What happened in 1798?
112 recorded events in 1798, including 52 in people, 31 in wars & conflicts and 8 in empires & countries. A further event is dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 31
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War of the Second Coalition
1798–1802 set of battles between the French Republic and the neighbouring monarchies
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Battle of the Pyramids
1798 battle during the French invasion of Egypt
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Battle of Shubra Khit
1798 battle during the French Invasion of Egypt
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Siege of Malta
1798 military blockade of Malta by France
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French invasion of Switzerland
1798 invasion during the French Revolutionary Wars
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Battle of Grauholz
1798 battle
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Peasants' War
1798 revolt during the French Revolutionary Wars
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Siege of Corfu
1798–1799 siege
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Battle of Vinegar Hill
Major battle during the Irish Rebellion of 2020
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Battle of Nicopolis
Defeat of the French at Nicopolis and destruction of Preveza by Ali Pasha of Ioannina, which took place in October 1798
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Battle of St. George's Caye
1798 battle during Anglo-Spanish War
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Battle of Castlebar
Battle during the Irish Rebellion of 1798
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Capture of Alexandria
1798 battle in Egypt
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Battle of New Ross
Battle in 1798
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Battle of Prosperous
Engagement during 1798 Irish rebellion
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Battle of Killala
1798 battle
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Battle of Ballinamuck
Battle during the 1798 Rebellion in Ireland
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Battle of Ballynahinch
Battle during the Irish rebellion of 1798
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Battle of Arklow
1798 second battle of Arklow
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Battle of Collooney
1798 battle
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Battle of Oulart Hill
Battle during the Irish Rebellion of 1798
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Battle of Tara Hill
Battle during the Irish Rebellion of 1798
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Battle of Ballymore-Eustace
Battle during the Irish Rebellion of 1798
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Battle of Carlow
Battle of the Irish Rebellion of 1798
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Battle of Newtownmountkennedy
1798 battle
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Battle of Antrim
1798 battle in Ireland
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Battle of Bunclody
1798 battle
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Battle of Enniscorthy
Military action during the Irish Rebellion of 1798
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Battle of Three Rocks
Battle in the 1798 Irish Rebellion
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Battle of Kilcullen
1798 battle
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Franco-Turkish War
1798–1801 war
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Politics & Government 2
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Batavian coup of 22 January 1798
Batavian coup of 22 January 1798 (Politics & Government).
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Treaty with the Cherokee, 1798
1798 treaty between the United States and representatives of the Cherokee
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People 52
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Heraclius II of Georgia died
Georgian monarch; King of Kakheti (1744–62), King of Kartli and Kakheti (1762–98)
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Luigi Galvani died
Italian physician, physicist, and philosopher
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George Vancouver died
English naval explorer (1757–1798)
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Johann Reinhold Forster died
German naturalist (1729–1798)
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Edward Waring died
English mathematician
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Francisco de Lacerda died
Portuguese explorer
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Aristide Aubert du Petit-Thouars died
French naval officer
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Esteban José Martínez Fernández y Martínez de la Sierra died
Spanish explorer
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William Wales died
British astronomer
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John Fitch died
American inventor, clockmaker, entrepreneur and engineer (1743–1798)
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Antoine de Chézy died
French engineer
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Nikolaus Poda von Neuhaus died
Austrian entomologist
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Christian Garve died
German Enlightenment philosopher
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Erland Samuel Bring died
Swedish mathematician
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Pierre Bayen died
French chemist (1725-1798)
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Ajima Naonobu died
Japanese mathematician
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Jean-François Callet died
French mathematician (1744-1798)
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Johann Heinrich Müntz died
German Swiss painter (1727-1798)
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Friedrich Albrecht Carl Gren died
German chemist
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François Daviet de Foncenex died
Mathematician and military personnel (1734-1798)
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Michel Chartier de Lotbinière, Marquis de Lotbinière died
French military engineer (1723-1798)
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Wilhelm Heinrich Sebastian Bucholtz died
German chemist and pharmacist (1734-1798)
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Abraham Hülphers died
Swedish writer and musicologist (1734-1798)
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Johann Jakob Huber died
Swiss astronomer (1733–1798)
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Alexis-Jean-Pierre Paucton died
French mathematician
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André-Charles Brotier died
French royalist (1751-1798)
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Benjamin Donn died
British mathematician
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Eelco Alta died
Frisian clergyman, theologian, and veterinarian
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Cosme Bueno died
Spanish mathematician (1711-1798)
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Thomas Postlethwaite died
Mathematician
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Marie-Élisabeth Joly died
French actress
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Julius Soubise died
British actor-musician
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Genovefa von Weber died
German opera singer (1764-1798)
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Marianne de Bellem died
Belgian artist (1767–1798)
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Auguste Comte born
Born in Montpellier. French philosopher, mathematician and sociologist (1798–1857).
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Adam Mickiewicz born
Born in Zavosse. Polish national poet, dramatist, essayist, publicist, translator, and political activist (1798-1855).
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Giacomo Leopardi born
Born in Recanati. Italian noble, poet, philosopher, and writer (1798-1837).
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Pedro I of Brazil born
Born in Palace of Queluz. Emperor of Brazil from 1822 to 1831 and King of Portugal in 1826 (1798-1834).
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Jules Michelet born
Born in rue Saint-Denis. French historian; popularized the historical concept of the Renaissance.
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František Palacký born
Born in Hodslavice. Czech philosopher, historian, publicist and writer (1798-1876).
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August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben born
Born in Fallersleben. German scholar and poet (1798–1874).
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Johan Rudolph Thorbecke born
Born in Zwolle. Dutch statesman (1798-1872).
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Massimo d'Azeglio born
Born in Turin. Italian statesman, novelist and painter (1798–1866).
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Dionysios Solomos born
Born in Zakynthos. Greek poet (1798–1857).
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Anton Delvig born
Born in Moscow. Russian journalist and poet (1798-1831).
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Alexei Lvov born
Born in Tallinn. Russian composer (1798-1870).
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John Adams Dix born
Born in Boscawen. Union Army General (1798-1879).
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Jean Baptiste Armand Louis Léonée Elie de Beaumont born
Born in Château de Canon. French geologist.
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Jacques Leroy de Saint Arnaud born
Born in Paris. Marshal of France (1798–1854).
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Wolfgang Menzel born
Born in Wałbrzych. German poet (1798–1873).
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Ferenc Gyulay born
Born in Pest. Hungarian noble (1798–1868).
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José Hilario López born
Born in Popayán. President of Colombia (1798–1869).
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Science & Technology 2
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I. I. Mechnikov Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Clinical Hospital
Healthcare organization in Dnipro, Ukraine
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Dundee Royal Infirmary
Former hospital in Dundee, Scotland, UK
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Exploration & Discovery 3
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Palmyra Atoll
Uninhabited Pacific atoll and unorganized incorporated U.S. territory
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Kingman Reef
Reef and unincorporated U.S. territory in the Pacific Ocean
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Teraina
Coral atoll in the central Pacific Ocean
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Religion & Belief Systems 4
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Seaman's Mosque
Sunni mosque in Ulcinj, Montenegro
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Ğälief Mosque
Mosque in İske Bistä microdistrict, Waxitof City District, Qazan, Tatarstan
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Izzet Mehmet Pasha Mosque
Mosque in Safranbolu, Karabük, northwestern Turkey
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Church of the Holy Mandylion (Dedenevo)
Cathedral in Dedenevo, Russia
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Economy & Trade 6
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Gammarelli
Official tailor of the Pope
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M. M. Warburg & Co.
Company
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Cassella
German chemical and dye company
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Pratt-Read
American manufacturing company
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Maudslay, Sons and Field
UK business
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Boodles
British luxury jeweler and jewelry designer
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Social Movements & Revolutions 1
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Irish Rebellion of 1798
1798 rebellion during the French Revolutionary Wars
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Architecture & Engineering 3
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Ostankino Palace
Palace and theatre near Moscow, Russia
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Karvia Church
Church building in Karvia, Finland
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Church of Santa María de Gracia
Church building in Cartagena, Spain
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Empires & Countries 8
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Helvetic Republic founded
Helvetic Republic was founded, with its capital at Bern.
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Old Swiss Confederacy dissolved
Old Swiss Confederacy ceased to exist.
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Roman Republic founded
Roman Republic was founded, with its capital at Rome.
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Anconine Republic dissolved
Anconine Republic ceased to exist, having been centered at Ancona.
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Irish Republic founded
Irish Republic was founded, with its capital at Castlebar.
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Irish Republic dissolved
Irish Republic ceased to exist, having been centered at Castlebar.
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Republic of Mulhouse dissolved
Republic of Mulhouse ceased to exist, having been centered at Mulhouse.
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Gozo founded
Gozo was founded, with its capital at Rabat.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records this entry only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. It is listed here because 1798 is where that broader date falls, not because it is known to have happened in 1798.
1790s 1
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Old Bethel United Methodist Church
Church building in Charleston, South Carolina
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