basil moreau: French founder priest    

Feb 26   Émile clapeyron: French engineer and physicist    

Mar 01   Alexey nikolayevich verstovsky: Composer   

Jan 06   W g frederik: Prince of orange/general,   

Jan 09   Maria gaetana agnesi: Italian scientist (b. 1718)   

Jan 22   Horace b de saussure: Swiss physicist/geologist/alpinist,   

Jan 26   Gabriel christie: British general (b. 1722)   

Feb 04   Étienne-louis boullée: French architect (b. 1728)   

Feb 07   Qianlong: Emperor of china (b. 1711)   

Feb 12   Frantisek xaver dusek: Composer,   

Feb 16   Charles theoby: Ruler (palts & bayern),