Historical Events In 1802

Jan 03   Feliks Ostrowski, composer on this day in history.   

Jan 05   John Murray names Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia in the year 1802.   

Jan 06   On this day in history ion Heliade-Radulescu, Romania, author/novelist/writer (Gramatica)   

Jan 13   Eduard von Bauernfeld, Vienna, comedic playwright on this day in history.   

Jan 14   Marie Allard, French ballerina, dies at 59 in the year 1802.   

Jan 19   On this day in history [Jean] Silvain van de Weyer, 1st Belg min of Foreign affairs (1831)   

Jan 22   Richard Upjohn, US, gothic architect (Trinity Chapel, NY) on this day in history.   

Jan 25   In the year 1802 napoleon elected president of Italian (Cisalpine) Republic   

Jan 25   In the year 1802 napoleon elected President of the Italian (Cisalpine) Republic   

Jan 26   In the year 1802 congress passes an act calling for a US Capitol library   

Jan 26   On this day in history the Italian republic created January 26 from the former Cisalpine republic with Napoleon Bonaparte as president annexes Piedmont September 21 and annexes Parma and Piacenza in October   

Jan 27   Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg, composer, dies at 42 on this day in history.   

Jan 29   On this day in history john Beckley of Virginia appointed 1st Librarian of Congress   

Jan 29   John Beckley of Virginia appointed first Librarian of Congress on this day in history.   

Jan 31   In the year 1802 jan C J van Speijk, Dutch naval hero   

Feb 02   In the year 1802 1st leopard exhibited in US, Boston (admission 25 cents)   

Feb 02   First leopard exhibited in US, Boston (admission 25¢) on this day in history.   

Feb 02   In the year 1802 jean-Baptiste JD Boussingault, French chemist   

Feb 04   On this day in history mark Hopkins, US, educator/philosopher (Williams College)   

Feb 06   Charles Wheatstone, English physicist/musician [or Feb 7] on this day in history.   

Feb 08   Simon Willard patents banjo clock on this day in history.   

Feb 10   In the year 1802 in London England Alexander Mackenzie 1764-1820 knighted for achievements in the North West, and for being first to cross the North American continent by land   

Feb 11   Lydia Maria Child, US, author/abolitionist (Juvenile Miscellany) on this day in history.   

Feb 20   On this day in history charles-Auguste de Beriot, Belgian violinist/composer   

Feb 21   In the year 1802 george Douglas Ramsey, Bvt Major general (Union Army), died in 1882   

Feb 26   On this day in history the birth of Victor Hugo, French novelist and playwright   

Feb 26   In the year 1802 victor Hugo, France, author (Hunchback of Notre Dame, Les Miserables)   

Feb 27   In the year 1802 william George Frederick Cavendish Bentinck, Lord George Bentinck   

Mar 07   Johann Georg Witthauer, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

Mar 16   George Archibald McCall, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1868 in the year 1802.   

Mar 16   Law signed to establish US Military Academy (West Point NY) on this day in history.   

Mar 16   On this day in history law signed to establish US Milt Academy (West Point, NY)   

Mar 16   US army Corps of Engineers established (2nd time) in the year 1802.   

Mar 16   In the year 1802 west Point, the first United States Military Academy, opens its doors   

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Jan 03   Feliks Ostrowski, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 1802 birth of charles Pelham Villiers, British House of Commons member (d. 1898)   

Jan 06   Ion Heliade-Radulescu, Romania, author/novelist/writer (Gramatica) was born in the year 1802.   

Jan 13   Eduard von Bauernfeld, Vienna, comedic playwright was born in the year 1802.   

Jan 19   On this day in history birth of [Jean] Silvain van de Weyer, 1st Belg min of Foreign affairs (1831)   

Jan 22   Richard Upjohn, US, gothic architect (Trinity Chapel, NY) was born in the year 1802.   

Jan 31   On this day in history birth of jan C J van Speijk, Dutch naval hero   

Feb 02   In the year 1802 birth of jean-Baptiste JD Boussingault, French chemist   

Jan 14   Marie Allard, French ballerina, dies at 59 in the year 1802.   

Jan 27   Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg, composer, dies at 42 on this day in history.   

Feb 02   Welbore Ellis, 1st Baron Mendip, British statesman (b. 1713) died in the year 1802.   

Feb 26   Esek Hopkins, American Revolutionary War admiral (b. 1718) died in the year 1802.   

Mar 07   In the year 1802 johann Georg Witthauer, composer, dies at 50   

Mar 29   On this day in history frederic Thieme, composer, dies at 51   

May 02   In the year 1802 death of herman Willem Daendels, Dutch statesman (b. 1762)   

Jun 28   Johann J Angel, German author/director, dies at 60 in the year 1802.