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   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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1799 napoleon becomes dictator (1st consul) of France  

Nov 17   On this day in history titian Ramsey Peale, US, artist/naturalist (American Ornithology)  

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

Nov 29   On this day in history amos Bronson Alcott, US educator/poet (Concord Days)  

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

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   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   On this day in history 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" in the year 1799.  

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   Thomas Taglichsbeck, composer on this day in history.  

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Jan 06   In the year 1799 birth of jedediah Strong Smith, US fur trader/explorer  

Jan 07   Daniel Tyler, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1882 was born in the year 1799.  

Jan 22   Ludger Duvernay, Canadian printer and publisher (d. 1852) was born in the year 1799.  

Feb 04   Joao Batista da Silva Leitao de Almeida Garret, Portuguese playwright was born in the year 1799.  

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

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

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 on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1799 death of gabriel Christie, British general (b. 1722)  

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

Feb 07   Qianlong, Emperor of China (b. 1711) died in the year 1799.  

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

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