Historical Events In 1801

Jul 11   In the year 1801 french astronomer Jean-Louis Pons discovers his 1st comet   

Jul 12   Battle at Algeciras: British fleet beats French & Spanish in the year 1801.   

Jul 12   On this day in history john Hill Hewitt, composer   

Jul 16   Pope Pius VII & 1st consul Napoleon sign concord in the year 1801.   

Jul 20   Elisha Brown Jr pressed a 1,235 pound cheese ball at his farm on this day in history.   

Jul 26   Daniel Dal Barba, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

Jul 26   John Drake Sloat, Ret Major General Comm (Union Navy), died in 1867 in the year 1801.   

Jul 27   George Biddle Airy, 7th Astronomer Royal in the year 1801.   

Aug 03   On this day in history joseph Paxton, English landscape architect (Crystal Palace)   

Aug 03   On this day in history the birth of Joseph Paxton, English architect   

Aug 10   Robert Woodward Barnwell, MC (Confederacy), died in 1882 on this day in history.   

Aug 21   Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer, WW II Dutch statesman/historian on this day in history.   

Aug 22   In the year 1801 pieter G van Overstraten, gov-gen of Neth-Indies, dies at 46   

Aug 24   Jacques-Denis Antoine, French builder (La Monnaie Paris), dies at 68 in the year 1801.   

Aug 28   In the year 1801 antoine A Cournot, French philosopher/mathematician (rule of Cournot)   

Sep 01   On this day in history robert Bage, English writer (Hermsprong), dies   

Sep 12   On this day in history giuseppe Concone, Italian singing-teacher   

Sep 17   Edward William Lane, translator (Thousand & 1 Nights) on this day in history.   

Oct 01   In the year 1801 england & France signs Preliminary of London   

Oct 07   On this day in history adolf Muller, composer   

Oct 14   In the year 1801 joseph AF Plateau, Belgium, physicist (blinded-stared at Sun 25 secs)   

Oct 23   In the year 1801 gustav Albert Lortzing, composer   

Oct 23   Johann Gottlieb Naumann, German composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

Oct 28   In the year 1801 karl Georg Lickl, composer   

Nov 03   In the year 1801 karl Baedeker, Germany, published travel books   

Nov 05   Norinaga Moto'ori, Japanese scientist, dies on this day in history.   

Nov 06   On this day in history christian Friedrich Gregor, composer, dies at 78   

Nov 09   On this day in history carl Philipp Stamitz, composer, dies at 56   

Nov 10   Kentucky outlaws dueling on this day in history.   

Nov 16   On this day in history 1st edition of New York Evening Post   

Nov 16   The New York Post newspaper is founded in the year 1801.   

Nov 27   On this day in history alexander Egorovich Varlamov, composer   

Dec 07   Johann Nepomuk Nestroy, Austrian actor (Judith und Holofernes) on this day in history.   

Dec 11   Grabbe, writer in the year 1801.   

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Jan 11   On this day in history birth of john Lodge Ellerton, composer   

Jan 21   In the year 1801 birth of ramon Vilanova y Barrera, composer   

Jan 29   Johannes Bernardus van Bree, Dutch violinist/composer (Felix Meritis) was born in the year 1801.   

Feb 01   Adolf Fredrik Lindblad, composer was born on this day in history.   

Feb 01   Thomas Cole, US, romantic landscape painter (Hudson River School) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 01   Émile Littré, French lexicographer (d. 1881) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 07   John Rylands, England, merchant/philanthropist was born in the year 1801.   

Feb 21   On this day in history birth of johann Wenzel Kalliwoda, composer   

Jan 02   In the year 1801 johann C Lavater, Swiss vicar/philosopher, dies at 59   

Jan 11   On this day in history domenico Cimarosa, Italian composer (Matrimonio segreto), dies at 51   

Feb 07   Daniel Chodowiecki, Polish painter (b. 1726) died in the year 1801.   

Feb 08   Johann Chrysostomus Drexel, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.   

Mar 14   Christian Friedrich Penzel, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1801.   

Mar 17   In the year 1801 juan de Sesse y Balaguer, composer, dies at 64   

Mar 21   Andrea Lucchesi, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

Mar 23   In the year 1801 death of tsar Paul I of Russia (1796-1801) is struck with a sword, strangled, and trampled to death in his bedroom at St. Michael's Castle aged 46