Page 2: Historical Events In 1802

Mar 25   France, Netherlands, Spain and England signs Peace of Amiens   

Mar 27   The Treaty of Amiens March 27 brings a temporary end to hostilities among Europe's warring powers Spain yields Trinidad to Britain but secures Minorca, the Batavian republic cedes Ceylon to Britain, the British give up all their other conquests to France and her allies, but hostilities soon begin again.   

Mar 27   Treaty of Amiens-French Revolutionary War ends   

Mar 28   Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus Olbers discovers 2 Pallas, the second asteroid known to man.   

Mar 29   Frederic Thieme, composer, dies at 51.   

Apr 01   Hubert Reis, composer   

Apr 08   French Protestant church is recorded as becoming state-supported and -controlled   

Apr 09   French Protestant church is recorded as becoming state-supported and -controlled   

Apr 12   Francois MP Liberman, French relig leader (Congregation of Heart)   

Apr 15   William Wordsworth and his sister, Dorothy see a "long belt" of daffodils, inspiring the former to pen I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud   

Apr 27   Abraham Louis Niedermeyer, composer.   

May 03   Washington DC incorporates as a city   

May 03   Washington, D C is incorporated as a city.   

May 03   Washington, D.C. is incorporated as a city.   

May 06   Friedrich Wilhelm Schirmer, artist.   

May 15   Isaac Ridgeway Trimble, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1888.   

May 19   French Order of Legion d'Honneur forms.   

May 19   Napoleon creates the "Legion d'honneur" , the most prestigious French award.   

May 31   Cesare Pugni, composer.   

Jun 02   Adrian van der Hoop Jr, Dutch poet/critic.   

Jun 04   Grieving over the death of his wife, Marie Clotilde of France, King Charles Emmanuel IV of Sardinia abdicates his throne in favor of his brother, Victor Emmanuel   

Jun 09   US Academy at West Point founded   

Jun 15   Toussaint L'Ouverture leaves Haiti, prisoner on French ship Héros   

Jun 28   Johann J Angel, German author/director, dies at 60.   

Jul 01   Gideon Welles, Secy Navy (Union), died in 1878.   

Jul 03   Joseph Labitzky, composer.   

Jul 04   US Military Academy officially opens (West Point, NY).   

Jul 07   1st comic book "The Wasp," is published   

Jul 09   Thomas Davenport, invented 1st coml electric motor   

Jul 12   Charles-Louis Hanssens, composer   

Jul 15   John Barnett, composer   

Jul 21   David Hunter, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1886.   

Jul 22   Frigate Constellation defeats 9 Corsair gunboats off Tripoli   

Jul 22   Marie-Francois-Xavier Bichat, a founder of histology, dies   

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Jan 03   Feliks ostrowski: Composer   

Jan 03   Charles pelham villiers: British house of commons member    

Jan 06   Ion heliade-radulescu: Romania, author/novelist/writer (gramatica)   

Jan 13   Eduard von bauernfeld: Vienna, comedic playwright   

Jan 19   [jean] silvain van de weyer: 1st belg min of foreign affairs (1831)   

Jan 22   Richard upjohn: Us, gothic architect (trinity chapel, ny)   

Jan 31   Jan c j van speijk: Dutch naval hero   

Feb 02   Jean-baptiste jd boussingault: French chemist   

Jan 14   Marie allard: French ballerina,    

Jan 27   Johann rudolf zumsteeg: Composer,   

Feb 02   Welbore ellis: 1st baron mendip, british statesman (b. 1713)   

Feb 26   Esek hopkins: American revolutionary war admiral (b. 1718)   

Mar 07   Johann georg witthauer: Composer,   

Mar 29   Frederic thieme: Composer,   

May 02   Herman willem daendels: Dutch statesman (b. 1762)   

Jun 28   Johann j angel: German author/director,