Page 2: Historical Events In 1769

Jul 23   Alexey Nikolayevich Titov, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 14   Friedrich Ludwig Dulon, flautist/composer on this day in history.   

Aug 15   Napoleon Bonaparte, resident of Elba (emperor 1804-13, 1814-15) on this day in history.   

Aug 15   On this day in history the birth of Napoleon Bonaparte, French emperor   

Aug 16   In the year 1769 jean Aime Vernier, composer   

Aug 18   Alexandre Stievenard, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 18   Gunpowder in Brescia Italy church explodes, killing 3,000 on this day in history.   

Aug 29   In the year 1769 edmond Hoyle, games expert, dies (birth date unknown)   

Aug 30   Bonifacio Asioli, composer/music writer on this day in history.   

Sep 09   Cornelis F van Maanen, Dutch minister of Justice (1807..42) in the year 1769.   

Sep 14   On this day in history the birth of Baron von Humboldt, German naturalist   

Sep 18   On this day in history boston Gazette reports first US piano (a spinet)   

Sep 18   John Harris builds 1st spinet piano (US) on this day in history.   

Sep 19   Joseph Comb, missionary to Molukkas on this day in history.   

Oct 07   English explorer, Captain Cook, discovered New Zealand on this day in history.   

Oct 09   Marianus Konigsperger, composer, dies at 60 in the year 1769.   

Oct 13   Horace H Hayden, cofounded 1st dental college on this day in history.   

Dec 12   In the year 1769 pope Clement XIV proclaims a universal jubilee   

Dec 13   C F Gellert, writer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

Dec 13   On this day in history dartmouth College in New Hampshire received its charter   

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Jan 05   Jean Baptiste Say, French economist (Political Economics) was born in the year 1769.   

Jan 10   On this day in history birth of michel Ney, French marshal (Waterloo)   

Jan 17   On this day in history birth of ole Andreas Lindeman, composer   

Feb 04   Samuel I Wiselius, Dutch lawyer/businessman/writer was born in the year 1769.   

Feb 09   Susette Gontard, the beloved of the poet Friedrich Hölderlin (d. 1802) was born in the year 1769.   

Feb 13   On this day in history birth of ivan Krylov, Russian fabulist (d. 1844)   

Mar 02   In the year 1769 birth of deWitt Clinton, (Gov/Sen-NY)   

Mar 07   On this day in history birth of josef Alois Ladurner, composer   

Jan 18   In the year 1769 hakuin Ekaku, Zen teacher (reformer of Rinzai school), dies in Japan   

Jan 24   François de Chevert, French general (b. 1695) died on this day in history.   

Feb 02   In the year 1769 clement XIII, [Carlo Rezzonico], Pope (1758-69), dies at 75   

Mar 27   Josef Antonin Gurecky, composer, dies at 60 in the year 1769.   

Apr 03   Gerhard Tersteegen, German evangelist/poet (in blood), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Apr 20   On this day in history death of pontiac, indian chief to Ottawa, murdered   

Jun 01   In the year 1769 death of edward Holyoke, President of Harvard University (b. 1689)   

Aug 02   Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, English politician (b. 1689) died in the year 1769.