Historical Events In 1799

Jan 06   Jedediah Strong Smith, US fur trader/explorer in the year 1799.   

Jan 06   W G Frederik, prince of Orange/general, dies at 25 in the year 1799.   

Jan 07   On this day in history daniel Tyler, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1882   

Jan 09   On this day in history income Tax introduced in UK   

Jan 10   In the year 1799 friedrich von Schiller's "Die Piccolomini," premieres in Weimar   

Jan 13   President George Washington adds two stars and two stripes to the U.S. flag, honoring the admission of Vermont and Kentucky to the union. The new stripes were later removed, restoring the total to 13 on this day in history.   

Jan 14   Eli Whitney receives government contract for 10,000 muskets in the year 1799.   

Jan 14   On this day in history king of Naples flees before the advancing French armies   

Jan 17   Maltese patriot Dun Mikiel Xerri, along with a number of other patriots, was executed on this day in history.   

Jan 21   Edward Jenner's smallpox vaccination is introduced on this day in history.   

Jan 22   Horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist/alpinist, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

Jan 25   1st US patent for a seeding machine, Eliakim Spooner, Vermont in the year 1799.   

Jan 25   On this day in history the first US patent for a seeding machine, Eliakim Spooner, Vermont   

Feb 01   On this day in history royal Assent given to change the name of Ile St. Jean (St. John's Island) to Prince Edward Island.   

Feb 04   On this day in history joao Batista da Silva Leitao de Almeida Garret, Portuguese playwright   

Feb 05   On this day in history john Lindley, English botanist (Elements of Botany)   

Feb 09   On this day in history uSS Constellation captures French frigate Insurgente off Nevis, West Indies   

Feb 09   In the year 1799 uSS Constellation captures French frigate Insurgents off Nevis, W I   

Feb 12   In the year 1799 frantisek Xaver Dusek, composer, dies at 67   

Feb 13   In the year 1799 1st US law regulating insurance passed, by Massachusetts   

Feb 13   The first US law regulating insurance passed, by Massachusetts on this day in history.   

Feb 15   On this day in history 1st US printed ballots authorized, Pennsylvania   

Feb 15   On this day in history first US printed ballots authorized, Pennsylvania   

Feb 16   On this day in history charles Theoby, ruler (Palts & Bayern), dies at 74   

Feb 18   In the year 1799 maurus Haberhauer, composer, dies at 52   

Feb 24   Broerius Brorius, theologist (Pensive Christian), dies at about 41 in the year 1799.   

Feb 25   On this day in history 1st federal forestry legislation authorizes purchase of timber land   

Feb 25   On this day in history congress passes first federal quarantine legislation   

Mar 01   Alexey Nikolayevich Verstovsky, composer in the year 1799.   

Mar 02   Congress standardizes US weights & measures in the year 1799.   

Mar 02   On this day in history congress standardizes US weights &measures   

Mar 06   Napolean captures Jaffa Palestine in the year 1799.   

Mar 06   In the year 1799 napoleon captures Jaffa Palestine   

Mar 07   Frantisek L Celakovsky, Czech poet (national anthem, folk song) in the year 1799.   

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Jan 06   Jedediah Strong Smith, US fur trader/explorer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 07   In the year 1799 birth of daniel Tyler, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1882   

Jan 22   Ludger Duvernay, Canadian printer and publisher (d. 1852) was born in the year 1799.   

Feb 04   In the year 1799 birth of joao Batista da Silva Leitao de Almeida Garret, Portuguese playwright   

Feb 05   On this day in history birth of john Lindley, English botanist (Elements of Botany)   

Feb 11   In the year 1799 birth of basil Moreau, French Founder priest (d. 1873)   

Feb 26   In the year 1799 birth of Émile Clapeyron, French engineer and physicist (d. 1864)   

Mar 01   In the year 1799 birth of alexey Nikolayevich Verstovsky, composer   

Jan 06   W G Frederik, prince of Orange/general, dies at 25 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian scientist (b. 1718) died in the year 1799.   

Jan 22   Horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist/alpinist, dies at 58 in the year 1799.   

Jan 26   Gabriel Christie, British general (b. 1722) died on this day in history.   

Feb 04   In the year 1799 death of Étienne-Louis Boullée, French architect (b. 1728)   

Feb 07   On this day in history death of qianlong, Emperor of China (b. 1711)   

Feb 12   In the year 1799 frantisek Xaver Dusek, composer, dies at 67   

Feb 16   In the year 1799 charles Theoby, ruler (Palts & Bayern), dies at 74