Historical Events In 1799

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

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

Jan 07   On this day in history daniel Tyler, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1882  

Jan 09   Income Tax introduced in UK on this day in history.  

Jan 10   Friedrich von Schiller's "Die Piccolomini," premieres in Weimar in the year 1799.  

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

Jan 14   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1799 1st US patent for a seeding machine, Eliakim Spooner, Vermont  

Jan 25   On this day in history 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   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   USS Constellation captures French frigate Insurgente off Nevis, West Indies in the year 1799.  

Feb 09   On this day in history uSS Constellation captures French frigate Insurgents off Nevis, W I  

Feb 12   Frantisek Xaver Dusek, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

Feb 16   Charles Theoby, ruler (Palts & Bayern), dies at 74 in the year 1799.  

Feb 18   Maurus Haberhauer, composer, dies at 52 in the year 1799.  

Feb 24   On this day in history broerius Brorius, theologist (Pensive Christian), dies at about 41  

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

Feb 25   In the year 1799 congress passes first federal quarantine legislation  

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

Mar 02   On this day in history congress standardizes US weights & measures  

Mar 02   On this day in history congress standardizes US weights &measures  

Mar 06   Napolean captures Jaffa Palestine on this day in history.  

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   Jedediah Strong Smith, US fur trader/explorer was born on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history birth of joao Batista da Silva Leitao de Almeida Garret, Portuguese playwright  

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   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   On this day in history 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   Horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist/alpinist, dies at 58 in the year 1799.  

Jan 26   Gabriel Christie, British general (b. 1722) died in the year 1799.  

Feb 04   Étienne-Louis Boullée, French architect (b. 1728) died in the year 1799.  

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

Feb 12   On this day in history frantisek Xaver Dusek, composer, dies at 67  

Feb 16   On this day in history charles Theoby, ruler (Palts & Bayern), dies at 74