Historical Events In 1796

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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Jan 07   Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales (d. 1817) was born in the year 1796.   

Jan 21   On this day in history birth of john Gelinde van Blom, Frisian notary/author   

Jan 22   Karl Claus, Russian chemist (d. 1864) was born in the year 1796.   

Jan 25   William McGillivray, Old Aberdeen, naturalist was born in the year 1796.   

Feb 01   Abraham Emanuel Fröhlich, Swiss poet (d. 1865) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 17   In the year 1796 birth of giovanni Pacini, composer   

Feb 17   In the year 1796 birth of philipp Franz von Siebold, German physician (d. 1866)   

Feb 20   Eduard W van Dam van Isselt, Dutch military/liberal politician was born in the year 1796.   

Jan 01   Alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde, French mathematician (b. 1735) died on this day in history.   

Jan 05   On this day in history samuel Huntington, US judge (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 64   

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

Jan 13   John H. D. Anderson, Scottish scientist and inventor (b. 1726) died in the year 1796.   

Jan 22   Bernhard Hupfeld, composer, dies at 78 in the year 1796.   

Feb 17   James Macpherson, poet, dies on this day in history.   

Feb 28   On this day in history friedrich Wilhelm Rust, composer, dies at 56   

Mar 06   Guillaume Thomas François Raynal, French writer (b. 1713) died in the year 1796.