Page 2: Historical Events In 1795

Mar 28   Nootka Sound BC, the Spanish evacuate trading post at Friendly Cove to British on this day in history.   

Mar 28   Partitions of Poland: The Duchy of Courland, a northern fief of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, ceases to exist and becomes part of Imperial Russia on this day in history.   

Mar 29   In the year 1795 beethoven (24) debuts as pianist in Vienna   

Apr 05   Henry Havelock, British soldier (War in Afghanistan 1838-39) on this day in history.   

Apr 07   France adopts the metre as the basic measure of length on this day in history.   

Apr 12   On this day in history rainieri de Calzabigi, Italian literary, dies at 80   

Apr 19   Christian Gottfried Ehrenburg, German zoologist in the year 1795.   

Apr 21   Vincenzo Pallotti, Italian saint in the year 1795.   

Apr 23   William Hastings acquitted in England of high treason in the year 1795.   

Apr 28   Charles Sturt, England, explorer (Australia) on this day in history.   

May 07   Gerhard M Roentgen, industrialist (founder dockyard Fijenoord) on this day in history.   

May 10   In the year 1795 jacques-Nicolas-Augustin Thierry, historian   

May 13   On this day in history joshua Ratoon Sands, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1883   

May 15   On this day in history adolf B Marx, German music theorist   

May 16   In the year 1795 hedges Treaty Bataafse Republic becomes French vassel state   

May 16   On this day in history hedges Treaty: Bataafse Republic becomes French vassel state   

May 19   In the year 1795 johns Hopkins, philanthropist, founded Johns Hopkins University   

May 19   In the year 1795 josiah Bartlett, US physician/judge (signed Decl of Ind), dies at 65   

May 20   Ignác Martinovics, Hungarian physicist/revolutionary, beheaded in the year 1795.   

May 23   On this day in history charles Barry, architect   

Jun 06   Fire destroy 1/3 of Copenhagen; 18,000 injured in the year 1795.   

Jun 08   On this day in history louis XVII Charles, king of France (1793-95), dies at 10   

Jun 12   In the year 1795 john Marston Jr, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1885   

Jun 13   Thomas Arnold, English educator/historian (History of Rome) on this day in history.   

Jun 24   In the year 1795 uS & Great Britain sign Jay Treaty, 1st US extradition treaty   

Jul 01   In the year 1795 john Rutledge becomes 2nd chief justice of Supreme Court   

Jul 06   On this day in history georg Gottfried Petri, composer, dies at 79   

Jul 09   James Swan pays off the $2,024,899 US national debt in the year 1795.   

Jul 15   In the year 1795 "Marseillaise" becomes French national anthem   

Jul 15   In the year 1795 the 'Marseillaise' is adopted as the French national anthem   

Jul 25   James Barry, female disguised as a man, surgeon general (British army) on this day in history.   

Jul 25   On this day in history the first stone of the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct is laid.   

Jul 27   In the year 1795 spain & France sign peace treaty   

Jul 31   On this day in history jose B da Gama, Portuguese poet (East Uraguay), dies at 54   

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Jan 06   Anselme Payen, French chemist (d. 1871) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 15   Willem de Clerq, Dutch merchant/man of letters was born on this day in history.   

Jan 15   On this day in history birth of alexandr Griboyedov, Russian playwright (d. 1829)   

Jan 18   Anna Paulowna Romanova, monarch of Russia/daughter of czar Paul I was born in the year 1795.   

Feb 03   Antonio José de Sucre, South American independence leader (d. 1830) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 05   On this day in history birth of wilhelm Karl Ritter von Haidinger, Austrian mineralogist (d. 1871)   

Feb 08   In the year 1795 birth of friedlieb F Runge, German chemist (Chinoline)   

Feb 08   In the year 1795 birth of moritz G [Moses] Saphir, Hungarian journalist/serial writer   

Jan 03   On this day in history josiah Wedgwood, British, ceramic craftsman/woodworker, dies at 64   

Jan 13   On this day in history francois-Joseph Krafft, composer, dies at 73   

Jan 19   On this day in history maria Teresa Agnesi, composer, dies at 74   

Jan 21   In the year 1795 death of samuel Wallis, English navigator (b. 1728)   

Jan 26   In the year 1795 johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, composer, dies at 62   

Feb 01   On this day in history giacomo Insanguine, composer, dies at 66   

Mar 04   On this day in history death of john Collins, American politician (b. 1717)   

Mar 05   Josef Reicha, composer, dies at 42 on this day in history.