Historical Events In 1799

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

Jan 06   On this day in history w G Frederik, prince of Orange/general, dies at 25   

Jan 07   On this day in history daniel Tyler, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1882   

Jan 09   On this day in history income Tax introduced in UK   

Jan 10   Friedrich von Schiller's "Die Piccolomini," premieres in Weimar in the year 1799.   

Jan 13   In the year 1799 president George Washington adds two stars and two stripes to the U.S. flag, honoring the admission of Vermont and Kentucky to the union. The new stripes were later removed, restoring the total to 13.   

Jan 14   On this day in history eli Whitney receives government contract for 10,000 muskets   

Jan 14   On this day in history king of Naples flees before the advancing French armies   

Jan 17   Maltese patriot Dun Mikiel Xerri, along with a number of other patriots, was executed in the year 1799.   

Jan 21   On this day in history edward Jenner's smallpox vaccination is introduced   

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

Jan 25   In the year 1799 1st US patent for a seeding machine, Eliakim Spooner, Vermont   

Jan 25   In the year 1799 the first US patent for a seeding machine, Eliakim Spooner, Vermont   

Feb 01   In the year 1799 royal Assent given to change the name of Ile St. Jean (St. John's Island) to Prince Edward Island.   

Feb 04   On this day in history joao Batista da Silva Leitao de Almeida Garret, Portuguese playwright   

Feb 05   On this day in history john Lindley, English botanist (Elements of Botany)   

Feb 09   In the year 1799 uSS Constellation captures French frigate Insurgente off Nevis, West Indies   

Feb 09   USS Constellation captures French frigate Insurgents off Nevis, W I in the year 1799.   

Feb 12   Frantisek Xaver Dusek, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Feb 13   1st US law regulating insurance passed, by Massachusetts on this day in history.   

Feb 13   The first US law regulating insurance passed, by Massachusetts in the year 1799.   

Feb 15   On this day in history 1st US printed ballots authorized, Pennsylvania   

Feb 15   First US printed ballots authorized, Pennsylvania on this day in history.   

Feb 16   On this day in history charles Theoby, ruler (Palts & Bayern), dies at 74   

Feb 18   Maurus Haberhauer, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

Feb 24   Broerius Brorius, theologist (Pensive Christian), dies at about 41 in the year 1799.   

Feb 25   1st federal forestry legislation authorizes purchase of timber land on this day in history.   

Feb 25   On this day in history congress passes first federal quarantine legislation   

Mar 01   Alexey Nikolayevich Verstovsky, composer on this day in history.   

Mar 02   In the year 1799 congress standardizes US weights & measures   

Mar 02   Congress standardizes US weights &measures on this day in history.   

Mar 06   In the year 1799 napolean captures Jaffa Palestine   

Mar 06   Napoleon captures Jaffa Palestine on this day in history.   

Mar 07   Frantisek L Celakovsky, Czech poet (national anthem, folk song) in the year 1799.   

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Jan 06   On this day in history birth of jedediah Strong Smith, US fur trader/explorer   

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   On this day in history birth of joao Batista da Silva Leitao de Almeida Garret, Portuguese playwright   

Feb 05   In the year 1799 birth of john Lindley, English botanist (Elements of Botany)   

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

Feb 26   Émile Clapeyron, French engineer and physicist (d. 1864) was born in the year 1799.   

Mar 01   Alexey Nikolayevich Verstovsky, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   In the year 1799 w G Frederik, prince of Orange/general, dies at 25   

Jan 09   On this day in history death of maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian scientist (b. 1718)   

Jan 22   Horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist/alpinist, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

Jan 26   Gabriel Christie, British general (b. 1722) died on this day in history.   

Feb 04   On this day in history 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   Charles Theoby, ruler (Palts & Bayern), dies at 74 on this day in history.