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Historical Events in March 1799

  • Mar 2 Congress standardizes US weights & measures
  • Mar 7 The Royal Institution of Great Britain founded; dedicated to scientific research and education.

Siege of Jaffa

Mar 8 Napoleon Bonaparte's forces capture the city of Jaffa from the Ottoman Empire in Palestine, after a 5 day siege

  • Mar 12 Austria declares war on France

Die Schöpfung

Mar 19 Joseph Haydn's oratorio "The Creation" ("Die Schöpfung") first public performance premieres at the Burgtheater in Vienna, Austria

  • Mar 29 New York passes gradual abolition law saying children of enslaved mothers are born free but still owe free service to masters until they are 25 if female and 28 if male