Page 2: Historical Events In 1799

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

Mar 12   Austria declares war on France   

Mar 18   John Randall, composer, dies at 82.   

Mar 19   Joseph Haydn's "Die Schopfung," premieres in Vienna   

Mar 22   F W A Argelander, Memel E Prussia, cataloguer of 324188 stars.   

Mar 25   Constantin Reindl, composer, dies at 60   

Mar 26   Napolean captures Jaffa Palestine   

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

Mar 28   Karl Adolph von Basedow, German artist (Ziekte van Basedow).   

Mar 28   New York State abolished slavery   

Mar 28   NY State abolished slavery.   

Mar 29   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.   

Apr 01   Narciso Casanovas, composer, dies at 52   

Apr 05   Vincenzo Fioravanti, composer   

Apr 13   Heinrich F L Rellstab, German music theorist   

Apr 14   Napoleon called for establishing Jerusalem for Jews   

Apr 16   Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Mount Tabor.   

Apr 19   Pieter Hellendaal, violinist/organist/composer (Glees), dies at 78   

Apr 20   Friedrich von Schiller's "Wallensteins Tod," premieres in Weimar   

Apr 22   Jean Poiseuille, physician/physiologist (blood pressure).   

Apr 28   Francois Giroust, composer, dies at 62   

May 02   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   

May 09   Claude-Benigne Balbastre, composer, dies at 72.   

May 18   Pierre de Beaumarchais, dramatist, dies   

May 23   Thomas Hood, English poet/composer (Song of the Shirt).   

May 26   Alexander S Pushkin, Russia, writer (Eugene Onegin).   

May 27   Jacques-Francois-Fromental-Elle Halevy, [Elie Levy], composer   

Jun 06   Aleksandr Sergeyevich, Russia, poet, founder of modern Russian Lit.   

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

Jun 07   Alexander Pushkin, Russian playwright and poet is born   

Jun 18   Johann Andre, composer, dies at 58   

Jun 18   William Lassell, discoverer (satellites of Uranus and Neptune).   

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Jan 06   Jedediah strong smith: Us fur trader/explorer   

Jan 07   Daniel tyler: Brig general (union volunteers), died in 1882   

Jan 22   Ludger duvernay: Canadian printer and publisher   

Feb 04   Joao batista da silva leitao de almeida garret: Portuguese playwright   

Feb 05   John lindley: English botanist (elements of botany)   

Feb 11   Basil moreau: French founder priest   

Feb 26   Émile clapeyron: French engineer and physicist   

Mar 01   Alexey nikolayevich verstovsky: Composer   

Jan 06   W g frederik: Prince of orange/general,   

Jan 09   Maria gaetana agnesi: Italian scientist (b. 1718)   

Jan 22   Horace b de saussure: Swiss physicist/geologist/alpinist,    

Jan 26   Gabriel christie: British general (b. 1722)   

Feb 04   Étienne-louis boullée: French architect (b. 1728)   

Feb 07   Qianlong: Emperor of china (b. 1711)   

Feb 12   Frantisek xaver dusek: Composer,   

Feb 16   Charles theoby: Ruler (palts & bayern),