Historical Events In 1769

Jul 23   Alexey Nikolayevich Titov, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 14   Friedrich Ludwig Dulon, flautist/composer in the year 1769.   

Aug 15   Napoleon Bonaparte, resident of Elba (emperor 1804-13, 1814-15) in the year 1769.   

Aug 15   The birth of Napoleon Bonaparte, French emperor in the year 1769.   

Aug 16   On this day in history jean Aime Vernier, composer   

Aug 18   Alexandre Stievenard, composer in the year 1769.   

Aug 18   On this day in history gunpowder in Brescia Italy church explodes, killing 3,000   

Aug 29   Edmond Hoyle, games expert, dies (birth date unknown) on this day in history.   

Aug 30   Bonifacio Asioli, composer/music writer on this day in history.   

Sep 09   Cornelis F van Maanen, Dutch minister of Justice (1807..42) in the year 1769.   

Sep 14   The birth of Baron von Humboldt, German naturalist in the year 1769.   

Sep 18   In the year 1769 boston Gazette reports first US piano (a spinet)   

Sep 18   John Harris builds 1st spinet piano (US) on this day in history.   

Sep 19   Joseph Comb, missionary to Molukkas in the year 1769.   

Oct 07   On this day in history english explorer, Captain Cook, discovered New Zealand   

Oct 09   Marianus Konigsperger, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

Oct 13   Horace H Hayden, cofounded 1st dental college in the year 1769.   

Dec 12   Pope Clement XIV proclaims a universal jubilee in the year 1769.   

Dec 13   C F Gellert, writer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

Dec 13   On this day in history dartmouth College in New Hampshire received its charter   

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Jan 05   In the year 1769 birth of jean Baptiste Say, French economist (Political Economics)   

Jan 10   Michel Ney, French marshal (Waterloo) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 17   Ole Andreas Lindeman, composer was born on this day in history.   

Feb 04   In the year 1769 birth of samuel I Wiselius, Dutch lawyer/businessman/writer   

Feb 09   Susette Gontard, the beloved of the poet Friedrich Hölderlin (d. 1802) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 13   In the year 1769 birth of ivan Krylov, Russian fabulist (d. 1844)   

Mar 02   DeWitt Clinton, (Gov/Sen-NY) was born in the year 1769.   

Mar 07   Josef Alois Ladurner, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 18   Hakuin Ekaku, Zen teacher (reformer of Rinzai school), dies in Japan in the year 1769.   

Jan 24   François de Chevert, French general (b. 1695) died in the year 1769.   

Feb 02   Clement XIII, [Carlo Rezzonico], Pope (1758-69), dies at 75 in the year 1769.   

Mar 27   Josef Antonin Gurecky, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

Apr 03   Gerhard Tersteegen, German evangelist/poet (in blood), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Apr 20   On this day in history death of pontiac, indian chief to Ottawa, murdered   

Jun 01   Edward Holyoke, President of Harvard University (b. 1689) died on this day in history.   

Aug 02   On this day in history death of daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, English politician (b. 1689)