What happened in 1799?
143 recorded events in 1799, including 67 in people, 45 in wars & conflicts and 9 in economy & trade. A further event is dated only to the wider period.
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Major Events 1
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Rosetta Stone discovered
French soldiers discover the Rosetta Stone, which later enables the decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphs.
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Wars & Conflicts 45
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First Battle of Abukir
1799 first battle of the French campaign in Egypt and Syria to be fought at Abu Qir
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Siege of Acre
1799 siege during the French Invasion of Egypt and Syria
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Fourth Anglo-Mysore War
War
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Battle of Mount Tabor
1799 battle during the French Campaign in Egypt and Syria
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Battle of Cassano
1799 battle of the War of the Second Coalition
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Battle of Winterthur
1799 battle of the French Revolutionary Wars
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Battle of Stockach
1799 battle during the War of the Second Coalition
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Battle of Trebbia
1799 battle during the War of the Second Coalition
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Siege of Jaffa
1799 battle between Napoleonic France and the Ottoman Empire
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Siege of Seringapatam
1799 siege
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Battle of Novi
1799 battle during the War of the Second Coalition
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Second Battle of Zurich
1799 battle during the War of the Second Coalition
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First Battle of Zurich
1799 battle during the War of the Second Coalition
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Battle of Castricum
1799 battle
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Battle of Bergen
1799 battle during the War of the Second Coalition
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Battle of Magnano
1799 battle during the War of the Second Coalition
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Battle of Ostrach
1799 battle of the War of the Second Coalition
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Battle of Callantsoog
1799 battle during the Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland
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Siege of Mantua
1799 siege of the War of the Second Coalition
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Siege of El Arish
1799 siege fought during French Invasion of Egypt
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Battle of Alkmaar
1799 battle of the War of the second coalition
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Battle of Krabbendam
1799 battle of the Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland
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Battle of Verona
1799
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Battle of Frauenfeld
1799 War of the Second Coalition battle
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Battle of Feldkirch
1799 battle during the War of the Second Coalition
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Battle of Genola
1799 battle
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Battle of Bassignana
1799 during the French Revolutionary Wars
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Battle of Linth River
1799 battle in Switzerland
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Battle of Wiesloch
Battle of the Coalition Wars, 1799
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Battle of Modena
1799 battle
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Battle of Muottental
War of the Second Coalition battle, 1799
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Battle of Gotthard Pass
1799 ancient battle
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First Battle of Marengo
1799 battle of the War of the Second Coalition
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Battle of Glarus
1799 battle
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Second Battle of Novi (1799)
Second Battle of Novi (1799) (Wars & Conflicts).
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Battle of Mallavelly
1799 battle
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Battle of Damietta
1799 battle
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Second Battle of Marengo
1799 battle of the Second Coalition war
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Battle of Devil's Bridge
War of the Second Coalition battle, 1799
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Battle of Amsteg
Battle of Amsteg (Wars & Conflicts).
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Capture of Bergamo
1799 capture of the Italian city
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Siege of Alessandria
1799 siege
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First Battle of Redon
1799 battle
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Battle of Mannheim
1799 battle of the War of the Second Coalition
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Order of battle at the Battle of Stockach
Order of battle at the Battle of Stockach (Wars & Conflicts).
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Politics & Government 1
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coup of 18 Brumaire
1799 coup in Revolutionary France that brought Napoleon to power
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People 67
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Tipu Sultan died
Ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore from 1782 to 1799
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George Washington died
Founding Father and first U.S. president; soldier and slave owner (1732–1799)
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Georg Christoph Lichtenberg died
German scientist and satirist (1742-1799)
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Maria Gaetana Agnesi died
Italian mathematician and philanthropist (1718–1799)
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Pius VI died
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1775 to 1799
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Pierre-Augustin de Beaumarchais died
French playwright, diplomat and polymath (1732–1799)
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Joseph Black died
Scottish physicist and chemist (1728–1799)
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Lazzaro Spallanzani died
Italian priest, biologist and physiologist (1729-1799)
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Horace Bénédict de Saussure died
Genevan scientist (1740-1799)
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Jan Ingenhousz died
Dutch physiologist (1730–1799)
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Jean-Charles de Borda died
French scientist, political advisor and sailor (1733-1799)
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Marcus Elieser Bloch died
German physician and zoologist (1723–1799)
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Jean-Étienne Montucla died
French mathematician (*1725 – †1799)
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William Withering died
English scientist (1741-1799)
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Juan Vicente de Güemes, 2nd Count of Revillagigedo died
Spanish general and viceroy of New Spain
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Manuel Antonio Flórez died
Viceroy of New Granada and New Spain (1723-1799)
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John Evans died
Welsh explorer who produced an early map of the Missouri River
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Helena Dorothea von Schönberg died
German noblewoman and business person (1729-1799)
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Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf died
Austrian composer, violinist and silvologist
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Johann Hedwig died
German botanist and physician (1730–1799)
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Pierre Charles Le Monnier died
French astronomer
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James Bolton died
English naturalist, botanist, mycologist, and illustrator (1735-1799)
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Louis Claude Cadet de Gassicourt died
French chemist
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Louis Guillaume Le Monnier died
French botanist (1717-1799)
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Asada Goryu died
Japanese astronomer
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Abraham Bennet died
British physicist
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Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier died
French inventor, younger of the 18th-century Montgolfier brothers (1745–1799)
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José Antonio de Alzate y Ramírez died
Priest/scientist/historian/cartographer/journalist. (1737-1799)
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Pierre-Jacques Willermoz died
French chemist
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Joseph Liesganig died
Austrian astronomer and Jesuit
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Louis-Jacques Goussier died
French artist (1722-1799)
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John Arnold died
English watchmaker and inventor
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Antonín Strnad died
Czech astronomer and meteorologist
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Guillaume Barthez de Marmorières died
Civil engineer
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Dirk Klinkenberg died
Dutch astronomer (1709-1799)
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Johann Baptist Horváth died
Hungarian physicist
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Antoine Groignard died
French architect (1727–1799)
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François de Fleury died
French nobleman who served in the Continental Army
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William Gerard de Brahm died
German cartographer and engineer
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John Montresor died
British military engineer and cartographer
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Bengt Andersson Qvist died
Swedish chemist and mineralogist
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Owen Biddle, Sr. died
American clockmaker and astronomer
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Jean François Sylvestre Denis de Trobriand died
French Navy officer of the 18th century
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Barbara Campanini died
Italian ballerina
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Christian Heinrich Spiess died
German actor, dramaturge and writer
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Préville died
Actor (1721-1799)
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Friederike von Alvensleben died
German actor, stage actor, playwright and librettist
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Madame Bellecour died
French actress
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Christiane Weidner died
(1730-1799)
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Ferenc Sehy died
Hungarian actor (1765-1799)
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Louisa Fontenelle died
Fontenelle, Louisa [known as Mrs Williamson] (1769–1799), actress and singer
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Joah Bates died
English musician
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Marianna Brunianová died
Czech stage actor
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Alexander Pushkin born
Born in Moscow. Russian poet, playwright, and novelist (1799–1837).
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Honoré de Balzac born
Born in Tours. French novelist and playwright (1799–1850).
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Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby born
Born in London. British politician (1799–1869).
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Amos Bronson Alcott born
Born in Wolcott. American teacher, writer, philosopher, and reformer (1799-1888).
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Thomas Hood born
Born in London. British writer; (1799-1845).
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Almeida Garrett born
Born in Porto. Portuguese writer and politician (1799–1854).
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Gustav, Prince of Vasa born
Born in Stockholm. Son of King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden and Queen Frederica (1799–1877).
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Ignaz von Döllinger born
Born in Bamberg. German Catholic priest, theologian and historian (1799–1890).
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Manuel Bulnes born
Born in Concepción. Chilean politician and President (1799-1866).
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Jedediah Smith born
Born in Bainbridge. American explorer (1799–1831).
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Henri Druey born
Born in Faoug. Member of the Swiss Federal Council (1799-1855).
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George Finlay born
Born in Faversham. Scottish historian (1799-1875).
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Heinrich von Kittlitz born
Born in Wrocław. German artist and scientist (1799–1874).
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Pierre Charles Le Monnier died
Died in Les Hérils. French astronomer.
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Exploration & Discovery 3
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Rosetta Stone
Ancient Egyptian stele with inscriptions in three writing systems
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KV20
Ancient Egyptian tomb
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Buyla inscription
Turkic inscription on a bowl
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Religion & Belief Systems 3
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1799–1800 papal conclave
Election of Pope Pius VII
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Flemish Synagogue
Synagogue in Gibraltar
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Saint Thérèse of Lisieux church
Church building in Wołczyn, Poland
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Economy & Trade 9
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Russian-American Company
Company
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Chase Bank
American bank
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Bank of the Manhattan Company
American bank and holding company in New York City
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Greene King
British brewery and pub retailer
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Friele
Norwegian coffee company
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Cugir Arms Factory
Romanian state owned defence company
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Stämpfli Group
Swiss printing and publishing house
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John Penn and Sons
Manufacturing company of the United Kingdom
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Tootal
Textile company
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Disasters & Pandemics 1
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1799 Vendée earthquake
Earthquake in France
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Architecture & Engineering 8
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Hawa Mahal
Palace in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
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Jal Mahal
Palace in Man Sagar Lake, Rajasthan, India
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Beloselsky-Belozersky Palace
Neo-Baroque palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Igreja Nossa Senhora da Consolação
Church in São Paulo, Brazil
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Saint Nicholas Church in Kotka
Eastern Orthodox church in Kotka, Finland
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St Mary's School
Grade II listed former Baptist church in Nottingham
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Church of St. George
Church in Tovarnik, Croatia
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Saint Michael church, Kotsiubyntsi
Church in Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine
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Sports & Entertainment 1
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Andreas Gryphius Theatre in Głogów
Classical theatre building in Glogów, Poland opened in 1799, destroyed 1945 and rebuilt 2017–2019
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Empires & Countries 4
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Roman Republic dissolved
Roman Republic ceased to exist, having been centered at Rome.
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Parthenopean Republic founded
Parthenopean Republic was founded, with its capital at Naples.
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Parthenopean Republic dissolved
Parthenopean Republic ceased to exist, having been centered at Naples.
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Sikh Confederacy dissolved
Sikh Confederacy ceased to exist, having been centered at Amritsar.
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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 1799 is where that broader date falls, not because it is known to have happened in 1799.
18th century 1
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Mussenden Temple
Library building in Castlerock, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
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