Page 3: Historical Events In 1799

Jun 22   England and Russia decide to invade Bataafse Republic   

Jul 04   f J Oscar I, King of Sweden/Norway (1844-59).   

Jul 07   Ranjit Singh's men take up their positions outside Lahore   

Jul 07   William Curtis, English botanist (Botanical Magazine), dies at 53   

Jul 15   Discovery of the Rosetta Stone, which will yield better understanding of the ancient egyptian language   

Jul 15   the Rosetta Stone is are discovered in the Egyptian village of Rosetta by French Captain Pierre-François Bouchard during Napoleon's Egyptian Campaign.   

Jul 19   A group of Napoleon Bonaparte's soldiers discover what is now known as The Rosetta Stone, enabling the translation of hieroglyphics for the inaugural time   

Jul 24   William Clark (of Lewis and Clark) is willed the slave York   

Jul 25   French-Egyptian forces under Napolean I beat Turks at Battle of Abukir   

Jul 26   Isaac Babbitt, invented babbitt's metal for bearings   

Aug 02   Jacques-Etienne Montgolfier, balloonist, dies at 54   

Aug 04   olof Wilhelm Udden, composer.   

Aug 06   joseph Friebert, composer, dies at 74.   

Aug 07   john Bacon, English sculptor, dies at 58.   

Aug 11   Joachim de Barrande, French paleontologist/geologist   

Aug 13   english fleet under lord Seymour overthrows Suriname.   

Aug 16   Vincenzo Manfredini, composer, dies at 61   

Aug 20   heinrich WA Freiherr von Gagern, German liberal politician.   

Aug 20   johann Christian Gottlob Eidenbenz, composer, dies at 37.   

Aug 23   Napoleon leaves Egypt for France en route to seize power   

Aug 27   English invasion army lands in North-Holland   

Aug 29   pius VI, [Giovanni A Braschi], Italian Pope (1775-99), dies at 71.   

Aug 30   bataafse fleet surrender to English.   

Sep 01   bank of Manhattan Company opens in NYC (forerunner to Chase Manhattan).   

Sep 07   john Ingen Housz, Dutch/English physician/nature investigator, dies at 68.   

Sep 19   english and Russian invasion army conquerors Receiver.   

Oct 01   Rufus Choate, US, lawyer (Hall of Fame)   

Oct 02   duke of York and Russians capture Alkmaar in Netherlands.   

Oct 05   Anthony G O Ridder Van Rappard, Dutch Min of Reformed Worship   

Oct 05   antonio Dinis da Cruz e Silva, Portuguese poet (O Hissope), dies at 68.   

Oct 06   Battle at Castricum: French and Bataafs army beats English/Russian army   

Oct 09   british frigate HMS Lutine sinks off Dutch coast.   

Oct 10   convention of Alkmaar: English/Russian invasion army departs.   

Oct 15   august Ferdinand Haeser, composer.   

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Jan 06   Jedediah Strong Smith, US fur trader/explorer was born in the year 1799.   

Jan 07   Daniel Tyler, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1882 was born on this day in history.   

Jan 22   In the year 1799 birth of ludger Duvernay, Canadian printer and publisher (d. 1852)   

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

Feb 05   John Lindley, English botanist (Elements of Botany) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 11   In the year 1799 birth of basil Moreau, French Founder priest (d. 1873)   

Feb 26   In the year 1799 birth of Émile Clapeyron, French engineer and physicist (d. 1864)   

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

Jan 06   W G Frederik, prince of Orange/general, dies at 25 on this day in history.   

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   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   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   In the year 1799 charles Theoby, ruler (Palts & Bayern), dies at 74