What happened in 1797?
117 recorded events in 1797, including 52 in people, 15 in empires & countries and 14 in wars & conflicts.
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Wars & Conflicts 14
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Battle of Rivoli
1797 battle during the War of the First Coalition
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Siege of Mantua
1797 siege during the War of the First Coalition
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Battle of Fishguard
1797 invasion of Great Britain by the French First Republic
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Battle of Neuwied
1797 battle during the War of the First Coalition
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Siege of Kehl
Part of the Rhine Campaign of 1796 during the War of the First Coalition
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Battle of San Juan
1797 battle
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Assault on Cadiz
1797 naval blockade of the Spanish port of Cádiz
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Battle of La Favorite
1797 battle
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Battle of Tarvis
1797 battle of the War of the First Coalition
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Battle of Faenza
1797 battle of the French Revolutionary wars
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Battle of Valvasone
1797 battle of the War of the First Coalition
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Battle of Jean-Rabel
Naval battle off the coast of Haiti in 1797
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Battle of Diersheim
1797 battle of the War of the First Coalition
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Battle of Parramatta
1797 battle
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Politics & Government 5
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Coup of 18 Fructidor
Coup d'état
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Treaty of Leoben
1797 treaty during the War of the First Coalition
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Treaty of Tripoli
Treaty between the USA and Tripolitania, ratified in 1797, and remembered for its position on church-state separation
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Second Congress of Rastatt
Diplomatic congress to enact territorial clauses of the Treaty of Campo-Formio
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Treaty of Big Tree
Contract between Robert Morris and the Seneca people, sanctioned by the government of the United States
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People 52
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Yves Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec died
French Navy officer of the 18th century
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William Hodges died
British artist (1744-1797)
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Olaudah Equiano died
Black British abolitionist and writer (c. 1745 – 1797)
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Juan de Ayala died
Spanish explorer of San Francisco Bay
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Christen Friis Rottbøll died
Danish botanist (1727-1797)
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Wang Zhenyi died
Chinese astronomer, mathematician and poet (18th century)
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Cristina Roccati died
Italian scientist (1732-1797)
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Januarius Zick died
Painter and architect (1730-1797)
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Jedediah Strutt died
English hosier and cotton spinner (1726-1797)
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Giuseppe Toaldo died
Italian physicist (1719-1797)
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Bertrand Pelletier died
French chemist (1761-1797)
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Giovanni Fagnano died
Italian mathematician
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Johann Matthäus Hassencamp died
German academic
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Pehr Adrian Gadd died
Finnish chemist, ornithologist and biologist (1727-1797)
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Robert Marsham died
British biologist; (1708-1797)
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Claude Riche died
French naturalist
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Vasily Pashkevich died
Russian composer
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Charles Macklin died
Irish actor and playwright who introduced natural acting
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Johann Georg Bach died
German organist
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Teresa Cornelys died
Venetian-born opera singer, hostess and entertainment manager
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Johann Friedrich Daube died
(1733-1797)
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Antin Holovaty died
Ukrainian Cossack leader
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Marie Cathrine Preisler died
Danish actress
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António Pereira de Figueiredo died
Portuguese theologist
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Michał Rymiński died
Actor
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Magdeleine-Marie Desgarcins died
French actress
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Brita Sophia De la Gardie died
Swedish actress
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Clairval died
French singer, actor and librettist
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Mariane Bournonville died
Danish actress
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Heinrich Heine born
Born in Düsseldorf. German poet, writer and literary critic (1797–1856).
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Mary Shelley born
Born in Somers Town. English writer (1797–1851).
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Wilhelm I born
Born in Berlin. 19th-century German Emperor and King of Prussia (1797–1888).
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Adolphe Thiers born
Born in Marseille. President of France from 1871 to 1873 (1797-1877).
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Alfred de Vigny born
Born in Loches. French poet, playwright, and novelist (1797–1863).
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Charles Lyell born
Born in Angus. British geologist (1797–1875).
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Ferdinand von Wrangel born
Born in Pskov. Baltic German explorer and Russian admiral (1797-1870).
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Annette von Droste-Hülshoff born
Born in Burg Hülshoff. German composer and writer (1797–1848).
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Antonio Rosmini born
Born in Rovereto. Italian philosopher and priest (1797–1855).
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Kamehameha II born
Born in Hilo. Monarch of the Hawaiian Islands (1797–1824).
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Alexander Bestuzhev born
Born in Saint Petersburg. Russian writer, poet and soldier (1797–1837).
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Friedrich Benjamin von Lütke born
Born in Saint Petersburg. Baltic German admiral (1797–1882).
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Manuela Sáenz born
Born in Quito. Ecuadorian revolutionary heroine (1797-1856).
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Joseph Gerhard Zuccarini born
Born in Munich. German botanist (1797-1848).
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Prince Frederik of the Netherlands born
Born in Berlin. Dutch Royal (1797-1881).
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Ramón Castilla born
Born in San Lorenzo de Tarapacá. President of Peru (1797-1867).
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Jean Victor Audouin born
Born in Paris. French naturalist, an entomologist, ornithologist and malacologist (1797-1841).
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Mariano Paredes born
Born in Mexico City. President of Mexico (1797-1849).
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ʿUmar Tal born
Born in Halwar. West African political leader, Islamic scholar, and Toucouleur military commander.
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Pierre Leroux born
Born in Paris. French philosopher and political economist (1797-1871).
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José Mariano Salas born
Born in Jiquilpan Municipality. President of Mexico (1797-1867).
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Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz born
Born in Eisenach. Prussian general (1796–1877).
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Alexandre Vinet born
Born in Sous-Gare/Ouchy. Swiss theologian and literary historian (1797-1847).
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Science & Technology 5
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Herzen University
University in Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Ghent University Botanical Garden
Ghent University Botanical Garden (Science & Technology).
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Shōheizaka Gakumonjo
Building in Tokugawa shogunate
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Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast
Hospital in Northern Ireland
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Botanical garden, Simferopol
Botanical garden in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine
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Exploration & Discovery 5
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Mangareva
Central and largest island of the Gambier Islands in French Polynesia
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Pukarua
Island in French Polynesia
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Temoe
Island in French Polynesia
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The Brudevælte Lurs
Six well-preserved lurs found in Denmark that can still be played.
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Admiral Gardner
1797 East India Company ship, wrecked in January 1809
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Religion & Belief Systems 4
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Hassan Pasha Mosque
Mosque in Oran, Algeria
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Cathedral of the Most Holy Rosary
Cathedral in India
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Cherasco Synagogue
Synagogue in Italy
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Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Santa Fe de Antioquia
Church in Santa Fe de Antioquia, Colombia
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Economy & Trade 4
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Steen & Strøm
Scandinavian real estate company
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Höganäs AB
Company
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Boulton & Paul
Defunct aircraft manufacturer
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Johnstons of Elgin
UK business
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Disasters & Pandemics 2
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1797 Riobamba earthquake
South American natural disaster
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1797 Sumatra earthquake
Earthquake in Indonesia
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Social Movements & Revolutions 1
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Veronese Easters
Veronese rebellion against French occupation
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Architecture & Engineering 9
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Church of the Holy Virgin
Church building in Baku, Azerbaijan
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Catherine Palace
Former royal residence in Moscow
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Priory Palace
Palace in Gatchina, Leningrad Oblast, Russia
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Kors Church
Church in Møre og Romsdal, Norway
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Øyslebø Church
Church building in Marnardal, Southern Norway
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Eid Church
Church building in Rauma, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
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First Church in Albany
Church building in Albany, United States of America
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Misión Santa Catarina Virgen y Mártir
Spanish mission in Baja California, Mexico
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Belgrade and St. David's Church
Church building in North Carolina, United States of America
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Sports & Entertainment 1
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Teatro Nicola Vaccaj
Theatre in Tolentino, Italy
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Empires & Countries 15
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Republic of Venice dissolved
Republic of Venice ceased to exist, having been centered at Venice.
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Republic of Genoa dissolved
Republic of Genoa ceased to exist, having been centered at Genoa.
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Duchy of Milan dissolved
Duchy of Milan ceased to exist, having been centered at Milan.
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County of Flanders dissolved
County of Flanders ceased to exist, having been centered at Bruges.
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Cisalpine Republic founded
Cisalpine Republic was founded, with its capital at Milan.
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Ligurian Republic founded
Ligurian Republic was founded, with its capital at Genoa.
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Cispadane Republic dissolved
Cispadane Republic ceased to exist.
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Duchy of Mantua dissolved
Duchy of Mantua ceased to exist, having been centered at Mantua.
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Transpadane Republic dissolved
Transpadane Republic ceased to exist, having been centered at Milan.
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Republic of Noli dissolved
Republic of Noli ceased to exist, having been centered at Noli.
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Anconine Republic founded
Anconine Republic was founded, with its capital at Ancona.
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Cisrhenian Republic founded
Cisrhenian Republic was founded.
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Republic of Brescia founded
Republic of Brescia was founded, with its capital at Brescia.
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Marquisate of Finale dissolved
Marquisate of Finale ceased to exist.
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Republic of Brescia dissolved
Republic of Brescia ceased to exist, having been centered at Brescia.
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