What Happened In December 1799 In History

Historical Events for December, 1799

• 3rd » War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Wiesloch (1799) Battle of Wiesloch Austrian monarchy Austrian Lieutenant Field Marshal Anton Count Sztáray de Nagy-Mihaly Sztáray de Nagy-Mihaly defeats the First French Empire French at Wiesloch.
• 10th » France adopts the metre as its official unit of length.

Famous Birthdays on December in 1799

• 12th » Karl Bryullov, Russian painter (d. 1852)

Famous Deaths for December 1799

• 14th » George Washington, American general and politician, 1st President of the United States (b. 1732)
• 18th » Jean-Étienne Montucla, French mathematician and historian (b. 1725)
• 21st » Philip Affleck, English admiral (b. 1726)
• 31st » Jean-François Marmontel, French historian and author (b. 1723)

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