What Happened In February 1799 In History

Famous Birthdays on February in 1799

• 4th » Almeida Garrett, Portuguese journalist and author (d. 1854)
• 6th » Imre Frivaldszky, Hungarian botanist and entomologist (d. 1870)
• 11th » Basil Moreau, French priest, founded the Congregation of Holy Cross (d. 1873)
• 14th » Walenty Wańkowicz, Polish painter (d. 1842)
• 26th » Émile Clapeyron, French physicist and engineer (d. 1864)

Famous Deaths for February 1799

• 4th » Étienne-Louis Boullée, French architect (b. 1728)
• 7th » Qianlong Emperor of China (b. 1711)
• 12th » Lazzaro Spallanzani, Italian biologist (b. 1729)
• 19th » Jean-Charles de Borda, French mathematician, physicist, and sailor (b. 1733)
• 22nd » Heshen, Chinese politician (b. 1750)
• 24th » Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, German physicist (b. 1742)

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