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Year 1797 (MDCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and Trends King George III ascends the British throne in 1760. Events and trends For more events see 18th century United States Declaration of Independence ratified by the Continental Congress Events and trends 1783 First manned Hot air balloon invented in France. Events and trends French Revolution ( 1789 - 1799) It is considered to have effectively ended on November 9, 1799 when Events and Trends End of the Napoleonic Wars in Europe (1803 - 1815 Events and trends Nationalistic independence helped reshape the world during this decade Greece gains independence from the Ottoman Empire This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1798 ( MDCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1799 ( MDCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. Explorations 1799: Napoleon in Egypt: French troops occupy Egyptian territory The year 1797 in architecture involved some significant events Events Works Births July 17 - Hippolyte Delaroche, French Events Walter Scott marries Charlotte Carpenter Jane Austen finishes a draft of Pride and Prejudice New Events William Blake illustrates Edward Young's Night Thoughts Samuel Taylor Coleridge composes "Kubla Khan" in an opium-induced Events February 12 - First performance of Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser (God Save Emperor Francis an anthem to Francis II The year 1797 in Science and Technology involved some significant events See also 1796 in Australia, other events of 1797, 1798 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. Events An American named McLane being convicted of high treason is hanged on a gibbet on the glacis of the fortifications at Quebec. Incumbents Monarch - George III of the United Kingdom Prime Minister - William Pitt the Younger, Tory 1796 state leaders - Events of 1797 - 1798 state leaders - State leaders by year ----- Africa Ashanti Confederacy Portugal Angola - # Manuel de Almeida e Vasconcelos, Governor of Angola ( 1790 - 1797) # Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the calendar for any Common year starting on Sunday ( Dominical letter A) or for any year in which “ Doomsday ” is Tuesday The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the Calendar for any Common year starting on Thursday ( Dominical letter D) The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita

Contents 1 Events of 1797 1.1 January - February 1.2 March - June 1.3 July - December 1.4 Undated 1.5 Ongoing events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Fiction

Events of 1797

January - February

• January 1 - New Year Eve Party with the invention of confetti and party hats. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Confetti (the singular form is confetto) is a multitude of pieces of Paper or metallic material which is
• January 3 - The Treaty of Tripoli (a peace treaty between the United States and Tripoli) is signed at Algiers. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. The Treaty of Tripoli usually refers to the first treaty concluded between the United States of America The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Tripolis ( Arabic: طرابلس Ṭarābulus - also طرابلس الغرب Ṭarā-bu-lus al-Gharb Libyan vernacular: Algiers (الجزائر Algerian Arabic: Dzayer ( (From kabyle pronunciation Kabyle: Ledzayer, Alger) is the Capital and largest see also 1796. Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year
• January 7 - The parliament of the Cisalpine Republic adopts the Italian green-white-red tricolour as official flag. Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental The Cisalpine Republic ( Repubblica Cisalpina) was a French client republic in Northern Italy that lasted from 1797 to 1802. It is the birthday of the flag of Italy. See also List of Italian flags The flag of Italy ( La bandiera d'Italia, often referred to in Italian as Il Tricolore) is a Tricolour
• January 15 - London haberdasher John Hetherington wears silk top hat in public and attracts a large crowd of onlookers. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign A haberdasher is a person who sells small articles for Sewing, such as buttons ribbons and zippers John Hetherington was an English Haberdasher often claimed as the inventor of the Top hat, who is said to have caused a riot by wearing it in public on For the item of clothing see Top hat. For the fictional TUGS character see Top Hat (TUGS. He is later fined £500 for causing public nuisance. For the law of Tort, see Nuisance In the English Criminal law, public nuisance is a class of Common law offence
• February 14 - The Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1797), part of the Wars of the French Revolution. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German In the Battle of Cape St Vincent ( 14 February, 1797) a British fleet under John Jervis defeated a larger Spanish fleet under The French Revolutionary Wars were a series of major conflicts from 1792 until 1802 fought between the French Revolutionary government and several European states
• February 18 - Spanish Governor Chacón peacefully surrenders the colony of Trinidad to a British naval force commanded by Sir Ralph Abercromby. Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Don José Maria Chacón (1749&ndash1833 was the last Spanish Governor of Trinidad. The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (ˈtrɪnɪdæd ən təˈbeɪgoʊ is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying northeast of the South American Lieutenant-General Sir Ralph Abercromby, KB (sometimes spelled Abercrombie ( 7 October 1734 &ndash 28 March 1801) was
• February 22 - The Last invasion of Britain begins. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne The Last Invasion of Britain was a French attack on Britain in 1797 French forces under the command of American Colonel William Tate land near Fishguard in Wales. William Tate is the name of several people William Tate (painter (1747-1806 English portrait painter William Tate (soldier, American Fishguard (Abergwaun = "Mouth of the River Gwaun " is a coastal Town in Pembrokeshire, south-west Wales, with a population of 3300
• February 25 - Tate surrenders to the British at Fishguard. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor William Tate is the name of several people William Tate (painter (1747-1806 English portrait painter William Tate (soldier, American
• February 26 - The Bank of England (national bank of Britain) issues the first one-pound and two-pound notes (discontinued March 11, 1988). Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed The Bank of England (formally the Governor and Company of the Bank of England) is a state-owned institution and the Central bank of the United Kingdom England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar)

March - June

• March 4 - John Adams succeeds George Washington as the President of the United States of America. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth John Adams (October 30 1735 July 4 1826 was one of the most influential Founding Fathers of the United States. George Washington (February 22 1732 December 14 1799 served as the first President of the United States of America (1789&ndash1797 and led the The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by
• April 16 - Spithead and Nore mutinies. Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom The Spithead and Nore mutinies were two major mutinies by sailors of the Royal Navy in 1797
• April 17 - Sir Ralph Abercromby unsuccessfully invades San Juan, Puerto Rico in what would be one of the largest British attacks on Spanish territories in the western hemisphere and one of the worst defeats of the English navy for years to come. Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Lieutenant-General Sir Ralph Abercromby, KB (sometimes spelled Abercrombie ( 7 October 1734 &ndash 28 March 1801) was The Battle of San Juan was a 1797 British attack on the Spanish Port city of San Juan in Puerto Rico.
• May 10 - First ship of United States Navy: frigate USS UNITED STATES
• May 12 - First Coalition: Napoleon I of France conquers Venice, ending the 1070 years of independence of the city. Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. The First Coalition ( 1792 – 1797) was the first major concerted effort of multiple European powers to contain Revolutionary France. Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. Venice ( Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venesia or Venexia) is a city in Northern Italy, the capital of the The last doge of Venice, Ludovico Manin, steps down. The Doge ( Venetian language, also Doxe, derived from Latin Dux military leader duke cf Ludovico Manin ( May 14, 1725 &mdash October 24, 1802) was the last Doge of Venice.
• May 30 - William Wilberforce marries Barbra Ann Spooner. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following

July - December

• July 24 - Horatio Nelson is wounded at the Battle of Santa Cruz, losing an arm. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson 1st Viscount Nelson 1st Duke of Bronté, KB (29 September 1758– 21 October 1805 was a British The Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife was a British attack on the Spanish Port city of Santa Cruz in the Canary Islands.
• October 17 - Treaty of Campo Formio ends the War of the First Coalition. Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost The Treaty of Campo Formio was signed on October 17, 1797 (26 Vendémiaire Year VI of the French Republic by Napoleon Bonaparte and Count Ludwig The First Coalition ( 1792 – 1797) was the first major concerted effort of multiple European powers to contain Revolutionary France.
• October 21 - In Boston Harbor, the 44-gun United States Navy frigate USS Constitution is launched to fight Barbary pirates off the coast of Tripoli. Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. The Port of Boston is a major Seaport located in Boston Harbor and adjacent to the City of Boston. Construction In August 1785 after the Revolutionary War drew to a close Congress sold, the last ship remaining in the Continental Navy. The Barbary Coast, or Barbary, was the term used by Europeans from the 16th until the 19th century to refer to the middle and western coastal regions of North Africa—what Tripolis ( Arabic: طرابلس Ṭarābulus - also طرابلس الغرب Ṭarā-bu-lus al-Gharb Libyan vernacular:
• December 17 - Napoleon leads a successful French charge against Fort l'Aiguilette to secure Toulon. Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. Toulon ( Provençal Occitan: Tolon in classical norm or Touloun in Mistralian norm is a city in southern France and a large

Undated

• Joseph Haydn composes the music to "Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser," the tune of which also became the music to the German national anthem, "Deutschland, Deutschland über alles. Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser (God Save Emperor Francis was an anthem to Francis II, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire and later of Austria. Das Deutschlandlied ("The Song of Germany" also known as Das Lied der Deutschen, "The Song of the Germans" has been used wholly or partially as the "
• XYZ Affair between France and the United States

Ongoing events

• French Revolution (1789-1799). The XYZ Affair was a 1798 diplomatic episode that worsened relations between France and the United States and led to the undeclared The French Revolution (1789–1799 was a period of political and social upheaval in the History of France, during which the French governmental structure previously an Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1799 ( MDCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a
• French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802)-First Coalition. The French Revolutionary Wars were a series of major conflicts from 1792 until 1802 fought between the French Revolutionary government and several European states Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the The First Coalition ( 1792 – 1797) was the first major concerted effort of multiple European powers to contain Revolutionary France.

Births

1797 in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	1797 MDCCXCVII
Ab urbe condita	2550
Armenian calendar	1246 ԹՎ ՌՄԽԶ
Bahá'í calendar	-47 – -46
Berber calendar	2747
Buddhist calendar	2341
Burmese calendar	1159
Chinese calendar	4433/4493-12-4 (丙辰年十二月初四日) — to — 4434/4494-11-14 (丁巳年十一月十四日)
Coptic calendar	1513 – 1514
Ethiopian calendar	1789 – 1790
Hebrew calendar	5557 – 5558
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1852 – 1853
- Shaka Samvat	1719 – 1720
- Kali Yuga	4898 – 4899
Holocene calendar	11797
Iranian calendar	1175 – 1176
Islamic calendar	1211 – 1212
Japanese calendar	Kansei 9 (寛政9年)
Korean calendar	4130
Thai solar calendar	2340
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• January 10 - Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, German writer (died 1848)
• January 31 - Franz Schubert, Austrian pianist and composer (died 1828)
• February 15 -Henry Engelhard Steinway, German-American piano manufacturer (died 1871)
• March 22 - Emperor Wilhelm I of Germany (died 1888)
• March 27 - Alfred de Vigny, French author (died 1863)
• May 6 - Joseph Brackett, American religious leader and composer (died 1882)
• May 18 - Frederick Augustus II of Saxony, (died 1854)
• July 20 - Sir Paweł Edmund Strzelecki, Polish explorer and geologist (died 1873)
• August 30 - Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, English writer (died 1851)
• October 3 - Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (died 1870)
• November 14 - Sir Charles Lyell, British geologist (died 1875)
• November 29 - Gaetano Donizetti, Italian composer (died 1848)
• December 13 - Heinrich Heine, German poet (died 1856)
• December 17 - Joseph Henry, American scientist (died 1878)
• date unknown - Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Japanese woodblock print or ukiyo-e (died 1861)

See also Category: 1797 births. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays was a after Tenmei and before Kyōwa. This period spanned the years from 1789 through 1801. The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. (aˈnɛtə fɔn ˈdʁɔstəˈhʏlshɔf January 10, 1797 &ndash May 25, 1848) was a 19th century German author and one of the most Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Henry E Steinway ( February 17, 1797 &ndash February 7, 1871) was a German Piano manufacturer and the founder of Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Alfred Victor de Vigny ( March 27, 1797 &ndash September 17, 1863) was a French Poet, Playwright, and Novelist Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Joseph Brackett Jr ( 6 May 1797 - 4 July 1882) an American songwiter and Elder of The United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Frederick Augustus II (full name Frederick Augustus Albert Maria Clemens Joseph Vincenz Aloys Nepomuk Johann Baptista Nikolaus Raphael Peter Xavier Franz de Paula Venantius Felix Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Mary Shelley ( Née Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin; 30 August 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Leopold II Grand Duke of Tuscany, in Italian Leopoldo Giovanni Giuseppe Francesco Ferdinando Carlo in German Leopold Johann Joseph Franz Ferdinand Karl (3 October Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Sir Charles Lyell 1st Baronet, KT, FRS (14 November 1797 &ndash 22 February 1875 was a Scottish Lawyer, Geologist, and protagonist Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti (29 November 1797 &ndash 8 April 1848 was an Italian composer from Bergamo, Lombardy. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Christian Johann Heinrich Heine ( December 13, 1797 – February 17, 1856) was a Journalist, Essayist and one of the Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Joseph Henry ( December 17 1797 &ndash May 13 1878) was an American scientist who served as the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese 歌川国芳 ( 1797 - April 14, 1861) was one of the last great masters of the Japanese Ukiyo-e style Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

Deaths

• January 13 - Elisabeth Christine von Braunschweig-Bevern, wife of Frederick II of Prussia (born 1715)
• February 11 - Antoine Dauvergne, French composer (born 1713)
• February 22 - Karl Friedrich Hieronymus Freiherr von Münchhausen, German officer and adventurer (born 1720)
• March 2 - Horace Walpole, English politician and writer (born 1717)
• March 26 - James Hutton, Scottish geologist (born 1726)
• March 31 - Olaudah Equiano Nigerian ex-slave and slavery abolitionist (born 1745)
• May 17 - Michel-Jean Sedaine, French dramatist (born 1719)
• May 25 - John Griffin Whitwell, 4th Baron Howard de Walden, British field marshal (born 1719)
• May 27 - François-Noël Babeuf, French revolutionary leader (executed) (born 1760)
• May 27 - Augustin Alexandre Darthé, French revolutionary leader (executed) (born 1769)
• July 9 - Edmund Burke, Irish philosopher (born 1723)
• July 11 - Ienăchiţă Văcărescu, Wallachian writer (born 1740)
• August 3 - Jeffrey Amherst, British military commander (born 1717)
• August 22 - Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser, Alsatian-born Austrian general (born 1724)
• September 10 - Mary Wollstonecraft, feminist author (born 1759)
• October 9 - Vilna Gaon, Lithuanian rabbi (born 1720)
• November 14 - Ivan Shuvalov, founder of the Moscow University (born 1727)
• November 16 - King Frederick William II of Prussia (born 1744)
• November 18 - Jacques-Alexandre Laffon de Ladebat, French shipbuilder and merchant (born 1719)
• November 29 - Samuel Langdon, American President of Harvard University (born 1723)
• December 11 - Richard Brocklesby, English physician (born 1722)

See also Category: 1797 deaths. Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Elizabeth Christine of Brunswick-Bevern, Queen of Prussia ( November 8 1715, Wolfenbüttel &ndash January 13 1797) was Frederick II (Friedrich II January 24 1712 August 17 1786) was a King of Prussia (1740&ndash1786 from the Year 1715 ( MDCCXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Antoine Dauvergne (1713 in Moulins Allier – 1797 in Lyon) was a French Composer and Violinist. Year 1713 ( MDCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Karl Friedrich Hieronymus Freiherr von Münchhausen ( 11 May 1720 &ndash 22 February 1797) (sometimes spelled Munchausen Year 1720 ( MDCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Horace Walpole 4th Earl of Orford ( 24 September, 1717 &ndash 2 March, 1797) more commonly known as Horace Walpole, was a politician Year 1717 ( MDCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. James Hutton MD (3 June 1726 OS (14 June 1726 NS) Edinburgh 26 March 1797 was a Scottish Geologist, Year 1726 ( MDCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Olaudah Equiano ( c 1745 &ndash 31 March 1797) also known as Gustavus Vassa, was one of the most prominent people of African heritage involved Year 1745 ( MDCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Michel-Jean Sedaine ( July 4, 1719 &ndash May 17, 1797) French dramatist was born at Paris. Year 1719 ( MDCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. John Griffin Whitwell 4th Baron Howard de Walden 1st Baron Braybrooke, KB ( March 13, 1719 &ndash May 25, 1797) was a British Year 1719 ( MDCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed François-Noël Babeuf ( November 23, 1760 - May 27, 1797) known as Gracchus Babeuf (in tribute to the Roman reformers Year 1760 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Augustin Alexandre Darthé (1769&mdash May 27, 1797) was a French revolutionary Year 1769 ( MDCCLXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Edmund Burke ( 12 January, 1729 9 July, 1797) was an Irish statesman author orator Political theorist, and Year 1723 ( MDCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. Ienăchiţă Văcărescu ( 1740 - July 11, 1797) was a Wallachian Romanian poet, historian philologist and Boyar Year 1740 ( MDCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Field Marshal Jeffery Amherst 1st Baron Amherst of Montreal KB (sometimes spelled Geoffrey, or Jeffrey, he himself spelled his name as Year 1717 ( MDCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Dagobert Sigismund Count de Wurmser ( May 7, 1724 &ndash August 22, 1797 in Vienna) was an Austrian Field marshal Year 1724 ( MDCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Mary Wollstonecraft (ˈwʊlstənkrɑːft 27 April 1759 – 10 September Year 1759 ( MDCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Eliyahu ben Shlomo Zalman, known as the Vilna Gaon or Elijah of Vilna and simply by his Hebrew Acronym Gra (" G aon Year 1720 ( MDCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov ( 1 November, 1727 14 November, 1797) was called the Maecenas of the Russian Enlightenment Year 1727 ( MDCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Frederick William II (Friedrich Wilhelm II September 25 1744 &ndash November 16 1797) was the fourth King of Prussia, reigning from Year 1744 ( MDCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Jacques-Alexandre Laffon de Ladebat ( 2 January 1719 &ndash 18 November 1797) was one of the most important shipbuilders and merchants of the Year 1719 ( MDCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Samuel Langdon ( January 12, 1723 &ndash November 29, 1797) was a U Year 1723 ( MDCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Richard Brocklesby ( August 11, 1722 &ndash December 11, 1797) English Physician, was born at Minehead, Year 1722 ( MDCCXXII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a

Fiction

The events of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night happen in this year. Castlevania Symphony of the Night is a 2D Action-adventure game developed and published by Konami in 1997

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