Historical Events In 1796

Jan 05   In the year 1796 samuel Huntington, US judge (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 64   

Jan 08   In the year 1796 jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois, Fren Nat Convention chairman, dies at 46   

Jan 21   In the year 1796 john Gelinde van Blom, Frisian notary/author   

Jan 22   On this day in history bernhard Hupfeld, composer, dies at 78   

Jan 23   Armand-Gaston Camus becomes chairman of Council of 500 on this day in history.   

Jan 25   On this day in history william McGillivray, Old Aberdeen, naturalist   

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   On this day in history capital of Upper Canada transferred from Newark (Niagara) to York.   

Feb 01   The capital of Upper Canada is moved from Newark to York on this day in history.   

Feb 17   Giovanni Pacini, composer on this day in history.   

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   Adolphe Quetelet, Belgium, mathematician/astronomer/statistician in the year 1796.   

Feb 28   In the year 1796 friedrich Wilhelm Rust, composer, dies at 56   

Feb 29   Jay's Treaty proclaimed, settles some differences with England on this day in history.   

Feb 29   [Lambert] Adolphe J Quetelet, Belgian astronomer/meteorology on this day in history.   

Mar 01   1st National Meeting in the Hague on this day in history.   

Mar 09   On this day in history napoléon Bonaparte marries Joséphine de Beauharnais   

Mar 09   On this day in history napoleon Bonaparte marries Josephine de Beauharnais   

Mar 17   On this day in history pieter Paulus, lawyer/Dutch CEO (National Convention), dies at 41   

Mar 19   Stephen Storace, composer, dies at 33 in the year 1796.   

Mar 22   Gaspare Gabellone, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1796.   

Mar 28   In the year 1796 bethel African Methodist Church of Phila is 1st US-African church   

Mar 28   Bethel African Methodist Church of Philadelphia is first US-African church on this day in history.   

Mar 31   In the year 1796 johann Wolfgang von Goethes "Egmont", premieres in Weimar   

Mar 31   In the year 1796 johann Wolfgang von Goethes "Egmont," premieres in Weimar   

Apr 13   1st elephant arrives in US from India in the year 1796.   

Apr 13   First elephant brought to America (from Bengal, India) on this day in history.   

Apr 22   Napoleon defeats Piedmontese at Battle of Mondovi in the year 1796.   

Apr 24   K L Immermann, writer in the year 1796.   

Apr 26   Auguste-Matthieu Panseron, composer in the year 1796.   

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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Jan 07   On this day in history birth of princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales (d. 1817)   

Jan 21   In the year 1796 birth of john Gelinde van Blom, Frisian notary/author   

Jan 22   Karl Claus, Russian chemist (d. 1864) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 25   On this day in history birth of william McGillivray, Old Aberdeen, naturalist   

Feb 01   On this day in history birth of abraham Emanuel Fröhlich, Swiss poet (d. 1865)   

Feb 17   Giovanni Pacini, composer was born in the year 1796.   

Feb 17   Philipp Franz von Siebold, German physician (d. 1866) was born in the year 1796.   

Feb 20   On this day in history birth of eduard W van Dam van Isselt, Dutch military/liberal politician   

Jan 01   Alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde, French mathematician (b. 1735) died in the year 1796.   

Jan 05   Samuel Huntington, US judge (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

Jan 08   Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois, Fren Nat Convention chairman, dies at 46 in the year 1796.   

Jan 13   In the year 1796 death of john H. D. Anderson, Scottish scientist and inventor (b. 1726)   

Jan 22   Bernhard Hupfeld, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

Feb 17   James Macpherson, poet, dies in the year 1796.   

Feb 28   In the year 1796 friedrich Wilhelm Rust, composer, dies at 56   

Mar 06   Guillaume Thomas François Raynal, French writer (b. 1713) died on this day in history.