What happened in 1799?

Rosetta Stone discovered

Major Events · Rosetta, Egypt

French soldiers discover the Rosetta Stone, which later enables the decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphs.

First Battle of Abukir

Wars & Conflicts · Abu Qir

1799 first battle of the French campaign in Egypt and Syria to be fought at Abu Qir

Siege of Acre

Wars & Conflicts · Acre

1799 siege during the French Invasion of Egypt and Syria

Fourth Anglo-Mysore War

Wars & Conflicts · Indian subcontinent

War

Battle of Mount Tabor

Wars & Conflicts · Mount Tabor

1799 battle during the French Campaign in Egypt and Syria

Battle of Cassano

Wars & Conflicts · Cassano d’Adda

1799 battle of the War of the Second Coalition

Battle of Winterthur

Wars & Conflicts · Winterthur

1799 battle of the French Revolutionary Wars

Battle of Stockach

Wars & Conflicts · Stockach

1799 battle during the War of the Second Coalition

Battle of Trebbia

Wars & Conflicts · Trebbia

1799 battle during the War of the Second Coalition

Siege of Jaffa

Wars & Conflicts · Jaffa

1799 battle between Napoleonic France and the Ottoman Empire

Siege of Seringapatam

Wars & Conflicts · Srirangapatna

1799 siege

Battle of Novi

Wars & Conflicts · Novi Ligure

1799 battle during the War of the Second Coalition

Second Battle of Zurich

Wars & Conflicts · Zurich

1799 battle during the War of the Second Coalition

First Battle of Zurich

Wars & Conflicts · Zurich

1799 battle during the War of the Second Coalition

Battle of Castricum

Wars & Conflicts

1799 battle

Battle of Bergen

Wars & Conflicts · Bergen

1799 battle during the War of the Second Coalition

Battle of Magnano

Wars & Conflicts · Magnano

1799 battle during the War of the Second Coalition

Battle of Ostrach

Wars & Conflicts · Ostrach

1799 battle of the War of the Second Coalition

Battle of Callantsoog

Wars & Conflicts · Callantsoog

1799 battle during the Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland

Siege of Mantua

Wars & Conflicts · Mantua

1799 siege of the War of the Second Coalition

Siege of El Arish

Wars & Conflicts · Arish

1799 siege fought during French Invasion of Egypt

Battle of Alkmaar

Wars & Conflicts · Alkmaar

1799 battle of the War of the second coalition

Battle of Krabbendam

Wars & Conflicts · Zijpe

1799 battle of the Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland

Battle of Verona

Wars & Conflicts

1799

Battle of Frauenfeld

Wars & Conflicts · Frauenfeld

1799 War of the Second Coalition battle

Battle of Feldkirch

Wars & Conflicts · Feldkirch

1799 battle during the War of the Second Coalition

Battle of Genola

Wars & Conflicts · Genola

1799 battle

Battle of Bassignana

Wars & Conflicts · Bassignana

1799 during the French Revolutionary Wars

Battle of Linth River

Wars & Conflicts · Bilten

1799 battle in Switzerland

Battle of Wiesloch

Wars & Conflicts · Wiesloch

Battle of the Coalition Wars, 1799

Battle of Modena

Wars & Conflicts · Modena

1799 battle

Battle of Muottental

Wars & Conflicts

War of the Second Coalition battle, 1799

Battle of Gotthard Pass

Wars & Conflicts · Gotthard Pass

1799 ancient battle

First Battle of Marengo

Wars & Conflicts

1799 battle of the War of the Second Coalition

Battle of Glarus

Wars & Conflicts · Näfels

1799 battle

Second Battle of Novi (1799)

Wars & Conflicts · Novi Ligure

Battle of Mallavelly

Wars & Conflicts

1799 battle

Battle of Damietta

Wars & Conflicts · Damietta

1799 battle

Second Battle of Marengo

Wars & Conflicts

1799 battle of the Second Coalition war

Battle of Devil's Bridge

Wars & Conflicts · Devil's Bridge

War of the Second Coalition battle, 1799

Battle of Amsteg

Wars & Conflicts · Silenen

Capture of Bergamo

Wars & Conflicts · Bergamo

1799 capture of the Italian city

Siege of Alessandria

Wars & Conflicts · Alessandria

1799 siege

First Battle of Redon

Wars & Conflicts

1799 battle

Battle of Mannheim

Wars & Conflicts · Mannheim

1799 battle of the War of the Second Coalition

Order of battle at the Battle of Stockach

Wars & Conflicts · Stockach

Macau Incident

Wars & Conflicts · Wanshan Qundao

1799 Encounter of the French Revolutionary Wars

Action of 19 January 1799

Wars & Conflicts · Europa Point

1799 naval battle

Action of 28 February 1799

Wars & Conflicts · Hooghly River

1799 minor naval engagement during the French Revolutionary Wars

Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland

Wars & Conflicts · North Holland

Military conflict in the Batavian Republic

Swiss Campaign of Suvorov

Wars & Conflicts · Alps

1799 alexander Suvorov's campaign in Switzerland

Suvorov's Italian campaign

Wars & Conflicts · Northern Italy

1799 military campaign

Vlieter incident

Wars & Conflicts

Conflict in 1799

coup of 18 Brumaire

Politics & Government

1799 coup in Revolutionary France that brought Napoleon to power

Tipu Sultan died

People · Srirangapatna

Ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore from 1782 to 1799

George Washington died

People · Mount Vernon

Founding Father and first U.S. president; soldier and slave owner (1732–1799)

Georg Christoph Lichtenberg died

People · Göttingen

German scientist and satirist (1742-1799)

Maria Gaetana Agnesi died

People · Milan

Italian mathematician and philanthropist (1718–1799)

Pius VI died

People · Valence

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1775 to 1799

Pierre-Augustin de Beaumarchais died

People · former 8th arrondissement of Paris

French playwright, diplomat and polymath (1732–1799)

Joseph Black died

People · Edinburgh

Scottish physicist and chemist (1728–1799)

Lazzaro Spallanzani died

People · Pavia

Italian priest, biologist and physiologist (1729-1799)

Horace Bénédict de Saussure died

People · Geneva

Genevan scientist (1740-1799)

Jan Ingenhousz died

People · Bowood House

Dutch physiologist (1730–1799)

Jean-Charles de Borda died

People · Paris

French scientist, political advisor and sailor (1733-1799)

Marcus Elieser Bloch died

People · Karlovy Vary

German physician and zoologist (1723–1799)

Jean-Étienne Montucla died

People · Versailles

French mathematician (*1725 – †1799)

William Withering died

People · Birmingham

English scientist (1741-1799)

Juan Vicente de Güemes, 2nd Count of Revillagigedo died

People · Madrid

Spanish general and viceroy of New Spain

Manuel Antonio Flórez died

People · Madrid

Viceroy of New Granada and New Spain (1723-1799)

John Evans died

People · New Orleans

Welsh explorer who produced an early map of the Missouri River

Helena Dorothea von Schönberg died

People · Limbach-Oberfrohna

German noblewoman and business person (1729-1799)

Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf died

People · Červená Lhota

Austrian composer, violinist and silvologist

Johann Hedwig died

People · Leipzig

German botanist and physician (1730–1799)

Pierre Charles Le Monnier died

People · Les Hérils

Died in Les Hérils. French astronomer.

James Bolton died

People · Warley Town

English naturalist, botanist, mycologist, and illustrator (1735-1799)

Louis Claude Cadet de Gassicourt died

People · Paris

French chemist

Louis Guillaume Le Monnier died

People · Versailles

French botanist (1717-1799)

Asada Goryu died

People · Ōsaka

Japanese astronomer

Abraham Bennet died

People · Derbyshire

British physicist

Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier died

People · Serrières

French inventor, younger of the 18th-century Montgolfier brothers (1745–1799)

José Antonio de Alzate y Ramírez died

People · Mexico City

Priest/scientist/historian/cartographer/journalist. (1737-1799)

Pierre-Jacques Willermoz died

People · Lyon

French chemist

Joseph Liesganig died

People · Lviv

Austrian astronomer and Jesuit

Louis-Jacques Goussier died

People · Paris

French artist (1722-1799)

John Arnold died

People · London

English watchmaker and inventor

Antonín Strnad died

People · Sazená

Czech astronomer and meteorologist

Guillaume Barthez de Marmorières died

People · Narbonne

Civil engineer

Dirk Klinkenberg died

People · The Hague

Dutch astronomer (1709-1799)

Johann Baptist Horváth died

People · Buda

Hungarian physicist

Antoine Groignard died

People · Paris

French architect (1727–1799)

François de Fleury died

People · France

French nobleman who served in the Continental Army

William Gerard de Brahm died

People · Philadelphia

German cartographer and engineer

John Montresor died

People · Maidstone

British military engineer and cartographer

Bengt Andersson Qvist died

People · Katarina church parish

Swedish chemist and mineralogist

Owen Biddle, Sr. died

People · Philadelphia

American clockmaker and astronomer

Jean François Sylvestre Denis de Trobriand died

People · Logonna-Daoulas

French Navy officer of the 18th century

Barbara Campanini died

People · Lubin

Italian ballerina

Christian Heinrich Spiess died

People · Bezděkov u Klatov

German actor, dramaturge and writer

Préville died

People · Beauvais

Actor (1721-1799)

Friederike von Alvensleben died

People · Redekin

German actor, stage actor, playwright and librettist

Madame Bellecour died

People · Paris

French actress

Christiane Weidner died

People · Vienna

(1730-1799)

Ferenc Sehy died

People · Oradea

Hungarian actor (1765-1799)

Louisa Fontenelle died

People · London

Fontenelle, Louisa [known as Mrs Williamson] (1769–1799), actress and singer

Joah Bates died

People · Halifax

English musician

Marianna Brunianová died

People · Prague

Czech stage actor

Alexander Pushkin born

People · Moscow

Born in Moscow. Russian poet, playwright, and novelist (1799–1837).

Honoré de Balzac born

People · Tours

Born in Tours. French novelist and playwright (1799–1850).

Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby born

People · London

Born in London. British politician (1799–1869).

Amos Bronson Alcott born

People · Wolcott

Born in Wolcott. American teacher, writer, philosopher, and reformer (1799-1888).

Thomas Hood born

People · London

Born in London. British writer; (1799-1845).

Almeida Garrett born

People · Porto

Born in Porto. Portuguese writer and politician (1799–1854).

Gustav, Prince of Vasa born

People · Stockholm

Born in Stockholm. Son of King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden and Queen Frederica (1799–1877).

Ignaz von Döllinger born

People · Bamberg

Born in Bamberg. German Catholic priest, theologian and historian (1799–1890).

Manuel Bulnes born

People · Concepción

Born in Concepción. Chilean politician and President (1799-1866).

Jedediah Smith born

People · Bainbridge

Born in Bainbridge. American explorer (1799–1831).

Henri Druey born

People · Faoug

Born in Faoug. Member of the Swiss Federal Council (1799-1855).

George Finlay born

People · Faversham

Born in Faversham. Scottish historian (1799-1875).

Heinrich von Kittlitz born

People · Wrocław

Born in Wrocław. German artist and scientist (1799–1874).

Oscar I of Sweden born

People · Paris

Born in Paris. King of Sweden and Norway between 1844–1859 (1799–1859).

Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria died

People · Nymphenburg Palace

Died in Nymphenburg Palace. Elector Palatine (1742-1777), Elector of Bavaria (1777-1799).

Charles II, Duke of Parma born

People · Madrid

Born in Madrid. King of Etruria (1803-1807).

József Batthyány died

People · Bratislava

Died in Bratislava. Hungarian cardinal (1727–1799).

Academy of Fine Arts, Prague

Science & Technology · Prague

Art college in Prague, Czech Republic

Rosetta Stone

Exploration & Discovery · British Museum

Ancient Egyptian stele with inscriptions in three writing systems

KV20

Exploration & Discovery · Valley of the Kings

Ancient Egyptian tomb

Buyla inscription

Exploration & Discovery · Kunsthistorisches Museum

Turkic inscription on a bowl

Italian and Swiss expedition

Exploration & Discovery · Switzerland

1799 Austro–Russian expedition during the War of the Second Coalition

Portuguese expedition to Tripoli

Exploration & Discovery · Tripoli

1799 military expedition

Stagville

Exploration & Discovery

human settlement in North Carolina, United States of America

Jacob Isett House and Store

Exploration & Discovery

historic house in Pennsylvania, United States

1799–1800 papal conclave

Religion & Belief Systems · San Giorgio Maggiore

Election of Pope Pius VII

Flemish Synagogue

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagogue in Gibraltar

Saint Thérèse of Lisieux church

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Wołczyn, Poland

Church of the Resurrection of Christ

Religion & Belief Systems

Orthodox church in Shuya, Russia

San Giorgio Parish Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Losone in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland

Schmöckwitz village church

Religion & Belief Systems · Schmöckwitz

Church building in Berlin

Church of the Transfiguration, Velykomyhaylivka, Pokrovske Raion

Religion & Belief Systems · Velykomykhailivka

Shiloh Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Newport, United States of America

South Schraalenburgh Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in New Jersey, United States of America

First Congregational Church of Boscawen

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in New Hampshire, United States of America

Hill Center Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in New Hampshire, United States of America

Russian-American Company

Economy & Trade · Saint Petersburg

Company

Chase Bank

Economy & Trade · New York City

American bank

Bank of the Manhattan Company

Economy & Trade · 40 Wall Street

American bank and holding company in New York City

Greene King

Economy & Trade · Bury St Edmunds

British brewery and pub retailer

Friele

Economy & Trade · Bergen

Norwegian coffee company

Cugir Arms Factory

Economy & Trade · Cugir

Romanian state owned defence company

Stämpfli Group

Economy & Trade · Bern

Swiss printing and publishing house

John Penn and Sons

Economy & Trade · London

Manufacturing company of the United Kingdom

Tootal

Economy & Trade · Manchester

Textile company

1799 Vendée earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

Earthquake in France

Rastatt Envoy Assassination

Disasters & Pandemics · Rastatt

Assassination of French diplomats on 28 April 1799

Hawa Mahal

Architecture & Engineering

Palace in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Jal Mahal

Architecture & Engineering

Palace in Man Sagar Lake, Rajasthan, India

Beloselsky-Belozersky Palace

Architecture & Engineering

Neo-Baroque palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia

Igreja Nossa Senhora da Consolação

Architecture & Engineering · São Paulo

Church in São Paulo, Brazil

Saint Nicholas Church in Kotka

Architecture & Engineering

Eastern Orthodox church in Kotka, Finland

St Mary's School

Architecture & Engineering

Grade II listed former Baptist church in Nottingham

Church of St. George

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Tovarnik, Croatia

Saint Michael church, Kotsiubyntsi

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine

Rumyantsevsky Obelisk

Architecture & Engineering

Monument in Saint Petersburg

Landesgedächtnisstätte Tummelplatz

Architecture & Engineering

Military cemetery and memorial place in Innsbruck, Austria

Church of the Resurrection of Christ

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Russia

Travellers Rest

Architecture & Engineering

historic plantation in Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Montibello

Architecture & Engineering

historic site and former home now demolished

Andreas Gryphius Theatre in Głogów

Sports & Entertainment

Classical theatre building in Glogów, Poland opened in 1799, destroyed 1945 and rebuilt 2017–2019

Roman Republic dissolved

Empires & Countries · Rome

Roman Republic ceased to exist, having been centered at Rome.

Parthenopean Republic founded

Empires & Countries · Naples

Parthenopean Republic was founded, with its capital at Naples.

Parthenopean Republic dissolved

Empires & Countries · Naples

Parthenopean Republic ceased to exist, having been centered at Naples.

Sikh Confederacy dissolved

Empires & Countries · Amritsar

Sikh Confederacy ceased to exist, having been centered at Amritsar.

State of Muskogee founded

Empires & Countries · San Marcos de Apalache Historic State Park

State of Muskogee was founded, with its capital at San Marcos de Apalache Historic State Park.

Yauri Emirate founded

Empires & Countries

Yauri Emirate was founded.