19th January » The Batavian Republic is proclaimed in the Netherlands bringing to an end the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands.
7th February » The Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution known as 11th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratification or ratified.
28th March » Partitions of Poland: The Duchy of Courland and Semigallia, a northern Fiefdom or fief of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, ceases to exist and becomes part of Imperial Russia.
31st May » French Revolution: the Revolutionary Tribunal is suppressed.
17th June » The burghers of Swellendam expel the Dutch East India Company magistrate and declare a republic.
25th July » The first stone of the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct is laid.
31st August » War of the First Coalition: The British Capture of Trincomalee (1795) or capture Trincomalee (present-day Sri Lanka) from the Dutch in order to keep it out of French hands.
1st October » Belgium is History of Belgium French control known as conquered by France.
4th October » Napoleon or Napoleon Bonaparte first rises to national prominence with a "Whiff of Grapeshot", using cannon to suppress armed counter-revolutionary rioters threatening the French Legislature (National Convention).
24th October » Partitions of Poland: The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth is completely divided among Austria, Prussia, and Russia.
26th October » The French Directory, a five-man revolutionary government, is created.
27th October » The United States and Spain sign the Treaty of Madrid (1795) e.g Treaty of Madrid, which establishes the boundaries between Spanish colonization of the Americas known as Spanish colonies and the U.S.
25th November » Partitions of Poland: Stanislaus II Augustus Poniatowski of Poland Stanislaus August Poniatowski, the last List of Polish rulers king of independent Poland, is forced to abdication abdicate and is exiled to Russia.
28th December » Construction of Yonge Street, formerly recognized as the longest street in the world, begins in York, Upper Canada (present-day Toronto named Toronto, Ontario, Canada).
Famous Birthdays in 1795
6th January » Anselme Payen, French chemist (d. 1871)
15th January » Alexandr Griboyedov, Russian playwright (d. 1829)
27th January » Eli Whitney Blake, American engineer, invented the Mortise lock (d. 1886)
3rd February » Antonio José de Sucre, Venezuelan politician, 2nd President of Bolivia (d. 1830)
5th February » Wilhelm Karl Ritter von Haidinger, Austrian mineralogist, geologist, and physicist (d. 1871)
10th February » Ary Scheffer, French painter (d. 1858)
27th February » José Antonio Navarro, American politician (d. 1871)
12th March » William Lyon Mackenzie, Scottish-Canadian journalist and politician, 1st Mayor of Toronto (d. 1861)
28th March » Georg Heinrich Pertz, German historian (d. 1876)
13th May » Gérard Paul Deshayes, French geologist and chronologist (d. 1875)
19th May » Johns Hopkins, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1873)
23rd May » Charles Barry, English architect, designed the Upper Brook Street Chapel, Manchester called Upper Brook Street Chapel and Halifax Town Hall (d. 1860)
12th June » John Marston (sailor) known as John Marston, American sailor (d. 1885)
19th June » James Braid (surgeon) known as James Braid, Scottish surgeon (d. 1860)
24th June » Ernst Heinrich Weber, German physician and psychologist (d. 1878)
1st September » James Gordon Bennett, Sr., American publisher, founded the 'New York Herald' (d. 1872)
6th September » Frances Wright, Scottish-American author and activist (d. 1852)
7th September » John William Polidori, English physician and author (d.1821)
5th October » Alexander Keith (Canadian politician) known as Alexander Keith, Scottish-Canadian brewer and politician, 13th Mayor of Halifax (d. 1873)
16th October » William Buell Sprague, American clergyman and author (d. 1876)
26th October » Nikolaos Mantzaros, Greek composer (d. 1872)
31st October » John Keats, English-Italian poet (d. 1821)
2nd November » James K. Polk, American lawyer and politician, 11th President of the United States (d. 1849)
12th November » Thaddeus William Harris, American entomologist and botanist (d. 1856)
4th December » Thomas Carlyle, Scottish-English historian, philosopher, and academic (d. 1881)
8th December » Peter Andreas Hansen, Danish astronomer and mathematician (d. 1874)
21st December » John Russell (parson) or John Russell, English hunter and dog breeder (d. 1883)
21st December » Leopold von Ranke, German historian, author, and academic (d. 1886)
Famous Deaths in History for 1795
3rd January » Josiah Wedgwood, English potter, founder of the Wedgwood known as Wedgwood Company (b. 1730)
21st January » Samuel Wallis, English navigator (b. 1728)
26th January » Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, German composer (b. 1732)
11th February » Carl Michael Bellman, Swedish poet and composer (b. 1740)
27th February » Tanikaze Kajinosuke, Japanese sumo wrestler (b. 1750)
4th March » John Collins (Continental Congress) named John Collins, American politician, 3rd List of Governors of Rhode Island called Governor of Rhode Island (b. 1717)
21st March » Giovanni Arduino (geologist) known as Giovanni Arduino, Italian geologist (b. 1714)
12th April » Johann Kaspar Basselet von La Rosée, Bavarian general (b. 1710)
30th April » Jean-Jacques Barthélemy, French numismatist (b. 1716)
18th May » Robert Rogers (soldier) named Robert Rogers, American colonial frontiersman (b. 1731)
19th May » Josiah Bartlett, American physician and politician, 4th Governor of New Hampshire (b. 1729)
19th May » James Boswell, Scottish-English lawyer and author (b. 1740)
22nd May » Ewald Friedrich von Hertzberg, Prussian politician, List of foreign ministers of Prussia e.g Foreign Minister of Prussia (b. 1725)
1st June » Pierre-Joseph Desault, French anatomist and surgeon (b. 1744)
26th June » Johannes Jährig, German linguist (b. 1747)
3rd July » Louis-Georges de Bréquigny, French scholar (b. 1714)
3rd July » Antonio de Ulloa, Spanish general, astronomer, and politician, 1st List of colonial governors of Louisiana e.g Colonial Governor of Louisiana (b. 1716)
9th July » Henry Seymour Conway, English general and politician, Secretary of State for the Northern Department (b. 1721)
1st August » Clas Bjerkander, Swedish meteorologist, botanist, and entomologist (b. 1735)
4th August » Timothy Ruggles, American lawyer, jurist, and politician (b. 1711)
31st August » François-André Danican Philidor, French-English chess player (b. 1726)
8th October » Andrew Kippis, English clergyman and author (b. 1725)
10th October » Francesco Antonio Zaccaria, Italian historian and theologian (b. 1714)
15th November » Charles-Amédée-Philippe van Loo, French painter (b. 1719)
23rd December » Henry Clinton (American War of Independence) known as Henry Clinton, English general and politician (b. 1730)
28th December » Eugenio Espejo, Ecuadorian physician and lawyer (b. 1747)