Education
Enters the College of Autun
Historical events in 1779
46 historical records
January 17791 historical events
February 17792 historical events
Death of James Cook
Stabbed to death by the natives of Kealakekua Bay in the Hawaiian Islands
League of Armed Neutrality
Announces there should be free trade for all neutral vessels
March 17793 historical events
Birth of William Lamb
Birth of William Lamb, son of the 1st Lord Melbourne
Treaty of France
Frankin meets Louis XVI to confirm the French-American Treaty
Treaty of France
Frankin meets Louis XVI to confirm the French-American Treaty
May 177911 historical events
Rule of Ansbach
Under the Treaty of Teschen Austria recognizes the Prussian claims to the Franconian margraviates of Ansbach and Bayreuth, ruled Margrave Christian Alexander from the House of Hohenzollern
Rule of Bavaria
Under the Treaty of Teschen Maria Theresa returns Lower Bavaria to Charles Theodore but keeps the so-called Innviertel, a 2,200-square-kilometer strip of land in the basin of the Inn River
Rule of Bayreuth
Under the Treaty of Teschen Austria recognizes the Prussian claims to the Franconian margraviates of Ansbach and Bayreuth, ruled Margrave Christian Alexander from the House of Hohenzollern
Treaty of Teschen
Under the Treaty of Teschen Austria recognizes the Prussian claims to the Franconian margraviates of Ansbach and Bayreuth, ruled Margrave Christian Alexander from the House of Hohenzollern
Treaty of Teschen
Under the Treaty of Teschen Maria Theresa returns Lower Bavaria to Charles Theodore but keeps the so-called Innviertel, a 2,200-square-kilometer strip of land in the basin of the Inn River
Rule of Bavaria
Under the Treaty of Teschen Maria Theresa returns Lower Bavaria to Charles Theodore but keeps the so-called Innviertel, a 2,200-square-kilometer strip of land in the basin of the Inn River
Rule of Innviertel
Under the Treaty of Teschen Maria Theresa returns Lower Bavaria to Charles Theodore but keeps the so-called Innviertel, a 2,200-square-kilometer strip of land in the basin of the Inn River
Treaty of Teschen
Under the Treaty of Teschen Maria Theresa returns Lower Bavaria to Charles Theodore but keeps the so-called Innviertel, a 2,200-square-kilometer strip of land in the basin of the Inn River
Rule of Ansbach
Under the Treaty of Teschen Austria recognizes the Prussian claims to the Franconian margraviates of Ansbach and Bayreuth, ruled Margrave Christian Alexander from the House of Hohenzollern
Rule of Bayreuth
Under the Treaty of Teschen Austria recognizes the Prussian claims to the Franconian margraviates of Ansbach and Bayreuth, ruled Margrave Christian Alexander from the House of Hohenzollern
Treaty of Teschen
Under the Treaty of Teschen Austria recognizes the Prussian claims to the Franconian margraviates of Ansbach and Bayreuth, ruled Margrave Christian Alexander from the House of Hohenzollern
June 17791 historical events
Post Captain
Is promoted post captain at a young age.
July 17791 historical events
Capture of Stony Point
Recaptures Stony Point, New Jersey
August 17791 historical events
Capture of Paulus Hook
Drives the British from their last major garrison in New Jersey
December 17792 historical events
President of USA
Appointed President of the Continental Congress
President of Continental Congress
Appointed President of the Continental Congress
Salzburg Court
Returns to Salzburg as court organist.
Sane Supervises Frigate Building At Saint Malo
He went to Saint Malo to direct construction of a frigate of the French Navy. The episode highlights the role of specialist training in naval modernisation.
Battle of Dominica
Joins the fleet of Count dEstaing in the Caribbean and distinguished himself in the battles of Dominica and Saint Lucia
Battle of Saint Lucia
Joins the fleet of Count dEstaing in the Caribbean and distinguished himself in the battles of Dominica and Saint Lucia
Education
Begins military studies at the Ecole de Brienne
Election
Recognized as Palatinate by Charles Zweibrucked after the War of Bavarian Succession
Begins Royal Academy Studies
Blake enrolled as a student at the Royal Academy, while continuing to develop his independent visual imagination.
God Moves in Mysterious Way
Cowper's hymn God Moves in a Mysterious Way appeared in Olney Hymns, expressing faith amid suffering.
O For Closer Walk with God
Cowper's hymn O for a Closer Walk with God appeared in the Olney Hymns collection.
Olney Hymns Collection Published
Olney Hymns appeared with contributions from Cowper and John Newton, bringing Cowper's devotional poetry to readers.
There Is a Fountain Published
The hymn There Is a Fountain Filled with Blood was included among Cowper's contributions to Olney Hymns.
Spinning Mule
Crompton develops the spinning mule, combining features of earlier spinning machines.
Lord President
Appointed Lord President of the Council
Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion Published
Hume's Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion appeared posthumously, presenting a dialogue on arguments for divine existence.
Silas Deane Controversy
Paine became involved in a public controversy over diplomat Silas Deane and lost his congressional secretarial position.
Industrial Revolution
Samuel Cromptons Spinning Mule, introduced in 1779, was a combination of the spinning jenny and the water frame in which the spindles were placed on a carriage, which went through an operational sequence during which the rollers.
Industrial Revolution
stopped while the carriage moved away from the drawing roller to finish drawing out the fibres as the spindles started rotating, Cromptons mule was able to produce finer thread than hand spinning and at a lower cost.
Invention of Spinning Mule
Invents the spinning mule, a combination of the ideas of Cartwright & Hargreaves
HMS Hinchinbrook
Commands HMS Hinchinbrook on the Jamaica station.
Commander in Chief
Appointed Commander in Chief, Neopolitan Navy
Reballion of Rebels in Bengal
Breaks up the coalition between Haidar Ali, the Marathas & the Nizam
Death of Ismail III
Death of Ismail III
Discovery of Photosynthesis
Discovers photosynthesis by green plants in sunlight
League of Armed Neutrality
Russia, Denmark, Sweden & Norway form an alliance to defend neutral shipping rights