Historical Events In 1799

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

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

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

Jan 09   Income Tax introduced in UK on this day in history.   

Jan 10   On this day in history 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   King of Naples flees before the advancing French armies on this day in history.   

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

Jan 21   Edward Jenner's smallpox vaccination is introduced in the year 1799.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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   In the year 1799 joao Batista da Silva Leitao de Almeida Garret, Portuguese playwright   

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

Feb 09   USS Constellation captures French frigate Insurgente off Nevis, West Indies on this day in history.   

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

Feb 12   Frantisek Xaver Dusek, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Feb 13   On this day in history 1st US law regulating insurance passed, by Massachusetts   

Feb 13   On this day in history the first US law regulating insurance passed, by Massachusetts   

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

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

Feb 16   Charles Theoby, ruler (Palts & Bayern), dies at 74 in the year 1799.   

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

Feb 24   On this day in history broerius Brorius, theologist (Pensive Christian), dies at about 41   

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

Feb 25   Congress passes first federal quarantine legislation on this day in history.   

Mar 01   Alexey Nikolayevich Verstovsky, composer on this day in history.   

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

Mar 02   In the year 1799 congress standardizes US weights &measures   

Mar 06   In the year 1799 napolean captures Jaffa Palestine   

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

Mar 07   Frantisek L Celakovsky, Czech poet (national anthem, folk song) on this day in history.   

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Jan 06   In the year 1799 birth of jedediah Strong Smith, US fur trader/explorer   

Jan 07   Daniel Tyler, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1882 was born on this day in history.   

Jan 22   On this day in history birth of ludger Duvernay, Canadian printer and publisher (d. 1852)   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Mar 01   On this day in history birth of alexey Nikolayevich Verstovsky, composer   

Jan 06   On this day in history w G Frederik, prince of Orange/general, dies at 25   

Jan 09   In the year 1799 death of maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian scientist (b. 1718)   

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 in the year 1799.   

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

Feb 07   Qianlong, Emperor of China (b. 1711) died in the year 1799.   

Feb 12   Frantisek Xaver Dusek, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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