Historical Events In 1799

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

Jan 06   W G Frederik, prince of Orange/general, dies at 25 on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Daniel Tyler, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1882 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   In the year 1799 income Tax introduced in UK   

Jan 10   Friedrich von Schiller's "Die Piccolomini," premieres in Weimar on this day in history.   

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   King of Naples flees before the advancing French armies on this day in history.   

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

Jan 21   Edward Jenner's smallpox vaccination is introduced in the year 1799.   

Jan 22   In the year 1799 horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist/alpinist, dies at 58   

Jan 25   1st US patent for a seeding machine, Eliakim Spooner, Vermont on this day in history.   

Jan 25   On this day in history 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   Joao Batista da Silva Leitao de Almeida Garret, Portuguese playwright in the year 1799.   

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   In the year 1799 uSS Constellation captures French frigate Insurgents off Nevis, W I   

Feb 12   In the year 1799 frantisek Xaver Dusek, composer, dies at 67   

Feb 13   1st US law regulating insurance passed, by Massachusetts in the year 1799.   

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

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

Feb 15   First US printed ballots authorized, Pennsylvania in the year 1799.   

Feb 16   In the year 1799 charles Theoby, ruler (Palts & Bayern), dies at 74   

Feb 18   In the year 1799 maurus Haberhauer, composer, dies at 52   

Feb 24   Broerius Brorius, theologist (Pensive Christian), dies at about 41 on this day in history.   

Feb 25   1st federal forestry legislation authorizes purchase of timber land in the year 1799.   

Feb 25   In the year 1799 congress passes first federal quarantine legislation   

Mar 01   In the year 1799 alexey Nikolayevich Verstovsky, composer   

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

Mar 02   Congress standardizes US weights &measures in the year 1799.   

Mar 06   On this day in history 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) on this day in history.   

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Jan 06   Jedediah Strong Smith, US fur trader/explorer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 07   In the year 1799 birth of daniel Tyler, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1882   

Jan 22   Ludger Duvernay, Canadian printer and publisher (d. 1852) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 04   In the year 1799 birth of joao Batista da Silva Leitao de Almeida Garret, Portuguese playwright   

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

Feb 11   On this day in history birth of basil Moreau, French Founder priest (d. 1873)   

Feb 26   Émile Clapeyron, French engineer and physicist (d. 1864) was born on this day in history.   

Mar 01   On this day in history birth of alexey Nikolayevich Verstovsky, composer   

Jan 06   W G Frederik, prince of Orange/general, dies at 25 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   In the year 1799 death of maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian scientist (b. 1718)   

Jan 22   Horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist/alpinist, dies at 58 in the year 1799.   

Jan 26   On this day in history death of gabriel Christie, British general (b. 1722)   

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   Frantisek Xaver Dusek, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1799.   

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