Historical Events In 1796

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

Jan 08   On this day in history 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 in the year 1796.   

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

Jan 29   On this day in history in Toronto, Yonge Street officially opened, running from the town of York up to Lake Simcoe   

Feb 01   Capital of Upper Canada transferred from Newark (Niagara) to York on this day in history.   

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

Feb 17   On this day in history giovanni Pacini, composer   

Feb 17   James Macpherson, poet, dies in the year 1796.   

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

Feb 22   On this day in history adolphe Quetelet, Belgium, mathematician/astronomer/statistician   

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

Feb 29   Jay's Treaty proclaimed, settles some differences with England in the year 1796.   

Feb 29   [Lambert] Adolphe J Quetelet, Belgian astronomer/meteorology in the year 1796.   

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

Mar 09   In the year 1796 napoléon Bonaparte marries Joséphine de Beauharnais   

Mar 09   Napoleon Bonaparte marries Josephine de Beauharnais on this day in history.   

Mar 17   Pieter Paulus, lawyer/Dutch CEO (National Convention), dies at 41 on this day in history.   

Mar 19   Stephen Storace, composer, dies at 33 in the year 1796.   

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

Mar 28   Bethel African Methodist Church of Phila is 1st US-African church on this day in history.   

Mar 28   In the year 1796 bethel African Methodist Church of Philadelphia is first US-African church   

Mar 31   Johann Wolfgang von Goethes "Egmont", premieres in Weimar on this day in history.   

Mar 31   Johann Wolfgang von Goethes "Egmont," premieres in Weimar on this day in history.   

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

Apr 13   First elephant brought to America (from Bengal, India) on this day in history.   

Apr 22   In the year 1796 napoleon defeats Piedmontese at Battle of Mondovi   

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   On this day in history horace Mann, US, educator/author/editor (pioneered public schools)   

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

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Jan 07   Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales (d. 1817) was born in the year 1796.   

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

Jan 22   Karl Claus, Russian chemist (d. 1864) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 25   In the year 1796 birth of william McGillivray, Old Aberdeen, naturalist   

Feb 01   Abraham Emanuel Fröhlich, Swiss poet (d. 1865) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 17   In the year 1796 birth of giovanni Pacini, composer   

Feb 17   On this day in history birth of philipp Franz von Siebold, German physician (d. 1866)   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   John H. D. Anderson, Scottish scientist and inventor (b. 1726) died on this day in history.   

Jan 22   On this day in history bernhard Hupfeld, composer, dies at 78   

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

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

Mar 06   On this day in history death of guillaume Thomas François Raynal, French writer (b. 1713)