Page 2: Historical Events In 1799

Mar 07   The Royal Institution is founded on this day in history.   

Mar 08   Simon Cameron, Secy War (Union), died in 1889 on this day in history.   

Mar 12   Austria declares war on France on this day in history.   

Mar 18   John Randall, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

Mar 19   In the year 1799 joseph Haydn's "Die Schopfung," premieres in Vienna   

Mar 22   F W A Argelander, Memel E Prussia, cataloguer of 324,188 stars in the year 1799.   

Mar 25   On this day in history constantin Reindl, composer, dies at 60   

Mar 26   In the year 1799 napolean captures Jaffa Palestine   

Mar 28   In the year 1799 etta L J "baronne" Palm-Aelders, Dutch adventurer/spy, dies at 55   

Mar 28   Karl Adolph von Basedow, German artist (Ziekte van Basedow) on this day in history.   

Mar 28   On this day in history new York State abolished slavery   

Mar 28   On this day in history nY State abolished slavery   

Mar 29   Edward Stanley, Earl Derby (C), British PM (1852, 1858-59, 1866-68) in the year 1799.   

Mar 29   New York passes a law aimed at gradually abolishing slavery in the state on this day in history.   

Apr 01   Narciso Casanovas, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

Apr 05   Vincenzo Fioravanti, composer in the year 1799.   

Apr 13   On this day in history heinrich F L Rellstab, German music theorist   

Apr 14   Napoleon called for establishing Jerusalem for Jews on this day in history.   

Apr 16   In the year 1799 napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Mount Tabor   

Apr 19   On this day in history pieter Hellendaal, violinist/organist/composer (Glees), dies at 78   

Apr 20   On this day in history friedrich von Schiller's "Wallensteins Tod," premieres in Weimar   

Apr 22   On this day in history jean Poiseuille, physician/physiologist (blood pressure)   

Apr 28   Francois Giroust, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

May 02   In the year 1799 henri-Joseph Rigel, composer, dies at 58   

May 04   Fourth Anglo-Mysore War: The Battle of Seringapatam: The siege of Seringapatam ends when the city is assaulted and the Tipu Sultan killed by the besieging British army, under the command of General George Harris in the year 1799.   

May 09   Claude-Benigne Balbastre, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

May 18   Pierre de Beaumarchais, dramatist, dies on this day in history.   

May 23   On this day in history thomas Hood, English poet/composer (Song of the Shirt)   

May 26   Alexander S Pushkin, Russia, writer (Eugene Onegin) on this day in history.   

May 27   In the year 1799 jacques-Francois-Fromental-Elle Halevy, [Elie Levy], composer   

Jun 06   Aleksandr Sergeyevich, Russia, poet, founder of modern Russian Lit on this day in history.   

Jun 06   American orator Patrick Henry ("Give me liberty or give me death!") dies in Charlotte County, Virginia on this day in history.   

Jun 07   In the year 1799 the birth of Alexander Pushkin, Russian playwright and poet   

Jun 18   Johann Andre, composer, dies at 58 in the year 1799.   

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Jan 06   On this day in history 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   Ludger Duvernay, Canadian printer and publisher (d. 1852) was born in the year 1799.   

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   Émile Clapeyron, French engineer and physicist (d. 1864) was born in the year 1799.   

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

Jan 06   On this day in history w G Frederik, prince of Orange/general, dies at 25   

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

Jan 22   Horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist/alpinist, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

Jan 26   Gabriel Christie, British general (b. 1722) died on this day in history.   

Feb 04   Étienne-Louis Boullée, French architect (b. 1728) died on this day in history.   

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