What Happened In July 1799 In History

Historical Events for July, 1799

• 12th » Ranjit Singh conquers Lahore and becomes Maharaja of the Punjab (Sikh Empire).
• 20th » Tekle Giyorgis I of Ethiopia named Tekle Giyorgis I begins his first of five reigns as Emperor of Ethiopia.
• 25th » At Abu Qir in Egypt, Napoleon I of France Battle of Abukir (1799) called defeats 10,000 Ottoman Empire or Ottomans under Mustafa Pasha.

Famous Birthdays on July in 1799

• 4th » Oscar I of Sweden (d. 1859)
• 15th » Reuben Chapman, American lawyer and politician, 13th Governor of Alabama (d. 1882)

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