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 in the year 1799.  

Mar 12   On this day in history austria declares war on France  

Mar 18   John Randall, composer, dies at 82 in the year 1799.  

Mar 19   Joseph Haydn's "Die Schopfung," premieres in Vienna on this day in history.  

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

Mar 25   Constantin Reindl, composer, dies at 60 in the year 1799.  

Mar 26   In the year 1799 napolean captures Jaffa Palestine  

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

Mar 28   Karl Adolph von Basedow, German artist (Ziekte van Basedow) in the year 1799.  

Mar 28   In the year 1799 new York State abolished slavery  

Mar 28   NY State abolished slavery in the year 1799.  

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

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

Apr 01   In the year 1799 narciso Casanovas, composer, dies at 52  

Apr 05   In the year 1799 vincenzo Fioravanti, composer  

Apr 13   Heinrich F L Rellstab, German music theorist on this day in history.  

Apr 14   In the year 1799 napoleon called for establishing Jerusalem for Jews  

Apr 16   Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Mount Tabor on this day in history.  

Apr 19   Pieter Hellendaal, violinist/organist/composer (Glees), dies at 78 in the year 1799.  

Apr 20   In the year 1799 friedrich von Schiller's "Wallensteins Tod," premieres in Weimar  

Apr 22   Jean Poiseuille, physician/physiologist (blood pressure) in the year 1799.  

Apr 28   Francois Giroust, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1799.  

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

May 04   In the year 1799 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.  

May 09   In the year 1799 claude-Benigne Balbastre, composer, dies at 72  

May 18   On this day in history pierre de Beaumarchais, dramatist, dies  

May 23   Thomas Hood, English poet/composer (Song of the Shirt) on this day in history.  

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

May 27   Jacques-Francois-Fromental-Elle Halevy, [Elie Levy], composer in the year 1799.  

Jun 06   On this day in history aleksandr Sergeyevich, Russia, poet, founder of modern Russian Lit  

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

Jun 07   The birth of Alexander Pushkin, Russian playwright and poet on this day in history.  

Jun 18   In the year 1799 johann Andre, composer, dies at 58  

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

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   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   On this day in history 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   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