Historical Events In 1799

Mar 07   The Royal Institution is founded in the year 1799.  

Mar 08   Simon Cameron, Secy War (Union), died in 1889 in the year 1799.  

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

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

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

Mar 22   In the year 1799 f W A Argelander, Memel E Prussia, cataloguer of 324,188 stars  

Mar 25   Constantin Reindl, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

Mar 26   Napolean captures Jaffa Palestine on this day in history.  

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

Mar 28   On this day in history karl Adolph von Basedow, German artist (Ziekte van Basedow)  

Mar 28   In the year 1799 new York State abolished slavery  

Mar 28   On this day in history nY State abolished slavery  

Mar 29   On this day in history 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   On this day in history narciso Casanovas, composer, dies at 52  

Apr 05   Vincenzo Fioravanti, composer in the year 1799.  

Apr 13   In the year 1799 heinrich F L Rellstab, German music theorist  

Apr 14   Napoleon called for establishing Jerusalem for Jews in the year 1799.  

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 on this day in history.  

Apr 20   On this day in history 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   Claude-Benigne Balbastre, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

May 18   Pierre de Beaumarchais, dramatist, dies in the year 1799.  

May 23   In the year 1799 thomas Hood, English poet/composer (Song of the Shirt)  

May 26   Alexander S Pushkin, Russia, writer (Eugene Onegin) in the year 1799.  

May 27   On this day in history 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   In the year 1799 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 in the year 1799.  

Jun 18   On this day in history 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   Daniel Tyler, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1882 was born on this day in history.  

Jan 22   Ludger Duvernay, Canadian printer and publisher (d. 1852) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 04   Joao Batista da Silva Leitao de Almeida Garret, Portuguese playwright was born in the year 1799.  

Feb 05   In the year 1799 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   In the year 1799 birth of alexey Nikolayevich Verstovsky, composer  

Jan 06   In the year 1799 w G Frederik, prince of Orange/general, dies at 25  

Jan 09   On this day in history death of maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian scientist (b. 1718)  

Jan 22   Horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist/alpinist, dies at 58 in the year 1799.  

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