Page 3: Historical Events In 1801

Jul 11   French astronomer Jean-Louis Pons discovers his 1st comet on this day in history.   

Jul 12   Battle at Algeciras: British fleet beats French & Spanish on this day in history.   

Jul 12   John Hill Hewitt, composer on this day in history.   

Jul 16   On this day in history pope Pius VII & 1st consul Napoleon sign concord   

Jul 20   Elisha Brown Jr pressed a 1,235 pound cheese ball at his farm in the year 1801.   

Jul 26   Daniel Dal Barba, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

Jul 26   John Drake Sloat, Ret Major General Comm (Union Navy), died in 1867 in the year 1801.   

Jul 27   George Biddle Airy, 7th Astronomer Royal on this day in history.   

Aug 03   Joseph Paxton, English landscape architect (Crystal Palace) in the year 1801.   

Aug 03   On this day in history the birth of Joseph Paxton, English architect   

Aug 10   In the year 1801 robert Woodward Barnwell, MC (Confederacy), died in 1882   

Aug 21   Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer, WW II Dutch statesman/historian in the year 1801.   

Aug 22   Pieter G van Overstraten, gov-gen of Neth-Indies, dies at 46 on this day in history.   

Aug 24   On this day in history jacques-Denis Antoine, French builder (La Monnaie Paris), dies at 68   

Aug 28   Antoine A Cournot, French philosopher/mathematician (rule of Cournot) on this day in history.   

Sep 01   In the year 1801 robert Bage, English writer (Hermsprong), dies   

Sep 12   Giuseppe Concone, Italian singing-teacher in the year 1801.   

Sep 17   Edward William Lane, translator (Thousand & 1 Nights) on this day in history.   

Oct 01   England & France signs Preliminary of London in the year 1801.   

Oct 07   Adolf Muller, composer in the year 1801.   

Oct 14   On this day in history joseph AF Plateau, Belgium, physicist (blinded-stared at Sun 25 secs)   

Oct 23   On this day in history gustav Albert Lortzing, composer   

Oct 23   On this day in history johann Gottlieb Naumann, German composer, dies at 60   

Oct 28   On this day in history karl Georg Lickl, composer   

Nov 03   Karl Baedeker, Germany, published travel books on this day in history.   

Nov 05   On this day in history norinaga Moto'ori, Japanese scientist, dies   

Nov 06   Christian Friedrich Gregor, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

Nov 09   Carl Philipp Stamitz, composer, dies at 56 in the year 1801.   

Nov 10   Kentucky outlaws dueling in the year 1801.   

Nov 16   On this day in history 1st edition of New York Evening Post   

Nov 16   In the year 1801 the New York Post newspaper is founded.   

Nov 27   Alexander Egorovich Varlamov, composer on this day in history.   

Dec 07   On this day in history johann Nepomuk Nestroy, Austrian actor (Judith und Holofernes)   

Dec 11   Grabbe, writer on this day in history.   

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Jan 11   John Lodge Ellerton, composer was born in the year 1801.   

Jan 21   Ramon Vilanova y Barrera, composer was born in the year 1801.   

Jan 29   Johannes Bernardus van Bree, Dutch violinist/composer (Felix Meritis) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 01   In the year 1801 birth of adolf Fredrik Lindblad, composer   

Feb 01   Thomas Cole, US, romantic landscape painter (Hudson River School) was born in the year 1801.   

Feb 01   Émile Littré, French lexicographer (d. 1881) was born in the year 1801.   

Feb 07   On this day in history birth of john Rylands, England, merchant/philanthropist   

Feb 21   In the year 1801 birth of johann Wenzel Kalliwoda, composer   

Jan 02   Johann C Lavater, Swiss vicar/philosopher, dies at 59 in the year 1801.   

Jan 11   Domenico Cimarosa, Italian composer (Matrimonio segreto), dies at 51 on this day in history.   

Feb 07   On this day in history death of daniel Chodowiecki, Polish painter (b. 1726)   

Feb 08   In the year 1801 johann Chrysostomus Drexel, composer, dies at 43   

Mar 14   On this day in history christian Friedrich Penzel, composer, dies at 63   

Mar 17   In the year 1801 juan de Sesse y Balaguer, composer, dies at 64   

Mar 21   On this day in history andrea Lucchesi, composer, dies at 59   

Mar 23   On this day in history death of tsar Paul I of Russia (1796-1801) is struck with a sword, strangled, and trampled to death in his bedroom at St. Michael's Castle aged 46