Explore 567 historical events from 1790–1799.
Ignaz Alois Anton von Indermauer zu Strelburg und Freifeld was an Austrian nobleman from Tyrol who served as the Landvögte and Kreishauptmann of Vorarlberg from 1791 until his deat…
Ignaz Anton von Indermauer, Austrian nobleman and government official (born 1759)
John McKinly was an American physician and politician from Wilmington, Delaware. He was a veteran of the French and Indian War, served in the Delaware General Assembly, was the fir…
John McKinly, American physician and politician, first Governor of Delaware (born 1721)
François Séverin Marceau-Desgraviers was a French general of the Revolutionary Wars.
François Séverin Marceau-Desgraviers, French general (born 1769)
Thomas Reid was a Scottish philosopher best known for his philosophical method, his theory of perception, and its wide implications on epistemology, and as the developer and defend…
Thomas Reid, Scottish mathematician and philosopher (born 1710)
William Bradford Whiting was an American politician. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Whiting moved to Canaan, New York, in 1765. During the American Revolutionary War, he served as …
William B. Whiting, New York politician (born 1731)
Victor Amadeus III was King of Sardinia and ruler of the Savoyard states from 20 February 1773 to his death in 1796. Although he was politically conservative, he carried out numero…
Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia (born 1726)
Armand-Michel Bacharetie de Beaupuy was a French soldier. He rose in rank to command an infantry division during the Wars of the French Revolution. He was killed at the Battle of E…
Michel de Beaupuy, French general (born 1755)
Tennessee, officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, No…
Tennessee was admitted as the 16th state of the United States
The French Revolutionary Wars were a series of sweeping military conflicts resulting from the French Revolution that lasted from 1792 until 1802. They pitted France against Great B…
French Revolutionary Wars: Commanded by Napoleon Bonaparte (depicted), the French Army of Italy decisively defeated…
The French Revolutionary Wars were a series of sweeping military conflicts resulting from the French Revolution that lasted from 1792 until 1802. They pitted France against Great B…
French Revolutionary Wars: The French defeated Austrian forces in Bassano, Venetia, Italy.
The French Revolutionary Wars were a series of sweeping military conflicts resulting from the French Revolution that lasted from 1792 until 1802. They pitted France against Great B…
French Revolutionary Wars: A naval engagement between French and British fleets off the coast of Sumatra ended…
The French Revolutionary Wars were a series of sweeping military conflicts resulting from the French Revolution that lasted from 1792 until 1802. They pitted France against Great B…
French Revolutionary Wars: Led by Napoleon, French forces defeated the Austrians at the Battle of Bassano in Veneto,…
The War of the First Coalition was a set of wars between a coalition of several European powers and France fought between 1792 and 1797. The coalition was only loosely allied and f…
War of the First Coalition: General Franz Petrasch's Austrian and Imperial troops stormed the French-held bridgehead…
The War of the First Coalition was a set of wars between a coalition of several European powers and France fought from 1792 to 1797. The coalition was only loosely allied and fough…
War of the First Coalition: The Battle of Schliengen was fought between the French and Austrian armies, who both…
Swellendam is the third oldest town in South Africa, a town with 17,537 inhabitants situated in the Western Cape province. The town has over 50 provincial heritage sites, most of t…
The burghers of Swellendam expel the Dutch East India Company magistrate and declare a republic
Pinckney's Treaty, also known as the Treaty of San Lorenzo or the Treaty of Madrid, was signed on October 27, 1795, by the United States and Spain.
The United States and Spain sign the Treaty of Madrid, which establishes the boundaries between Spanish colonies and…
Gérard Paul Deshayes was a French geologist and conchologist.
Gérard Paul Deshayes, French geologist and chronologist (died 1875)
Johns Hopkins was an American merchant, investor, and philanthropist best known for funding the establishment of Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins Hospital, which have sin…
Johns Hopkins, American businessman and philanthropist (died 1873)
The French Revolution was a period of political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789 and ended with the Coup of 18 Brumaire on 9 November 1799.…
French Revolution: The Revolutionary Tribunal is suppressed
The French Revolutionary Wars were a series of sweeping military conflicts resulting from the French Revolution that lasted from 1792 until 1802. They pitted France against Great B…
French Revolutionary Wars: In what became known as Cornwallis's Retreat, a British Royal Navy squadron led by Vice Admir
Pedro Bernardino María de Anaya y Álvarez was a Mexican soldier who served twice as interim president of Mexico during the Mexican-American War. Inbetween presidencies, he directly…
Pedro María de Anaya, Mexican soldier
James Braid was a Scottish surgeon, natural philosopher, and "gentleman scientist". He was a significant innovator in the treatment of clubfoot, spinal curvature, knock-knees, ban…
James Braid, Scottish-English surgeon (died 1860)
Ernst Heinrich Weber was a German physician who is considered one of the founders of experimental psychology.
Ernst Heinrich Weber, German physician and psychologist (died 1878)
James Swan was an early American patriot and financier based in Boston in the 18th and 19th centuries. He was a member of the Sons of Liberty and participated in the Boston Tea Par…
Financier James Swan pays off the $2,024,899 US national debt that had been accrued during the American Revolution.