Historical Events In 1796

Jan 05   On this day in history samuel Huntington, US judge (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 64   

Jan 08   In the year 1796 jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois, Fren Nat Convention chairman, dies at 46   

Jan 21   In the year 1796 john Gelinde van Blom, Frisian notary/author   

Jan 22   In the year 1796 bernhard Hupfeld, composer, dies at 78   

Jan 23   Armand-Gaston Camus becomes chairman of Council of 500 on this day in history.   

Jan 25   William McGillivray, Old Aberdeen, naturalist on this day in history.   

Jan 29   In Toronto, Yonge Street officially opened, running from the town of York up to Lake Simcoe in the year 1796.   

Feb 01   Capital of Upper Canada transferred from Newark (Niagara) to York in the year 1796.   

Feb 01   The capital of Upper Canada is moved from Newark to York on this day in history.   

Feb 17   Giovanni Pacini, composer in the year 1796.   

Feb 17   In the year 1796 james Macpherson, poet, dies   

Feb 20   On this day in history eduard W van Dam van Isselt, Dutch military/liberal politician   

Feb 22   Adolphe Quetelet, Belgium, mathematician/astronomer/statistician on this day in history.   

Feb 28   On this day in history friedrich Wilhelm Rust, composer, dies at 56   

Feb 29   Jay's Treaty proclaimed, settles some differences with England on this day in history.   

Feb 29   [Lambert] Adolphe J Quetelet, Belgian astronomer/meteorology on this day in history.   

Mar 01   1st National Meeting in the Hague in the year 1796.   

Mar 09   Napoléon Bonaparte marries Joséphine de Beauharnais in the year 1796.   

Mar 09   On this day in history napoleon Bonaparte marries Josephine de Beauharnais   

Mar 17   Pieter Paulus, lawyer/Dutch CEO (National Convention), dies at 41 in the year 1796.   

Mar 19   Stephen Storace, composer, dies at 33 on this day in history.   

Mar 22   Gaspare Gabellone, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

Mar 28   In the year 1796 bethel African Methodist Church of Phila is 1st US-African church   

Mar 28   On this day in history bethel African Methodist Church of Philadelphia is first US-African church   

Mar 31   In the year 1796 johann Wolfgang von Goethes "Egmont", premieres in Weimar   

Mar 31   On this day in history johann Wolfgang von Goethes "Egmont," premieres in Weimar   

Apr 13   In the year 1796 1st elephant arrives in US from India   

Apr 13   In the year 1796 first elephant brought to America (from Bengal, India)   

Apr 22   Napoleon defeats Piedmontese at Battle of Mondovi in the year 1796.   

Apr 24   K L Immermann, writer on this day in history.   

Apr 26   In the year 1796 auguste-Matthieu Panseron, composer   

Apr 28   On this day in history cease fire of Cherasco   

May 04   Horace Mann, US, educator/author/editor (pioneered public schools) on this day in history.   

May 09   On this day in history august Pauly, German classicus (Real Encyclopedia)   

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Jan 07   In the year 1796 birth of princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales (d. 1817)   

Jan 21   On this day in history birth of john Gelinde van Blom, Frisian notary/author   

Jan 22   On this day in history birth of karl Claus, Russian chemist (d. 1864)   

Jan 25   William McGillivray, Old Aberdeen, naturalist was born in the year 1796.   

Feb 01   On this day in history birth of abraham Emanuel Fröhlich, Swiss poet (d. 1865)   

Feb 17   Giovanni Pacini, composer was born on this day in history.   

Feb 17   Philipp Franz von Siebold, German physician (d. 1866) was born in the year 1796.   

Feb 20   Eduard W van Dam van Isselt, Dutch military/liberal politician was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde, French mathematician (b. 1735) died in the year 1796.   

Jan 05   In the year 1796 samuel Huntington, US judge (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 64   

Jan 08   Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois, Fren Nat Convention chairman, dies at 46 on this day in history.   

Jan 13   On this day in history death of john H. D. Anderson, Scottish scientist and inventor (b. 1726)   

Jan 22   In the year 1796 bernhard Hupfeld, composer, dies at 78   

Feb 17   James Macpherson, poet, dies on this day in history.   

Feb 28   Friedrich Wilhelm Rust, composer, dies at 56 in the year 1796.   

Mar 06   Guillaume Thomas François Raynal, French writer (b. 1713) died in the year 1796.