Historical Events In 1799

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

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

Jan 14   King of Naples flees before the advancing French armies in the year 1799.  

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 in the year 1799.  

Jan 22   On this day in history 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   Royal Assent given to change the name of Ile St. Jean (St. John's Island) to Prince Edward Island on this day in history.  

Feb 04   In the year 1799 joao Batista da Silva Leitao de Almeida Garret, Portuguese playwright  

Feb 05   In the year 1799 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   In the year 1799 frantisek Xaver Dusek, composer, dies at 67  

Feb 13   1st US law regulating insurance passed, by Massachusetts in the year 1799.  

Feb 13   In the year 1799 the first US law regulating insurance passed, by Massachusetts  

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

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

Feb 16   Charles Theoby, ruler (Palts & Bayern), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Feb 18   In the year 1799 maurus Haberhauer, composer, dies at 52  

Feb 24   Broerius Brorius, theologist (Pensive Christian), dies at about 41 in the year 1799.  

Feb 25   1st federal forestry legislation authorizes purchase of timber land on this day in history.  

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   Congress standardizes US weights & measures in the year 1799.  

Mar 02   Congress standardizes US weights &measures in the year 1799.  

Mar 06   On this day in history napolean captures Jaffa Palestine  

Mar 06   On this day in history napoleon captures Jaffa Palestine  

Mar 07   Frantisek L Celakovsky, Czech poet (national anthem, folk song) in the year 1799.  

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

Jan 07   On this day in history 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   In the year 1799 birth of joao Batista da Silva Leitao de Almeida Garret, Portuguese playwright  

Feb 05   John Lindley, English botanist (Elements of Botany) was born on this day in history.  

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

Feb 26   In the year 1799 birth of Émile Clapeyron, French engineer and physicist (d. 1864)  

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

Jan 06   W G Frederik, prince of Orange/general, dies at 25 in the year 1799.  

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

Jan 22   In the year 1799 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   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   Frantisek Xaver Dusek, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

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