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   

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),