Historical Events In 1799

Oct 15   August Ferdinand Haeser, composer in the year 1799.  

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   On this day in history william Paca, US judge/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 58  

Oct 24   In the year 1799 carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Austrian composer, dies at 59  

Oct 30   William Balch becomes Navy's first commissioned Chaplain on this day in history.  

Nov 09   On this day in history napoleon becomes dictator (1st consul) of France  

Nov 17   In the year 1799 titian Ramsey Peale, US, artist/naturalist (American Ornithology)  

Nov 22   In the year 1799 baroness van Dorth, orangist, executed  

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

Dec 05   In the year 1799 robert Kimmerling, composer, dies at 61  

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

Dec 10   On this day in history metric system established in France  

Dec 14   On this day in history george Washington, 1st president USA (1789-97), dies at 66  

Dec 14   George Washington, the American revolutionary leader and first president of the United States, dies of acute laryngitis at his estate in Mount Vernon, Virginia on this day in history.  

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   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   George Washington is eulogized by Colonel Henry Lee as "1st in war, first in peace & first in the hearts of his countrymen" in the year 1799.  

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

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

Feb 04   On this day in history birth of joao Batista da Silva Leitao de Almeida Garret, Portuguese playwright  

Feb 05   John Lindley, English botanist (Elements of Botany) was born in the year 1799.  

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

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

Feb 12   Frantisek Xaver Dusek, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

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