Historical Events In 1802

Jan 03   Feliks Ostrowski, composer on this day in history.  

Jan 05   John Murray names Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia in the year 1802.  

Jan 06   Ion Heliade-Radulescu, Romania, author/novelist/writer (Gramatica) on this day in history.  

Jan 13   In the year 1802 eduard von Bauernfeld, Vienna, comedic playwright  

Jan 14   Marie Allard, French ballerina, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

Jan 19   [Jean] Silvain van de Weyer, 1st Belg min of Foreign affairs (1831) in the year 1802.  

Jan 22   In the year 1802 richard Upjohn, US, gothic architect (Trinity Chapel, NY)  

Jan 25   Napoleon elected president of Italian (Cisalpine) Republic in the year 1802.  

Jan 25   Napoleon elected President of the Italian (Cisalpine) Republic on this day in history.  

Jan 26   In the year 1802 congress passes an act calling for a US Capitol library  

Jan 26   The Italian republic created January 26 from the former Cisalpine republic with Napoleon Bonaparte as president annexes Piedmont September 21 and annexes Parma and Piacenza in October in the year 1802.  

Jan 27   Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg, composer, dies at 42 in the year 1802.  

Jan 29   In the year 1802 john Beckley of Virginia appointed 1st Librarian of Congress  

Jan 29   John Beckley of Virginia appointed first Librarian of Congress on this day in history.  

Jan 31   Jan C J van Speijk, Dutch naval hero in the year 1802.  

Feb 02   On this day in history 1st leopard exhibited in US, Boston (admission 25 cents)  

Feb 02   First leopard exhibited in US, Boston (admission 25¢) in the year 1802.  

Feb 02   On this day in history jean-Baptiste JD Boussingault, French chemist  

Feb 04   Mark Hopkins, US, educator/philosopher (Williams College) on this day in history.  

Feb 06   Charles Wheatstone, English physicist/musician [or Feb 7] in the year 1802.  

Feb 08   Simon Willard patents banjo clock in the year 1802.  

Feb 10   On this day in history in London England Alexander Mackenzie 1764-1820 knighted for achievements in the North West, and for being first to cross the North American continent by land  

Feb 11   On this day in history lydia Maria Child, US, author/abolitionist (Juvenile Miscellany)  

Feb 20   Charles-Auguste de Beriot, Belgian violinist/composer on this day in history.  

Feb 21   George Douglas Ramsey, Bvt Major general (Union Army), died in 1882 in the year 1802.  

Feb 26   The birth of Victor Hugo, French novelist and playwright on this day in history.  

Feb 26   Victor Hugo, France, author (Hunchback of Notre Dame, Les Miserables) on this day in history.  

Feb 27   William George Frederick Cavendish Bentinck, Lord George Bentinck on this day in history.  

Mar 07   Johann Georg Witthauer, composer, dies at 50 in the year 1802.  

Mar 16   On this day in history george Archibald McCall, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1868  

Mar 16   On this day in history law signed to establish US Military Academy (West Point NY)  

Mar 16   Law signed to establish US Milt Academy (West Point, NY) on this day in history.  

Mar 16   In the year 1802 uS army Corps of Engineers established (2nd time)  

Mar 16   West Point, the first United States Military Academy, opens its doors in the year 1802.  

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Jan 03   On this day in history birth of feliks Ostrowski, composer  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of charles Pelham Villiers, British House of Commons member (d. 1898)  

Jan 06   Ion Heliade-Radulescu, Romania, author/novelist/writer (Gramatica) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 13   On this day in history birth of eduard von Bauernfeld, Vienna, comedic playwright  

Jan 19   [Jean] Silvain van de Weyer, 1st Belg min of Foreign affairs (1831) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 22   In the year 1802 birth of richard Upjohn, US, gothic architect (Trinity Chapel, NY)  

Jan 31   Jan C J van Speijk, Dutch naval hero was born on this day in history.  

Feb 02   In the year 1802 birth of jean-Baptiste JD Boussingault, French chemist  

Jan 14   On this day in history marie Allard, French ballerina, dies at 59  

Jan 27   In the year 1802 johann Rudolf Zumsteeg, composer, dies at 42  

Feb 02   Welbore Ellis, 1st Baron Mendip, British statesman (b. 1713) died on this day in history.  

Feb 26   Esek Hopkins, American Revolutionary War admiral (b. 1718) died on this day in history.  

Mar 07   Johann Georg Witthauer, composer, dies at 50 in the year 1802.  

Mar 29   Frederic Thieme, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

May 02   In the year 1802 death of herman Willem Daendels, Dutch statesman (b. 1762)  

Jun 28   On this day in history johann J Angel, German author/director, dies at 60