Page 4: Historical Events In 1799

Oct 15   In the year 1799 august Ferdinand Haeser, composer   

Oct 16   Antoine-Frederic Gresnick, composer, dies at 44 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Austrian composer, dies at 59   

Oct 30   In the year 1799 william Balch becomes Navy's first commissioned Chaplain.   

Nov 09   Napoleon becomes dictator (1st consul) of France in the year 1799.   

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

Nov 22   Baroness van Dorth, orangist, executed in the year 1799.   

Nov 29   Amos Bronson Alcott, US educator/poet (Concord Days) in the year 1799.   

Dec 05   On this day in history robert Kimmerling, composer, dies at 61   

Dec 06   Joseph Black, Scottish medical/chemist/physicist, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Dec 10   Metric system established in France in the year 1799.   

Dec 14   On this day in history 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   In the year 1799 george Washington's body interred at Mount Vernon   

Dec 20   On this day in history david Traugott Nicolai, composer, dies at 66   

Dec 24   In the year 1799 jakobijns plot against Napoleon uncovered   

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

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

Dec 31   On this day in history thomas Taglichsbeck, composer   

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Jan 06   On this day in history birth of jedediah Strong Smith, US fur trader/explorer   

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

Jan 22   On this day in history birth of ludger Duvernay, Canadian printer and publisher (d. 1852)   

Feb 04   Joao Batista da Silva Leitao de Almeida Garret, Portuguese playwright was born on this day in history.   

Feb 05   On this day in history birth of john Lindley, English botanist (Elements of Botany)   

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

Feb 26   On this day in history 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   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 on this day in history.   

Jan 26   On this day in history death of gabriel Christie, British general (b. 1722)   

Feb 04   In the year 1799 death of Étienne-Louis Boullée, French architect (b. 1728)   

Feb 07   In the year 1799 death of qianlong, Emperor of China (b. 1711)   

Feb 12   In the year 1799 frantisek Xaver Dusek, composer, dies at 67   

Feb 16   In the year 1799 charles Theoby, ruler (Palts & Bayern), dies at 74