Page 4: Historical Events In 1799

Oct 15   August Ferdinand Haeser, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 16   Antoine-Frederic Gresnick, composer, dies at 44 in the year 1799.   

Oct 22   Russia leaves second anti-French Coalition in the year 1799.   

Oct 23   In the year 1799 william Paca, US judge/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 58   

Oct 24   Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Austrian composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

Oct 30   On this day in history william Balch becomes Navy's first commissioned Chaplain.   

Nov 09   In the year 1799 napoleon becomes dictator (1st consul) of France   

Nov 17   Titian Ramsey Peale, US, artist/naturalist (American Ornithology) in the year 1799.   

Nov 22   On this day in history baroness van Dorth, orangist, executed   

Nov 29   In the year 1799 amos Bronson Alcott, US educator/poet (Concord Days)   

Dec 05   Robert Kimmerling, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1799.   

Dec 06   On this day in history joseph Black, Scottish medical/chemist/physicist, dies at 71   

Dec 10   In the year 1799 metric system established in France   

Dec 14   In the year 1799 george Washington, 1st president USA (1789-97), dies at 66   

Dec 14   In the year 1799 george Washington, the American revolutionary leader and first president of the United States, dies of acute laryngitis at his estate in Mount Vernon, Virginia   

Dec 18   On this day in history george Washington's body interred at Mount Vernon   

Dec 20   David Traugott Nicolai, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Dec 24   Jakobijns plot against Napoleon uncovered in the year 1799.   

Dec 26   On this day in history george Washington is eulogized by Col Henry Lee as "1st in war, 1st in peace & 1st in hearts of his countrymen"   

Dec 26   On this day in history george Washington is eulogized by Colonel Henry Lee as "1st in war, first in peace & first in the hearts of his countrymen"   

Dec 31   Thomas Taglichsbeck, composer on this day in history.   

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Jan 06   Jedediah Strong Smith, US fur trader/explorer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 07   In the year 1799 birth of daniel Tyler, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1882   

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

Feb 04   In the year 1799 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   Basil Moreau, French Founder priest (d. 1873) was born on this day in history.   

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

Mar 01   On this day in history birth of alexey Nikolayevich Verstovsky, composer   

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   Qianlong, Emperor of China (b. 1711) died in the year 1799.   

Feb 12   On this day in history frantisek Xaver Dusek, composer, dies at 67   

Feb 16   Charles Theoby, ruler (Palts & Bayern), dies at 74 in the year 1799.