Historical Events In 1799

Oct 15   On this day in history august Ferdinand Haeser, composer  

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

Oct 22   Russia leaves second anti-French Coalition on this day in history.  

Oct 23   In the year 1799 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   On this day in history william Balch becomes Navy's first commissioned Chaplain.  

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

Nov 17   Titian Ramsey Peale, US, artist/naturalist (American Ornithology) on this day in history.  

Nov 22   On this day in history 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   On this day in history joseph Black, Scottish medical/chemist/physicist, dies at 71  

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

Dec 14   In the year 1799 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   David Traugott Nicolai, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1799.  

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" 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   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 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 04   In the year 1799 birth of joao Batista da Silva Leitao de Almeida Garret, Portuguese playwright  

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   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   In the year 1799 w G Frederik, prince of Orange/general, dies at 25  

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 in the year 1799.  

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

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   Charles Theoby, ruler (Palts & Bayern), dies at 74 on this day in history.