Page 4: Historical Events In 1799

Oct 15   August Ferdinand Haeser, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 16   Antoine-Frederic Gresnick, composer, dies at 44 on this day in history.   

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

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

Oct 24   Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Austrian composer, dies at 59 in the year 1799.   

Oct 30   William Balch becomes Navy's first commissioned Chaplain on this day in history.   

Nov 09   Napoleon becomes dictator (1st consul) of France in the year 1799.   

Nov 17   Titian Ramsey Peale, US, artist/naturalist (American Ornithology) on this day in history.   

Nov 22   Baroness van Dorth, orangist, executed on this day in history.   

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

Dec 05   Robert Kimmerling, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

Dec 06   In the year 1799 joseph Black, Scottish medical/chemist/physicist, dies at 71   

Dec 10   In the year 1799 metric system established in France   

Dec 14   George Washington, 1st president USA (1789-97), dies at 66 in the year 1799.   

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   David Traugott Nicolai, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Dec 24   Jakobijns plot against Napoleon uncovered in the year 1799.   

Dec 26   In the year 1799 george Washington is eulogized by Col Henry Lee as "1st in war, 1st in peace & 1st in hearts of his countrymen"   

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

Dec 31   Thomas Taglichsbeck, composer on this day in history.   

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Jan 06   On this day in history birth of jedediah Strong Smith, US fur trader/explorer   

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   Joao Batista da Silva Leitao de Almeida Garret, Portuguese playwright was born on this day in history.   

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

Feb 11   On this day in history birth of basil Moreau, French Founder priest (d. 1873)   

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

Jan 09   On this day in history 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   In the year 1799 death of gabriel Christie, British general (b. 1722)   

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

Feb 07   Qianlong, Emperor of China (b. 1711) died on this day in history.   

Feb 12   Frantisek Xaver Dusek, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1799.   

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