Historical Events In 1796
Thursday, 10 July 2025
Jan 05 Samuel Huntington, US judge (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 64 in the year 1796.
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 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 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 Giovanni Pacini, composer in the year 1796.
Feb 17 James Macpherson, poet, dies in the year 1796.
Feb 20 In the year 1796 eduard W van Dam van Isselt, Dutch military/liberal politician
Feb 22 In the year 1796 adolphe Quetelet, Belgium, mathematician/astronomer/statistician
Feb 28 In the year 1796 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 In the year 1796 [Lambert] Adolphe J Quetelet, Belgian astronomer/meteorology
Mar 01 1st National Meeting in the Hague on this day in history.
Mar 09 Napoléon Bonaparte marries Joséphine de Beauharnais on this day in history.
Mar 09 Napoleon Bonaparte marries Josephine de Beauharnais in the year 1796.
Mar 17 In the year 1796 pieter Paulus, lawyer/Dutch CEO (National Convention), dies at 41
Mar 19 On this day in history stephen Storace, composer, dies at 33
Mar 22 On this day in history gaspare Gabellone, composer, dies at 68
Mar 28 In the year 1796 bethel African Methodist Church of Phila is 1st US-African church
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 in the year 1796.
Apr 13 1st elephant arrives in US from India in the year 1796.
Apr 13 In the year 1796 first elephant brought to America (from Bengal, India)
Apr 22 On this day in history napoleon defeats Piedmontese at Battle of Mondovi
Apr 24 On this day in history k L Immermann, writer
Apr 26 On this day in history auguste-Matthieu Panseron, composer
Apr 28 Cease fire of Cherasco on this day in history.
May 04 Horace Mann, US, educator/author/editor (pioneered public schools) on this day in history.
May 09 August Pauly, German classicus (Real Encyclopedia) on this day in history.
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