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 on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Daniel Tyler, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1882 in the year 1799.   

Jan 09   In the year 1799 income Tax introduced in UK   

Jan 10   On this day in history friedrich von Schiller's "Die Piccolomini," premieres in Weimar   

Jan 13   On this day in history 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.   

Jan 14   In the year 1799 eli Whitney receives government contract for 10,000 muskets   

Jan 14   In the year 1799 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 in the year 1799.   

Jan 21   On this day in history edward Jenner's smallpox vaccination is introduced   

Jan 22   In the year 1799 horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist/alpinist, dies at 58   

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

Jan 25   The first US patent for a seeding machine, Eliakim Spooner, Vermont on this day in history.   

Feb 01   Royal Assent given to change the name of Ile St. Jean (St. John's Island) to Prince Edward Island in the year 1799.   

Feb 04   Joao Batista da Silva Leitao de Almeida Garret, Portuguese playwright in the year 1799.   

Feb 05   John Lindley, English botanist (Elements of Botany) in the year 1799.   

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

Feb 09   USS Constellation captures French frigate Insurgents off Nevis, W I on this day in history.   

Feb 12   On this day in history frantisek Xaver Dusek, composer, dies at 67   

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

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

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

Feb 15   In the year 1799 first US printed ballots authorized, Pennsylvania   

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

Feb 18   Maurus Haberhauer, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 25   1st federal forestry legislation authorizes purchase of timber land in the year 1799.   

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   On this day in history congress standardizes US weights & measures   

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

Mar 06   Napolean captures Jaffa Palestine on this day in history.   

Mar 06   Napoleon captures Jaffa Palestine on this day in history.   

Mar 07   On this day in history frantisek L Celakovsky, Czech poet (national anthem, folk song)   

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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   Joao Batista da Silva Leitao de Almeida Garret, Portuguese playwright was born in the year 1799.   

Feb 05   John Lindley, English botanist (Elements of Botany) was born in the year 1799.   

Feb 11   Basil Moreau, French Founder priest (d. 1873) was born in the year 1799.   

Feb 26   On this day in history birth of Émile Clapeyron, French engineer and physicist (d. 1864)   

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

Jan 06   In the year 1799 w G Frederik, prince of Orange/general, dies at 25   

Jan 09   Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian scientist (b. 1718) died on this day in history.   

Jan 22   In the year 1799 horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist/alpinist, dies at 58   

Jan 26   On this day in history death of gabriel Christie, British general (b. 1722)   

Feb 04   Étienne-Louis Boullée, French architect (b. 1728) died in the year 1799.   

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   Charles Theoby, ruler (Palts & Bayern), dies at 74 in the year 1799.