1799 in Great Britain
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Events from the year 1799 in the Kingdom of Great Britain.
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[edit] Events
- 9 January - Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger introduces an income tax of two shillings to the pound[1] to raise funds for Great Britain's war effort in the Napoleonic Wars.
- 27 August - British and Russian expedition to the Batavian Republic (now the Netherlands).
- 30 August - British forces under Sir Ralph Abercromby and Admiral Sir Charles Mitchell capture the entire Dutch fleet.
- 9 October - Sinking of HMS Lutine, a famous treasure wreck.
- 18 October - Capitulation of Anglo-Russian expedition forces in Holland.
[edit] Births
- 29 March - Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, Prime Minister (d. 1869)
- 17 April - Eliza Acton, cookery writer (d. 1859)
- 13 May - Catherine Gore, author (d. 1861)
- 21 May - Mary Anning, paleontologist (d. 1847)
- 8 September - James Bowman Lindsay, inventor (d. 1862)
- 30 December - David Douglas, botanist (d. 1834)
- James Townsend Saward, barrister and forger (date of death unknown)
[edit] Deaths
- 26 January - Gabriel Christie, general (b. 1722)
- 26 May - James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, judge (b. 1714)
- 4 August - John Bacon, sculptor (b. 1740)
- 5 August - Richard Howe, admiral (b. 1726)
- 6 October - William Withering, physician (b. 1741)
[edit] References
- ^ (2006) Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. ISBN 0-141-02715-0.
