Historical Events In 1779

Jan 05   On this day in history stephen Decatur, US, naval hero (War of 1812)   

Jan 08   In the year 1779 john White, composer   

Jan 11   On this day in history ching-Thang Khomba is crowned King of Manipur.   

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

Jan 17   On this day in history capt Cooks last notation in ship's log Discovery   

Jan 17   On this day in history captain Cook's last notation in ship's log Discovery   

Jan 18   In the year 1779 peter Roget, thesaurus fame/inventor (slide rule, pocket chessboard)   

Jan 18   On this day in history the birth of Peter Roget, Founder of Roget's Thesaurus   

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

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

Jan 23   Charles Messier catalogs M56 (globular cluster in Lyra) in the year 1779.   

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

Feb 02   In the year 1779 georg Philipp Kress, composer, dies at 59   

Feb 07   William Boyce, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1779.   

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

Feb 16   William Boyce, English organist/composer (Cathedral Music), dies in the year 1779.   

Feb 20   Augustus Callcott, landscape painter, Kensington on this day in history.   

Feb 21   Friedrich C von Savigny, German lawyer in the year 1779.   

Feb 22   On this day in history joachim Nicolas Eggert, composer   

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

Feb 24   On this day in history george Rogers Clark captures Vincennes IN from British   

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

Mar 01   Jacob Gottfried Weber, composer on this day in history.   

Mar 06   On this day in history philipp Roth, composer   

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

Mar 13   Oliver Shaw, composer on this day in history.   

Mar 15   In the year 1779 william Lamb, (Whig) Viscount Melbourne, British PM (1834, 1835-41)   

Mar 21   Alexis Garaude, composer in the year 1779.   

Mar 28   On this day in history angelo Maria Benincori, composer   

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

Apr 11   In the year 1779 louise Reichardt, composer   

Apr 21   On this day in history william Knyvett, composer   

May 02   In the year 1779 john Galt, Scotland, novelist (Ayrshire Legatees, Lawrie Todd)   

May 11   John Heart, US farmer (signed Decl of Independence), dies at about 68 on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of william Clowes, English printer (d. 1847)   

Jan 05   In the year 1779 birth of stephen Decatur, US, naval hero (War of 1812)   

Jan 05   In the year 1779 birth of zebulon Montgomery Pike, explorer (Pike's Peak)   

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

Jan 15   Jean Coralli, Paris, ballet producer/choreographer was born in the year 1779.   

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

Jan 22   In the year 1779 birth of stefano Pavesi, composer   

Jan 24   On this day in history birth of elizabeth Alexeievna (Louise of Baden), Russian tsarina (d. 1826)   

Jan 03   Claude Bourgelat, French veterinary surgeon (b. 1712) died on this day in history.   

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

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

Feb 02   Georg Philipp Kress, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

Feb 07   William Boyce, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1779.   

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   William Boyce, English organist/composer (Cathedral Music), dies in the year 1779.   

Feb 24   On this day in history death of paul Daniel Longolius, German encylopedist (b. 1704)