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   William Paca, US judge/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 58 in the year 1799.  

Oct 24   Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Austrian composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

Oct 30   In the year 1799 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   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 in the year 1799.  

Dec 06   Joseph Black, Scottish medical/chemist/physicist, dies at 71 in the year 1799.  

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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   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   In the year 1799 george Washington is eulogized by Colonel Henry Lee as "1st in war, first in peace & first in the hearts of his countrymen"  

Dec 31   On this day in history thomas Taglichsbeck, composer  

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Jan 06   Jedediah Strong Smith, US fur trader/explorer was born in the year 1799.  

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

Mar 01   Alexey Nikolayevich Verstovsky, composer was born in the year 1799.  

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 in the year 1799.  

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 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   On this day in history charles Theoby, ruler (Palts & Bayern), dies at 74