Year 1798 (MDCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday 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 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 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (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 Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday The year 1798 in architecture involved some significant events Events Alois Senefelder invents Litography. Works William Beechey - George III and the Events The Académie française publishes a new edition of its dictionary Events Works published Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth - Lyrical Ballads (published anonymously includes Events Michael Haydn takes on Carl Maria von Weber as a pupil free of charge First edition of Niemetschek's biography of The year 1798 in Science and Technology involved some significant events See also 1797 in Australia other events of 1798, 1799 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. See also 1797 in Canada, other events of 1798, 1799 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history. Incumbents Monarch - George III of the United Kingdom Prime Minister - William Pitt the Younger, Tory 1797 state leaders - Events of 1798 - 1799 state leaders - State leaders by year ----- Africa Ashanti Confederacy Portugal Angola - Miguel António de Melo, Governor of Angola ( 1797 - 1802) Macau Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the Calendar for any common year starting on Monday ( Dominical letter G) The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the Calendar for any Common year starting on Friday ( Dominical letter C) 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
Events of 1798
January - June
- January 22 - Coup d'état in the Netherlands (Batavian Republic). Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. The Batavian Republic (Bataafse Republiek was the successor of the Republic of the United Netherlands. Unitarian Democrat Pieter Vreede makes an end to the power of the parliament (with a conservative-moderate majority). Pieter Vreede ( October 8 1750 &ndash September 21 1837) was a Dutch politician of the Batavian Republic in the 18th century
- February 10 - The Papacy was removed from power by the French General Louis Alexandre Berthier. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Louis Alexandre Berthier, 1st Duc de Wagram, 1st Duc de Valengin, 1st Sovereign Prince de Neuchâtel ( February
- March 7 - French forces invade the Papal States and establish the Roman Republic. Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus The Papal States, State(s of the Church or Pontifical States (in Italian Stato Ecclesiastico, Stato della Chiesa, Stati della Chiesa The Roman Republic (Repubblica Romana was proclaimed on February 15, 1798 after Louis Alexandre Berthier, a general of Napoleon, had invaded
- April 7 - The Mississippi Territory is organized from territory ceded by Georgia and South Carolina and is later twice expanded to include disputed territory claimed by both the U. Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Mississippi Territory was a historic Organized territory of the United States from April 7, 1798, and expanded twice (in 1804 The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule South Carolina ( is a state in the southern region ( Deep South) of the United States of America. S. and Spain.
- April 26 - France annexes Geneva. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Geneva (Genève is the second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and is the most populous city of Romandy (the French -speaking
- May 24 - Irish nationalists known as the Society of United Irishmen launch a bloody failed rebellion against British occupation with some support from France. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world The Society of United Irishmen was founded as a Liberal political organisation in eighteenth century Ireland that sought Parliamentary reform The Irish Rebellion of 1798 (Éirí Amach 1798 Turn Oot 1798 or 1798 rebellion as it is known locally was an uprising in 1798 lasting several months against the See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands The United Irishmen are unique amongst Irish nationalist movements in that they manage to unify Catholics and Protestants around republican ideals, the rebellion is quashed in October of 1798.
- June 12
- French take Malta. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Malta, officially the Republic of Malta (Repubblika ta' Malta is a European Microstate, comprising an Archipelago of three islands
- Coup d'état in the Netherlands (Batavian Republic). The Batavian Republic (Bataafse Republiek was the successor of the Republic of the United Netherlands. Moderates depose Pieter Vreede.
- June 13 - Mission San Luis Rey de Francia is founded. Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for For the novel by Thornton Wilder, see The Bridge of San Luis Rey.
July - December
- July 1 - Napoleon's troops land in Egypt. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. 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. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics.
- July 7 - Quasi-War: The U.S. Congress rescinds treaties with France sparking the 'war. Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death The Quasi-War was an Undeclared war fought entirely at sea between the United States and France from 1798 to 1800 The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. War is an international relations Dispute, characterized by organized Violence between National Military units '
- July 11 - The United States Marine Corps was (re-?)established. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy.
- July 14 - The Alien and Sedition Acts become United States law making it a federal crime to write, publish, or utter false or malicious statements about the United States government. Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. The Alien and Sedition Acts were four bills passed in 1798 by the Federalists in the United States Congress —who were waging an undeclared naval war with France The law of the United States was originally largely derived from the Common law system of English law, which was in force at the time of the Revolutionary The federal government of the United States is the central United States Governmental body established by the United States Constitution.
- July 16 - Signing into law the Relief of Sick and Disabled Seamen Act, creating the US Marine Hospital Service, the forerunner to the current US Public Health Service. Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and
- July 21 - Napoleon defeats Ottoman forces near the Pyramids. Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish
- July 24 - Napoleon occupies Cairo. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Cairo () which means "the Vanquisher" or "the Triumphant" is the capital and largest city of Egypt.
- July 31 - Second elections in the Netherlands (Batavian Republic). Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently The Batavian Republic (Bataafse Republiek was the successor of the Republic of the United Netherlands. No general elections this time. A general election is an Election in which all or most members of a given political body are up for election
August 1:
Battle of the Nile.
Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman The Battle of the Nile or Aboukir Bay (August 1-2 1798 saw a British fleet under Rear-Admiral Horatio Nelson defeat a French
- August 1 - Horatio Nelson defeats the French navy under Admiral Brueys at the Battle of the Nile (near Abu Qir): Nelson himself is wounded on the head. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson 1st Viscount Nelson 1st Duke of Bronté, KB (29 September 1758– 21 October 1805 was a British Vice-Admiral François-Paul Brueys d'Aigalliers, Comte de Brueys, ( February 12, 1753 &ndash August 1, 1798) was the French commander The Battle of the Nile or Aboukir Bay (August 1-2 1798 saw a British fleet under Rear-Admiral Horatio Nelson defeat a French Abū Qīr ( Arabic أبو قير (also Abukir or Aboukir) is a village on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt, 23 kilometers (14
- August 22 - French troops land at Kilcummin in County Mayo to assist Irish rebellion. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. The Irish Rebellion of 1798 (Éirí Amach 1798 Turn Oot 1798 or 1798 rebellion as it is known locally was an uprising in 1798 lasting several months against the
- September 10 - Conclusion of the Battle of St. George's Caye; off the coast of British Honduras (now Belize), a group of British nationals and African slaves defeat a force sent from Mexico to drive them out. Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. The Battle of St George's Caye was a short military engagement that lasted from September 3 to 10, 1798, fought off the coast of what is now Belize British Honduras was the former name of what is now the independent nation of Belize and was a British colony on the east coast of Central Belize (bəˈliːz formerly British Honduras, is a country in Central America.
- September 18 - Lyrical Ballads published anonymously by Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth. Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Lyrical Ballads with a Few Other Poems is a collection of poems by William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, first published in 1798 it is typically Samuel Taylor Coleridge ( 21 October 1772 &ndash 25 July 1834) was an English Poet, Critic and philosopher
Undated
- The first (anonymous) publication occurs of An Essay on the Principle of Population by Thomas Malthus. The book An Essay on the Principle of Population was first published anonymously in 1798 through J Thomas Robert Malthus FRS (13 February 1766 – 23 December 1834 was an English political economist and demographer who expressed views
- Franz Xaver, Baron Von Zach, Scientific Editor, Astronomer, begins editing journals about navigation and the geographic positions of cities. Baron Franz Xaver von Zach ( Franz Xaver Freiherr von Zach) ( June 4, 1754 &ndash September 2, 1832) was a Hungarian astronomer
- XYZ Affair in the U. The XYZ Affair was a 1798 diplomatic episode that worsened relations between France and the United States and led to the undeclared S. , followed by naval skirmishes but no war is declared.
- First mechanical music boxes are built.
- Alessandro Volta discovers electricity. Count Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta was a Lombard physicist known especially for the development of the first electric cell in
- The Afghans Army occupied Lahore in Punjab. The Demographics of Afghanistan are ethnically and linguistically mixed ( lahor is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and is the second largest city in Pakistan after Karachi. Punjab ( ਪੰਜਾਬ پنجاب, पंजाब پنجاب also Panjab (پنجاب meaning "Land of the Five Rivers") (c
- Timothy Dexter -writes autobiography A Pickle for the Knowing Ones or Plain Truth in a Homespun Dress. "Lord" Timothy Dexter ( January 22 1748 &ndash October 26 1806) as he was sometimes termed by admiring contemporaries was an
The
Battle of Vinegar Hill, part of the failed
Irish Rebellion of 1798.
The Battle of Vinegar Hill was an engagement on 21 June 1798 between forces of the British Crown and United Irishmen when over 10000 British soldiers launched The Irish Rebellion of 1798 (Éirí Amach 1798 Turn Oot 1798 or 1798 rebellion as it is known locally was an uprising in 1798 lasting several months against the
- Aarau becomes the temporary capital of the Helvetic Republic. Aarau is the capital of the northern Swiss canton of Aargau. The city is also the capital of the district of Aarau. In Swiss history, the Helvetic Republic ( 1798 &ndash 1803) represented an early attempt to impose a central authority over Switzerland,
- Alois Senefelder invents lithography. Johann Alois Senefelder ( 6 November 1771, Prague &ndash 26 February 1834, Munich) was an Austrian Actor Lithography is a method for Printing using a plate or stone with a completely smooth surface
- Eli Whitney contracts with the US Federal Government for 10,000 rifles, which he produces with interchangeable parts. The federal government of the United States is the central United States Governmental body established by the United States Constitution.
- Charles Brockden Brown publishes the first American Novel Wieland or The Transformation an American Tale. Charles Brockden Brown ( January 17, 1771 - February 22, 1810) an American novelist, Historian, and editor Wieland or The Transformation An American Tale is a Gothic novel by Charles Brockden Brown, first published in 1798
- First census in Brazil. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld 2 million blacks in a total population of 3. 25 million.
- The Ayrshire (Earl of Carrick's Own) Yeomanry, a British Yeomanry Cavalry Regiment, formed by The Earl of Cassillis at Culzean Castle, Ayrshire in 1794 is adopted onto the British Army list. The Ayrshire (Earl of Carrick's Own Yeomanry was a Regiment of the British Yeomanry and is now an armoured Squadron of the Queen's Own Yeomanry (QOY part of The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. Yeomanry is a designation used by a number of units or sub-units of the British Territorial Army, descended from volunteer Cavalry regiments The Cavalry (from French cavalerie) is the second oldest of the Combat Arms, and as Soldiers or Warriors who fought mounted on A regiment is a Military unit, composed of a variable number of Battalions – commanded by a Colonel. Marquess of Ailsa is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom created on 10 September 1831 for Archibald Kennedy 12th Earl of Cassillis. Culzean Castle (pronounced cull-ANE: see Yogh) is a Castle near Maybole, Carrick on the Ayrshire coast of Scotland Ayrshire (Siorrachd Inbhir Àir ʃir̴əxg̊ iɲiɾʲˈaːɾʲ is a Registration county, and former administrative county in south-west Scotland, Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces.
Ongoing events
- French Revolution (1789-1799 Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802)-Second Coalition/Egyptian Campaign. 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 A revolution (from the Latin revolutio, "a turnaround" is a fundamental change in power or organizational structures that takes place in a relatively 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 " Second Coalition " ( 1799 &ndash 1802) was the second attempt by other European powers to contain or eliminate Revolutionary
- May-October - Irish Rebellion of 1798. The Irish Rebellion of 1798 (Éirí Amach 1798 Turn Oot 1798 or 1798 rebellion as it is known locally was an uprising in 1798 lasting several months against the
Births
- January 14 - Johan Rudolf Thorbecke, Dutch politician (d. 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 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. ( January 14, 1798 – June 4, 1872) was one of the most important Dutch politicians 1872)
- January 17 - Auguste Comte, French sociologist (d. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Auguste Comte (full name Isidore Marie Auguste François Xavier Comte; 17 January 1798 – 5 September 1857 was a French thinker who is generally credited for having 1857)
- January 20 - Anson Jones, 5th and last President of the Republic of Texas (d. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Anson Jones ( January 20, 1798 &ndash January 9, 1858) was a doctor, Businessman, Congressman, and the last The Republic of Texas was formed in 1836 In the midst of the Texas Revolution, Texan settlers elected delegates to the Convention of 1836, which issued the 1858)
- March 13 - Abigail Fillmore, First Lady of the United States
- April 2 - August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben, German writer (d. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Abigail Powers Fillmore ( March 13, 1798 &ndash March 30, 1853) wife of Millard Fillmore, was First Lady of the United First Lady of the United States is the unofficial title of the hostess of the White House. Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of ( April 2, 1798 - January 19, 1874) who used as his pen name was a German Poet. 1874)
- April 26 - Eugène Delacroix, French painter (d. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix (26 April 1798 &ndash 13 August 1863 was a French Romantic artist regarded from the outset of his career as the leader of 1863)
- April 28 - Duncan Forbes, British linguist (d. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Duncan Forbes may refer to Duncan Forbes (linguist (1798–1868 Scottish linguist Duncan Forbes of Culloden (1644-1704 Scottish politician 1868)
- June 12 - William Abbot, English actor (d. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. William Abbot ( June 12, 1798 &ndash June 1, 1843) was an English Actor. 1843)
- June 14 - František Palacký, Czech historian and politician (d. Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the František Palacký (ˈfranciʃɛk ˈpalatski ( June 14, 1798 Hodslavice, Moravia, today Czech Republic – May 26, 1876)
- June 29 - Giacomo Leopardi, Italian writer (d. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Giacomo Taldegardo Francesco di Sales Saverio Pietro Leopardi Conte ( June 29, 1798 &ndash June 14, 1837) was an Italian Poet, 1837)
- October 2 - King Charles Albert of Sardinia (d. Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Biography He was born in Turin in 1798 to Charles Emmanuel of Savoy 6th Prince of Carignano and Albertina Maria Cristina of Saxony. 1849)
- December 24 - Adam Mickiewicz, Polish writer (d. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Adam Bernard Mickiewicz (pronounced ] in Belarusian, Адам Міцкевіч; in Lithuanian, Adomas Bernardas Mickevičius; December 1855)
- See also Category: 1798 births. Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year
Deaths
- February 25 - Louis-Jules Mancini-Mazarini, Duc de Nivernais, French diplomat and writer (b. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Louis-Jules Mancini-Mazarini duc de Nivernais ( December 16, 1716 &ndash February 25, 1798) French Diplomat and 1716)
- April 11 - Karl Wilhelm Ramler, German poet (b. Year 1716 ( MDCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Karl Wilhelm Ramler ( February 25, 1725 &ndash April 11, 1798) was a German Poet. 1725)
- April 29 - Nikolaus Poda von Neuhaus, German entomologist (b. Year 1725 ( MDCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Nikolaus Poda von Neuhaus ( 4 October, 1723 &ndash 29 April, 1798) was an Austrian Entomologist born in Vienna 1723)
- May 19 - William Byron, 5th Baron Byron, English dueler (b. Year 1723 ( MDCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and William Byron 5th Baron Byron, ( November 5, 1722 – May 19, 1798) also known as "the Wicked Lord" and "the Devil Byron" 1722)
- June 4 - Giacomo Casanova, Italian adventurer and writer (b. Year 1722 ( MDCCXXII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. 1725)
- June 21 - John Kelly of Killanne, Irish republican
- June 25 - Thomas Sandby, English cartographer and architect (b. Year 1725 ( MDCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. John Kelly (Kelly of Killanne) (died 21 June 1798) was a United Irish leader who fought in the Irish Rebellion of 1798. Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Thomas Sandby (1721 – 25 June 1798) was an English cartographer who later became an Architect and teacher 1721)
- July 17 - Henry Joy McCracken, Irish republican
- July 21 - François Sebastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Count of Clerfayt, Austrian field marshal (b. Year 1721 ( MDCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Henry Joy McCracken ( 31 August, 1767 &ndash 17 July, 1798) was a Cotton manufacturer and Industrialist, Presbyterian Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World François Sebastien Charles Joseph de Croix Count of Clerfayt, ( 14 October 1733 &ndash 21 July 1798) Austrian field marshal was 1733)
- August 1 - François-Paul Brueys D'Aigalliers, French admiral (killed in battle) (b. Year 1733 ( MDCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Vice-Admiral François-Paul Brueys d'Aigalliers, Comte de Brueys, ( February 12, 1753 &ndash August 1, 1798) was the French commander 1753)
- August 21 - James Wilson, American politician (b. Year 1753 ( MDCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. James Wilson ( September 14, 1742 August 21, 1798) was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, twice elected to the Continental 1742)
- August 24 - Thomas Alcock, English clergyman (b. Year 1742 ( MDCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Thomas Alcock (1709– 24 August 1798) was a clergyman in the Church of England, a pluralist and an author 1709)
- September 21 - George Read, American lawyer and signer of the Declaration of Independence (b. Year 1709 ( MDCCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. George Read ( September 18 1733 September 21 1798) was an American Lawyer and Politician from New Castle The United States Declaration of Independence is a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4 1776 announcing that the thirteen American colonies then 1733)
- November 19 - Theobald Wolfe Tone, Irish republican (b. Year 1733 ( MDCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Theobald Wolfe Tone, commonly known as Wolfe Tone ( 20 June, 1763 – 19 November, 1798) was a leading figure in the United 1737)
- December 4 - Luigi Galvani, Italian physicist (b. Year 1737 ( MDCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Luigi Galvani was an Italian Physician and Physicist who lived and died in Bologna. 1763)
- See also Category: 1798 deaths. Year 1763 ( MDCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a
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