Historical Events In 1799

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

Oct 16   In the year 1799 antoine-Frederic Gresnick, composer, dies at 44  

Oct 22   In the year 1799 russia leaves second anti-French Coalition  

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 in the year 1799.  

Nov 09   Napoleon becomes dictator (1st consul) of France on this day in history.  

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

Dec 05   Robert Kimmerling, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

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   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 in the year 1799.  

Dec 18   George Washington's body interred at Mount Vernon on this day in history.  

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

Dec 24   Jakobijns plot against Napoleon uncovered on this day in history.  

Dec 26   In the year 1799 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   Daniel Tyler, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1882 was born on this day in history.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 11   Basil Moreau, French Founder priest (d. 1873) was born in the year 1799.  

Feb 26   Émile Clapeyron, French engineer and physicist (d. 1864) was born on this day in history.  

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   Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian scientist (b. 1718) died on this day in history.  

Jan 22   Horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist/alpinist, dies at 58 in the year 1799.  

Jan 26   Gabriel Christie, British general (b. 1722) died on this day in history.  

Feb 04   Étienne-Louis Boullée, French architect (b. 1728) died in the year 1799.  

Feb 07   On this day in history death of qianlong, Emperor of China (b. 1711)  

Feb 12   Frantisek Xaver Dusek, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1799.  

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