Historical Events In 1796

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

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 22   In the year 1796 bernhard Hupfeld, composer, dies at 78   

Jan 23   In the year 1796 armand-Gaston Camus becomes chairman of Council of 500   

Jan 25   In the year 1796 william McGillivray, Old Aberdeen, naturalist   

Jan 29   In Toronto, Yonge Street officially opened, running from the town of York up to Lake Simcoe in the year 1796.   

Feb 01   Capital of Upper Canada transferred from Newark (Niagara) to York in the year 1796.   

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

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   Friedrich Wilhelm Rust, composer, dies at 56 in the year 1796.   

Feb 29   In the year 1796 jay's Treaty proclaimed, settles some differences with England   

Feb 29   In the year 1796 [Lambert] Adolphe J Quetelet, Belgian astronomer/meteorology   

Mar 01   In the year 1796 1st National Meeting in the Hague   

Mar 09   Napoléon Bonaparte marries Joséphine de Beauharnais in the year 1796.   

Mar 09   In the year 1796 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   On this day in history gaspare Gabellone, composer, dies at 68   

Mar 28   On this day in history bethel African Methodist Church of Phila is 1st US-African church   

Mar 28   On this day in history bethel African Methodist Church of Philadelphia is first US-African church   

Mar 31   Johann Wolfgang von Goethes "Egmont", premieres in Weimar in the year 1796.   

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   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   Auguste-Matthieu Panseron, composer in the year 1796.   

Apr 28   In the year 1796 cease fire of Cherasco   

May 04   In the year 1796 horace Mann, US, educator/author/editor (pioneered public schools)   

May 09   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 25   William McGillivray, Old Aberdeen, naturalist was born on this day in history.   

Feb 01   In the year 1796 birth of abraham Emanuel Fröhlich, Swiss poet (d. 1865)   

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

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

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

Jan 01   On this day in history death of alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde, French mathematician (b. 1735)   

Jan 05   In the year 1796 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 on this day in history.   

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   Friedrich Wilhelm Rust, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

Mar 06   On this day in history death of guillaume Thomas François Raynal, French writer (b. 1713)