Historical Events In 1801

Jul 11   French astronomer Jean-Louis Pons discovers his 1st comet on this day in history.   

Jul 12   On this day in history battle at Algeciras: British fleet beats French & Spanish   

Jul 12   On this day in history john Hill Hewitt, composer   

Jul 16   On this day in history pope Pius VII & 1st consul Napoleon sign concord   

Jul 20   Elisha Brown Jr pressed a 1,235 pound cheese ball at his farm on this day in history.   

Jul 26   Daniel Dal Barba, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

Jul 26   John Drake Sloat, Ret Major General Comm (Union Navy), died in 1867 in the year 1801.   

Jul 27   George Biddle Airy, 7th Astronomer Royal in the year 1801.   

Aug 03   Joseph Paxton, English landscape architect (Crystal Palace) in the year 1801.   

Aug 03   The birth of Joseph Paxton, English architect in the year 1801.   

Aug 10   Robert Woodward Barnwell, MC (Confederacy), died in 1882 on this day in history.   

Aug 21   On this day in history guillaume Groen van Prinsterer, WW II Dutch statesman/historian   

Aug 22   Pieter G van Overstraten, gov-gen of Neth-Indies, dies at 46 in the year 1801.   

Aug 24   On this day in history jacques-Denis Antoine, French builder (La Monnaie Paris), dies at 68   

Aug 28   Antoine A Cournot, French philosopher/mathematician (rule of Cournot) in the year 1801.   

Sep 01   On this day in history robert Bage, English writer (Hermsprong), dies   

Sep 12   Giuseppe Concone, Italian singing-teacher in the year 1801.   

Sep 17   On this day in history edward William Lane, translator (Thousand & 1 Nights)   

Oct 01   England & France signs Preliminary of London on this day in history.   

Oct 07   Adolf Muller, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 14   Joseph AF Plateau, Belgium, physicist (blinded-stared at Sun 25 secs) in the year 1801.   

Oct 23   Gustav Albert Lortzing, composer in the year 1801.   

Oct 23   Johann Gottlieb Naumann, German composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

Oct 28   Karl Georg Lickl, composer on this day in history.   

Nov 03   On this day in history karl Baedeker, Germany, published travel books   

Nov 05   On this day in history norinaga Moto'ori, Japanese scientist, dies   

Nov 06   On this day in history christian Friedrich Gregor, composer, dies at 78   

Nov 09   Carl Philipp Stamitz, composer, dies at 56 in the year 1801.   

Nov 10   In the year 1801 kentucky outlaws dueling   

Nov 16   1st edition of New York Evening Post on this day in history.   

Nov 16   The New York Post newspaper is founded in the year 1801.   

Nov 27   Alexander Egorovich Varlamov, composer on this day in history.   

Dec 07   On this day in history johann Nepomuk Nestroy, Austrian actor (Judith und Holofernes)   

Dec 11   Grabbe, writer on this day in history.   

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Jan 11   On this day in history birth of john Lodge Ellerton, composer   

Jan 21   In the year 1801 birth of ramon Vilanova y Barrera, composer   

Jan 29   Johannes Bernardus van Bree, Dutch violinist/composer (Felix Meritis) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 01   Adolf Fredrik Lindblad, composer was born in the year 1801.   

Feb 01   In the year 1801 birth of thomas Cole, US, romantic landscape painter (Hudson River School)   

Feb 01   Émile Littré, French lexicographer (d. 1881) was born in the year 1801.   

Feb 07   In the year 1801 birth of john Rylands, England, merchant/philanthropist   

Feb 21   In the year 1801 birth of johann Wenzel Kalliwoda, composer   

Jan 02   Johann C Lavater, Swiss vicar/philosopher, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

Jan 11   Domenico Cimarosa, Italian composer (Matrimonio segreto), dies at 51 on this day in history.   

Feb 07   Daniel Chodowiecki, Polish painter (b. 1726) died on this day in history.   

Feb 08   Johann Chrysostomus Drexel, composer, dies at 43 in the year 1801.   

Mar 14   On this day in history christian Friedrich Penzel, composer, dies at 63   

Mar 17   In the year 1801 juan de Sesse y Balaguer, composer, dies at 64   

Mar 21   In the year 1801 andrea Lucchesi, composer, dies at 59   

Mar 23   Tsar Paul I of Russia (1796-1801) is struck with a sword, strangled, and trampled to death in his bedroom at St. Michael's Castle aged 46 died on this day in history.