Page 2: Historical Events In 1800

Mar 20   French army defeats Turks at Helipolis Turkey, and advance to Cairo.   

Mar 25   Paulin Paris, French historian.   

Apr 02   1st performance of Ludwig von Beethoven's 1st Symphony in C.   

Apr 15   James Clark Ross, explorer (British Antarctic)   

Apr 15   James Ross discovers North Magnetic pole Compass sales go through the roof   

Apr 15   James Ross discovers North Magnetic pole   

Apr 16   Jozef Stefani, composer.   

Apr 18   John Evangelist Schreiber, composer, dies at 84   

Apr 24   Library of Congress established with $5000 allocation.   

Apr 24   Library of Congress establishes with $5000 allocation   

Apr 25   William Cowper, English lawyer/poet (Olney Hymns), dies at 68.   

Apr 30   John H Midderigh, Rotterdam patriot, dies at 46   

May 01   Ret Thomas Aloysius Dornin, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1874.   

May 05   Louis Hachette, French publisher (Librairie Hachette).   

May 06   Ferdinand Marcucci, composer.   

May 07   Indiana Territory organized.   

May 07   Laurens P van Spiegel, regent/pension advisor (1787-95), dies at 64.   

May 10   Nikolay Alexeyevich Titov, composer.   

May 14   Friedrich von Schiller's "Macbeth" premieres in Weimar   

May 14   Friedrich von Schiller's "Macbeth," premieres in Weimar.   

May 15   King George III survives a 2nd assassination attempt   

May 15   Pope Pius VII calls on French bishops to return to Gospel principles   

May 17   Carl Friedrich Zollner, composer   

May 19   French Bosbeeck, veterinarian/robber, hanged   

May 30   Karl W Feuerbach, German mathematician (Position of Feuerbach)   

Jun 04   White House completed and President and Mrs John Adams move in.   

Jun 07   David Thompson reaches the mouth of the Saskatchewan River in Manitoba.   

Jun 07   Willem A Alting, governor-genl of Neth-Indies (1780-97), dies at 75.   

Jun 10   Johann Abraham Peter Schulz, German composer, dies at 53   

Jun 14   Battle of Marengo (Alessandria): Bonaparte vs Austria.   

Jun 29   Free mason lodge establishes in Alkmaar   

Jul 06   Marco Aurelio Zani de Ferranti, composer   

Jul 08   Dr Benjamin Waterhouse gives 1st cowpox vaccination to his son to prevent smallpox.   

Jul 09   Mt Vernon Gardens is recorded as becoming site of 1st summer theater in US.   

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Jan 01   Sydney nelson: Composer   

Jan 06   Willem a schimmelpenninck van der oye: Dutch politician   

Jan 07   Millard fillmore: Locke ny, (whig) 13th president (1850-53)   

Jan 11   Ányos jedlik: Hungarian physicist    

Jan 14   Ludwig alois ferdinand köchel: Austrian musicologist    

Jan 22   Nat turner: Slave that revolted [or oct 2]   

Jan 24   Edwin chadwick: British social reformer   

Feb 11   William henry fox talbot: Wiltshire england, photographic pioneer   

Jan 01   Louis j m daubenton: France, zoologist,    

Jan 06   William jones: Composer,    

Jan 09   Jean Étienne championnet: French general (b. 1762)   

Jan 10   Johan wikmanson: Composer,   

Jan 23   Edward rutledge: Us attorney (signed decl of indep),    

Feb 23   Joseph warton: English literary critic (b. 1722)   

Mar 02   Christian friedrich schale: Composer,   

Mar 03   Johann baptist christoph toeschi: Composer,