Historical Events In 1796
Saturday, 15 March 2025
Jan 05 Samuel Huntington, US judge (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 64 on this day in history.
Jan 08 On this day in history jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois, Fren Nat Convention chairman, dies at 46
Jan 21 John Gelinde van Blom, Frisian notary/author in the year 1796.
Jan 22 Bernhard Hupfeld, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.
Jan 23 In the year 1796 armand-Gaston Camus becomes chairman of Council of 500
Jan 25 William McGillivray, Old Aberdeen, naturalist in the year 1796.
Jan 29 In Toronto, Yonge Street officially opened, running from the town of York up to Lake Simcoe on this day in history.
Feb 01 In the year 1796 capital of Upper Canada transferred from Newark (Niagara) to York.
Feb 01 On this day in history the capital of Upper Canada is moved from Newark to York.
Feb 17 In the year 1796 giovanni Pacini, composer
Feb 17 On this day in history james Macpherson, poet, dies
Feb 20 On this day in history eduard W van Dam van Isselt, Dutch military/liberal politician
Feb 22 In the year 1796 adolphe Quetelet, Belgium, mathematician/astronomer/statistician
Feb 28 On this day in history friedrich Wilhelm Rust, composer, dies at 56
Feb 29 In the year 1796 jay's Treaty proclaimed, settles some differences with England
Feb 29 On this day in history [Lambert] Adolphe J Quetelet, Belgian astronomer/meteorology
Mar 01 On this day in history 1st National Meeting in the Hague
Mar 09 Napoléon Bonaparte marries Joséphine de Beauharnais in the year 1796.
Mar 09 On this day in history napoleon Bonaparte marries Josephine de Beauharnais
Mar 17 Pieter Paulus, lawyer/Dutch CEO (National Convention), dies at 41 in the year 1796.
Mar 19 In the year 1796 stephen Storace, composer, dies at 33
Mar 22 Gaspare Gabellone, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1796.
Mar 28 Bethel African Methodist Church of Phila is 1st US-African church on this day in history.
Mar 28 In the year 1796 bethel African Methodist Church of Philadelphia is first US-African church
Mar 31 In the year 1796 johann Wolfgang von Goethes "Egmont", premieres in Weimar
Mar 31 Johann Wolfgang von Goethes "Egmont," premieres in Weimar on this day in history.
Apr 13 1st elephant arrives in US from India on this day in history.
Apr 13 In the year 1796 first elephant brought to America (from Bengal, India)
Apr 22 Napoleon defeats Piedmontese at Battle of Mondovi in the year 1796.
Apr 24 In the year 1796 k L Immermann, writer
Apr 26 On this day in history auguste-Matthieu Panseron, composer
Apr 28 On this day in history cease fire of Cherasco
May 04 Horace Mann, US, educator/author/editor (pioneered public schools) in the year 1796.
May 09 In the year 1796 august Pauly, German classicus (Real Encyclopedia)
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