Page 2: Historical Events In 1799

Mar 07   The Royal Institution is founded in the year 1799.   

Mar 08   Simon Cameron, Secy War (Union), died in 1889 in the year 1799.   

Mar 12   In the year 1799 austria declares war on France   

Mar 18   In the year 1799 john Randall, composer, dies at 82   

Mar 19   On this day in history joseph Haydn's "Die Schopfung," premieres in Vienna   

Mar 22   On this day in history f W A Argelander, Memel E Prussia, cataloguer of 324,188 stars   

Mar 25   In the year 1799 constantin Reindl, composer, dies at 60   

Mar 26   On this day in history napolean captures Jaffa Palestine   

Mar 28   On this day in history etta L J "baronne" Palm-Aelders, Dutch adventurer/spy, dies at 55   

Mar 28   Karl Adolph von Basedow, German artist (Ziekte van Basedow) on this day in history.   

Mar 28   In the year 1799 new York State abolished slavery   

Mar 28   In the year 1799 nY State abolished slavery   

Mar 29   In the year 1799 edward Stanley, Earl Derby (C), British PM (1852, 1858-59, 1866-68)   

Mar 29   New York passes a law aimed at gradually abolishing slavery in the state in the year 1799.   

Apr 01   On this day in history narciso Casanovas, composer, dies at 52   

Apr 05   On this day in history vincenzo Fioravanti, composer   

Apr 13   In the year 1799 heinrich F L Rellstab, German music theorist   

Apr 14   Napoleon called for establishing Jerusalem for Jews in the year 1799.   

Apr 16   On this day in history napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Mount Tabor   

Apr 19   In the year 1799 pieter Hellendaal, violinist/organist/composer (Glees), dies at 78   

Apr 20   Friedrich von Schiller's "Wallensteins Tod," premieres in Weimar on this day in history.   

Apr 22   Jean Poiseuille, physician/physiologist (blood pressure) on this day in history.   

Apr 28   On this day in history francois Giroust, composer, dies at 62   

May 02   In the year 1799 henri-Joseph Rigel, composer, dies at 58   

May 04   On this day in history fourth Anglo-Mysore War: The Battle of Seringapatam: The siege of Seringapatam ends when the city is assaulted and the Tipu Sultan killed by the besieging British army, under the command of General George Harris.   

May 09   In the year 1799 claude-Benigne Balbastre, composer, dies at 72   

May 18   In the year 1799 pierre de Beaumarchais, dramatist, dies   

May 23   Thomas Hood, English poet/composer (Song of the Shirt) on this day in history.   

May 26   In the year 1799 alexander S Pushkin, Russia, writer (Eugene Onegin)   

May 27   Jacques-Francois-Fromental-Elle Halevy, [Elie Levy], composer on this day in history.   

Jun 06   On this day in history aleksandr Sergeyevich, Russia, poet, founder of modern Russian Lit   

Jun 06   American orator Patrick Henry ("Give me liberty or give me death!") dies in Charlotte County, Virginia in the year 1799.   

Jun 07   The birth of Alexander Pushkin, Russian playwright and poet in the year 1799.   

Jun 18   Johann Andre, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

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

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   In the year 1799 birth of john Lindley, English botanist (Elements of Botany)   

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

Feb 26   Émile Clapeyron, French engineer and physicist (d. 1864) was born in the year 1799.   

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

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

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

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

Feb 16   Charles Theoby, ruler (Palts & Bayern), dies at 74 on this day in history.