What Happened in March 1799

Historical Events

Victory in Battle

Mar 6 Napoleon Bonaparte captures city of Jaffa, Palestine, after a 5 day siege, defeating the Ottoman Empire

French Emperor Napoléon Bonaparte — French Emperor
Napoléon Bonaparte

Mar 7 The Royal Institution of Great Britain founded; dedicated to scientific research and education.
Mar 12 Austria declares war on France
Mar 19 Joseph Haydn's "Die Schöpfung" premieres in Vienna
Mar 26 Napoleon captures Jaffa, Palestine
Mar 28 New York State abolishes slavery
Mar 29 New York passes a law aimed at gradually abolishing slavery in the state

Famous Birthdays

Mar 1 Alexey Nikolayevich Verstovsky, composer
Mar 7 Frantisek L. Celakovsky, Czech poet (national anthem, folk song)
Mar 8 Simon Cameron, U.S. Senator and Secretary of War (Union), born in Maytown, Pennsylvania (d. 1889)

Anna Atkins

Mar 16 Anna Atkins, English botanist, photographer and the 1st person to publish a book illustrated with photographic images, born in Tonbridge, England (d. 1871)

Mar 20 Karl August Nicander, Swedish poet (d. 1839)
Mar 22 F W A Argelander, Memel E Prussia, cataloguer of 324,188 stars
Mar 28 Karl Adolph von Basedow, German artist (Ziekte van Basedow), born in Dessau, Germany (d. 1854)