Historical Events In 1801

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

Jul 12   In the year 1801 battle at Algeciras: British fleet beats French & Spanish   

Jul 12   On this day in history john Hill Hewitt, composer   

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   On this day in history daniel Dal Barba, composer, dies at 86   

Jul 26   John Drake Sloat, Ret Major General Comm (Union Navy), died in 1867 on this day in history.   

Jul 27   George Biddle Airy, 7th Astronomer Royal in the year 1801.   

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   Robert Woodward Barnwell, MC (Confederacy), died in 1882 in the year 1801.   

Aug 21   Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer, WW II Dutch statesman/historian on this day in history.   

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

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

Aug 28   On this day in history antoine A Cournot, French philosopher/mathematician (rule of Cournot)   

Sep 01   Robert Bage, English writer (Hermsprong), dies in the year 1801.   

Sep 12   Giuseppe Concone, Italian singing-teacher on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Oct 23   Gustav Albert Lortzing, composer in the year 1801.   

Oct 23   Johann Gottlieb Naumann, German composer, dies at 60 in the year 1801.   

Oct 28   In the year 1801 karl Georg Lickl, composer   

Nov 03   In the year 1801 karl Baedeker, Germany, published travel books   

Nov 05   Norinaga Moto'ori, Japanese scientist, dies on this day in history.   

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   1st edition of New York Evening Post in the year 1801.   

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

Nov 27   Alexander Egorovich Varlamov, composer in the year 1801.   

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

Dec 11   On this day in history grabbe, writer   

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Jan 11   On this day in history birth of john Lodge Ellerton, composer   

Jan 21   Ramon Vilanova y Barrera, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 29   On this day in history birth of johannes Bernardus van Bree, Dutch violinist/composer (Felix Meritis)   

Feb 01   Adolf Fredrik Lindblad, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

Feb 01   On this day in history birth of Émile Littré, French lexicographer (d. 1881)   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 11   Domenico Cimarosa, Italian composer (Matrimonio segreto), dies at 51 in the year 1801.   

Feb 07   Daniel Chodowiecki, Polish painter (b. 1726) died on this day in history.   

Feb 08   Johann Chrysostomus Drexel, composer, dies at 43 in the year 1801.   

Mar 14   In the year 1801 christian Friedrich Penzel, composer, dies at 63   

Mar 17   Juan de Sesse y Balaguer, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

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

Mar 23   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 died on this day in history.