Historical Events In 1799

Oct 15   In the year 1799 august Ferdinand Haeser, composer   

Oct 16   Antoine-Frederic Gresnick, composer, dies at 44 in the year 1799.   

Oct 22   On this day in history russia leaves second anti-French Coalition   

Oct 23   William Paca, US judge/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

Oct 24   In the year 1799 carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Austrian composer, dies at 59   

Oct 30   In the year 1799 william Balch becomes Navy's first commissioned Chaplain.   

Nov 09   Napoleon becomes dictator (1st consul) of France on this day in history.   

Nov 17   In the year 1799 titian Ramsey Peale, US, artist/naturalist (American Ornithology)   

Nov 22   On this day in history baroness van Dorth, orangist, executed   

Nov 29   In the year 1799 amos Bronson Alcott, US educator/poet (Concord Days)   

Dec 05   Robert Kimmerling, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1799.   

Dec 06   On this day in history joseph Black, Scottish medical/chemist/physicist, dies at 71   

Dec 10   Metric system established in France in the year 1799.   

Dec 14   George Washington, 1st president USA (1789-97), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Dec 14   On this day in history george Washington, the American revolutionary leader and first president of the United States, dies of acute laryngitis at his estate in Mount Vernon, Virginia   

Dec 18   In the year 1799 george Washington's body interred at Mount Vernon   

Dec 20   On this day in history david Traugott Nicolai, composer, dies at 66   

Dec 24   Jakobijns plot against Napoleon uncovered on this day in history.   

Dec 26   George Washington is eulogized by Col Henry Lee as "1st in war, 1st in peace & 1st in hearts of his countrymen" on this day in history.   

Dec 26   George Washington is eulogized by Colonel Henry Lee as "1st in war, first in peace & first in the hearts of his countrymen" in the year 1799.   

Dec 31   On this day in history thomas Taglichsbeck, composer   

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

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

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

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

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   Émile Clapeyron, French engineer and physicist (d. 1864) was born on this day in history.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Feb 07   In the year 1799 death of qianlong, Emperor of China (b. 1711)   

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

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