Historical Events In 1799

Mar 07   The Royal Institution is founded on this day in history.   

Mar 08   In the year 1799 simon Cameron, Secy War (Union), died in 1889   

Mar 12   Austria declares war on France in the year 1799.   

Mar 18   John Randall, composer, dies at 82 in the year 1799.   

Mar 19   Joseph Haydn's "Die Schopfung," premieres in Vienna on this day in history.   

Mar 22   F W A Argelander, Memel E Prussia, cataloguer of 324,188 stars on this day in history.   

Mar 25   On this day in history constantin Reindl, composer, dies at 60   

Mar 26   Napolean captures Jaffa Palestine on this day in history.   

Mar 28   Etta L J "baronne" Palm-Aelders, Dutch adventurer/spy, dies at 55 in the year 1799.   

Mar 28   On this day in history karl Adolph von Basedow, German artist (Ziekte van Basedow)   

Mar 28   In the year 1799 new York State abolished slavery   

Mar 28   NY State abolished slavery in the year 1799.   

Mar 29   Edward Stanley, Earl Derby (C), British PM (1852, 1858-59, 1866-68) on this day in history.   

Mar 29   New York passes a law aimed at gradually abolishing slavery in the state on this day in history.   

Apr 01   Narciso Casanovas, composer, dies at 52 in the year 1799.   

Apr 05   Vincenzo Fioravanti, composer in the year 1799.   

Apr 13   Heinrich F L Rellstab, German music theorist in the year 1799.   

Apr 14   Napoleon called for establishing Jerusalem for Jews on this day in history.   

Apr 16   Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Mount Tabor in the year 1799.   

Apr 19   In the year 1799 pieter Hellendaal, violinist/organist/composer (Glees), dies at 78   

Apr 20   Friedrich von Schiller's "Wallensteins Tod," premieres in Weimar on this day in history.   

Apr 22   Jean Poiseuille, physician/physiologist (blood pressure) on this day in history.   

Apr 28   Francois Giroust, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

May 02   In the year 1799 henri-Joseph Rigel, composer, dies at 58   

May 04   Fourth Anglo-Mysore War: The Battle of Seringapatam: The siege of Seringapatam ends when the city is assaulted and the Tipu Sultan killed by the besieging British army, under the command of General George Harris in the year 1799.   

May 09   Claude-Benigne Balbastre, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1799.   

May 18   Pierre de Beaumarchais, dramatist, dies in the year 1799.   

May 23   Thomas Hood, English poet/composer (Song of the Shirt) in the year 1799.   

May 26   On this day in history alexander S Pushkin, Russia, writer (Eugene Onegin)   

May 27   In the year 1799 jacques-Francois-Fromental-Elle Halevy, [Elie Levy], composer   

Jun 06   In the year 1799 aleksandr Sergeyevich, Russia, poet, founder of modern Russian Lit   

Jun 06   American orator Patrick Henry ("Give me liberty or give me death!") dies in Charlotte County, Virginia on this day in history.   

Jun 07   The birth of Alexander Pushkin, Russian playwright and poet on this day in history.   

Jun 18   In the year 1799 johann Andre, composer, dies at 58   

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Jan 06   Jedediah Strong Smith, US fur trader/explorer was born in the year 1799.   

Jan 07   Daniel Tyler, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1882 was born in the year 1799.   

Jan 22   In the year 1799 birth of ludger Duvernay, Canadian printer and publisher (d. 1852)   

Feb 04   In the year 1799 birth of joao Batista da Silva Leitao de Almeida Garret, Portuguese playwright   

Feb 05   John Lindley, English botanist (Elements of Botany) was born in the year 1799.   

Feb 11   Basil Moreau, French Founder priest (d. 1873) was born in the year 1799.   

Feb 26   In the year 1799 birth of Émile Clapeyron, French engineer and physicist (d. 1864)   

Mar 01   Alexey Nikolayevich Verstovsky, composer was born in the year 1799.   

Jan 06   W G Frederik, prince of Orange/general, dies at 25 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   In the year 1799 death of maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian scientist (b. 1718)   

Jan 22   On this day in history horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist/alpinist, dies at 58   

Jan 26   In the year 1799 death of gabriel Christie, British general (b. 1722)   

Feb 04   In the year 1799 death of Étienne-Louis Boullée, French architect (b. 1728)   

Feb 07   Qianlong, Emperor of China (b. 1711) died on this day in history.   

Feb 12   On this day in history frantisek Xaver Dusek, composer, dies at 67   

Feb 16   In the year 1799 charles Theoby, ruler (Palts & Bayern), dies at 74