Historical Events In 1779

Jan 05   Stephen Decatur, US, naval hero (War of 1812) on this day in history.   

Jan 08   John White, composer on this day in history.   

Jan 11   Ching-Thang Khomba is crowned King of Manipur in the year 1779.   

Jan 15   On this day in history jean Coralli, Paris, ballet producer/choreographer   

Jan 17   Capt Cooks last notation in ship's log Discovery in the year 1779.   

Jan 17   Captain Cook's last notation in ship's log Discovery in the year 1779.   

Jan 18   Peter Roget, thesaurus fame/inventor (slide rule, pocket chessboard) in the year 1779.   

Jan 18   In the year 1779 the birth of Peter Roget, Founder of Roget's Thesaurus   

Jan 20   John Burman, Dutch botanist/director (botanical gardens), dies at 71 in the year 1779.   

Jan 22   Stefano Pavesi, composer on this day in history.   

Jan 23   On this day in history charles Messier catalogs M56 (globular cluster in Lyra)   

Jan 31   On this day in history charles Messier adds M57 (Ring Nebula in Lyra) to his catalog   

Feb 02   On this day in history georg Philipp Kress, composer, dies at 59   

Feb 07   William Boyce, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Feb 14   James Cook, Scottish explorer killed by Native Hawaiians near Kealakekua on the Island of Hawaii at 50 on this day in history.   

Feb 16   In the year 1779 william Boyce, English organist/composer (Cathedral Music), dies   

Feb 20   Augustus Callcott, landscape painter, Kensington in the year 1779.   

Feb 21   Friedrich C von Savigny, German lawyer on this day in history.   

Feb 22   Joachim Nicolas Eggert, composer on this day in history.   

Feb 24   On this day in history george Rogers Clark captures Vincennes (Ind) from British   

Feb 24   In the year 1779 george Rogers Clark captures Vincennes IN from British   

Feb 27   Jan Nepveu, Dutch gov-gen of Suriname (1769-79), dies at 59 in the year 1779.   

Mar 01   In the year 1779 jacob Gottfried Weber, composer   

Mar 06   Philipp Roth, composer on this day in history.   

Mar 11   US army Corps of Engineers established (1st time) in the year 1779.   

Mar 13   In the year 1779 oliver Shaw, composer   

Mar 15   On this day in history william Lamb, (Whig) Viscount Melbourne, British PM (1834, 1835-41)   

Mar 21   In the year 1779 alexis Garaude, composer   

Mar 28   Angelo Maria Benincori, composer on this day in history.   

Apr 06   On this day in history tommaso MFS Traetta, Italian opera composer (Farnace), dies at 52   

Apr 11   On this day in history louise Reichardt, composer   

Apr 21   William Knyvett, composer in the year 1779.   

May 02   John Galt, Scotland, novelist (Ayrshire Legatees, Lawrie Todd) on this day in history.   

May 11   John Heart, US farmer (signed Decl of Independence), dies at about 68 in the year 1779.   

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Jan 01   William Clowes, English printer (d. 1847) was born in the year 1779.   

Jan 05   Stephen Decatur, US, naval hero (War of 1812) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Zebulon Montgomery Pike, explorer (Pike's Peak) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of john White, composer   

Jan 15   Jean Coralli, Paris, ballet producer/choreographer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 18   On this day in history birth of peter Roget, thesaurus fame/inventor (slide rule, pocket chessboard)   

Jan 22   Stefano Pavesi, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 24   In the year 1779 birth of elizabeth Alexeievna (Louise of Baden), Russian tsarina (d. 1826)   

Jan 03   Claude Bourgelat, French veterinary surgeon (b. 1712) died in the year 1779.   

Jan 20   John Burman, Dutch botanist/director (botanical gardens), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Jan 22   Claudius Smith, American Revolutionary War loyalist (b. 1736) died in the year 1779.   

Feb 02   On this day in history georg Philipp Kress, composer, dies at 59   

Feb 07   On this day in history william Boyce, composer, dies at 67   

Feb 14   James Cook, Scottish explorer killed by Native Hawaiians near Kealakekua on the Island of Hawaii at 50 died in the year 1779.   

Feb 16   On this day in history william Boyce, English organist/composer (Cathedral Music), dies   

Feb 24   In the year 1779 death of paul Daniel Longolius, German encylopedist (b. 1704)