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1736 In France
Events from the year 1736 in France. Incumbents *Monarch: Louis XV Events * * * May 26 – Battle of Ackia: Great Britain, British and Chickasaw Native Americans defeat France, French troops. * June 19 – French Academy of Sciences expedition led by Pierre Louis Maupertuis, with Anders Celsius, begins work on measuring a meridian arc in Meänmaa of Finland. Births * February 19 – Simon Charles Miger, engraver (d. 1828 in France, 1828) * March 21 – Claude Nicolas Ledoux, neoclassical architect (d. 1806 in France, 1806) * June 14 – Charles-Augustin de Coulomb, physicist (d. 1806) * June 22 – Auguste-Louis de Rossel de Cercy, painter primarily of naval scenes (d. 1804 in France, 1804) * August 26 – Jean-Baptiste L. Romé de l'Isle, geologist (d. 1790 in France, 1790) * September 15 – Jean Sylvain Bailly, astronomer (d. 1793 in France, 1793) * November 30 – Jean-Jacques de Boissieu, painter and etcher (d. 1810 in France, 1810) * Honoré Blanc, gunsmith (d. 1801 in Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its Metropolitan France, metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Due to its several coastal territories, France has the largest exclusive economic zone in the world. France borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Andorra, and Spain in continental Europe, as well as the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, Suriname, and Brazil in the Americas via its overseas territories in French Guiana and Saint Martin (island), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claude Nicolas Ledoux
Claude-Nicolas Ledoux (21 March 1736 – 18 November 1806) was one of the earliest exponents of French Neoclassical architecture. He used his knowledge of architectural theory to design not only domestic architecture but also town planning; as a consequence of his visionary plan for the Ideal City of Chaux, he became known as a utopian. His greatest works were funded by the French monarchy and came to be perceived as symbols of the Ancien Régime rather than Utopia. The French Revolution hampered his career; much of his work was destroyed in the nineteenth century. In 1804, he published a collection of his designs under the title ''L'Architecture considérée sous le rapport de l'art, des mœurs et de la législation'' (Architecture considered in relation to art, morals, and legislation). In this book he took the opportunity of revising his earlier designs, making them more rigorously neoclassical and up to date. This revision has distorted an accurate assessment of his role in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
November 30
Events Pre-1600 * 978 – Franco-German war of 978–980: Holy Roman Emperor Otto II lifts the siege of Paris and withdraws. 1601–1900 * 1707 – Queen Anne's War: The second Siege of Pensacola comes to end with the failure of the British Empire and their Creek allies to capture Pensacola, Spanish Florida. * 1718 – Great Northern War: King Charles XII of Sweden dies during a siege of the fortress of Fredriksten in Norway. * 1782 – American Revolutionary War: Treaty of Paris: In Paris, representatives from the United States and Great Britain sign preliminary peace articles (later formalized as the 1783 Treaty of Paris). * 1786 – The Grand Duchy of Tuscany, under Pietro Leopoldo I, becomes the first modern state to abolish the death penalty (later commemorated as Cities for Life Day). * 1803 – The Balmis Expedition starts in Spain with the aim of vaccinating millions against smallpox in Spanish America and Philippines. * 1803 – In N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1793 In France
Events from the year 1793 in France. Incumbents *The National Convention *The Committee of Public Safety (de facto from 6 April) Events January to June *21 January – French Revolution: After being found guilty of treason by the French National Convention, ''Citizen Capet'', Louis XVI of France, is guillotined in Paris. *1 February – French Revolutionary Wars: The French First Republic declares war on Great Britain, the Dutch Republic and (soon afterwards) Spain. *11 February – French expedition to Sardinia (''Expédition de Sardaigne''): A French fleet under admiral Laurent Truguet debarks troops near Cagliari in Sardinia. *22 February – French expedition to Sardinia: A small French and Corsican force briefly occupies the small Sardinian island of La Maddalena, then withdraws to Corsica. 23-year-old lieutenant Napoleon Buonaparte is second-in-command. *6 April – French Revolutionary Wars: The Committee of Public Safety is established in France, with Georges Danto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Sylvain Bailly
Jean Sylvain Bailly (; 15 September 1736 – 12 November 1793) was a French astronomer, mathematician, freemason, and political leader of the early part of the French Revolution. He presided over the Tennis Court Oath, served as the mayor of Paris from 1789 to 1791, and was ultimately guillotined during the Reign of Terror. Scientific career Born in Paris, Bailly was the son of Jacques Bailly, an artist and supervisor of the Louvre, and the grandson of Nicholas Bailly, also an artist and court painter. As a child he originally intended to follow in his family's footsteps and pursue a career in the arts. He became deeply attracted to science, however, particularly astronomy, by the influence of Nicolas de Lacaille. An excellent student with a "particularly retentive memory and inexhaustible patience",Stephens, p. 51. he calculated an orbit for the next appearance of Halley's Comet (in 1759), and correctly reduced Lacaille's observations of 515 stars. He participated in the constru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
September 15
Events Pre-1600 * 994 – Major Fatimid victory over the Byzantine Empire at the Battle of the Orontes. *1440 – Gilles de Rais, one of the earliest known serial killers, is taken into custody upon an accusation brought against him by Jean de Malestroit, Bishop of Nantes. *1530 – Appearance of the miraculous portrait of ''Saint Dominic in Soriano'' in Soriano Calabro, Calabria, Italy; commemorated as a feast day by the Roman Catholic Church 1644–1912. *1556 – Departing from Vlissingen, ex-Holy Roman Emperor Charles V returns to Spain. 1601–1900 * 1762 – Seven Years' War: Battle of Signal Hill. *1776 – American Revolutionary War: British forces land at Kip's Bay during the New York Campaign. *1789 – The United States "Department of Foreign Affairs", established by law in July, is renamed the Department of State and given a variety of domestic duties. * 1794 – French Revolutionary Wars: Arthur Wellesley (later Duke of Wellington) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1790 In France
Events from the year 1790 in France. Incumbents *Monarch: Louis XVI Events *4 February - Louis XVI declares to the National Assembly (French Revolution), National Assembly that he will maintain the constitutional laws. *4 March - France is divided into 83 départements, which cut across the former provinces, in an attempt to dislodge regional loyalties based on noble ownership of land. *July - Louis XVI accepts a constitutional monarchy. *12 July - The Civil Constitution of the Clergy law is passed. *14 July - The Fête de la Fédération is held. *31 August - Nancy affair. *4 September - Résignation of Jacques Necker. *24 October - Tricolour (flag), Tricolour adopted as the flag of France by the Constituent Assembly. *24 November - The Constituent Assembly passes a law requiring all Roman Catholic priests to swear an oath of acceptance of the new Constitution. Births *6 March - Jacques Arago *1 April - Auguste Couder *9 June - Abel-François Villemain *29 July - Nicolas Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Baptiste L
Jean-Baptiste is a male French name, originating with Saint John the Baptist, and sometimes shortened to Baptiste. The name may refer to any of the following: Persons * Charles XIV John of Sweden, born Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte, was King of Sweden and King of Norway * Charles-Jean-Baptiste Bouc, businessman and political figure in Lower Canada * Felix-Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Nève, orientalist and philologist * Gui-Jean-Baptiste Target, French lawyer and politician * Hippolyte Jean-Baptiste Garneray, French painter * Jean-Baptiste (songwriter), American music record producer, singer-songwriter * Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr, French critic, journalist, and novelist * Jean-Baptiste Bagaza, chairman of Supreme Revolutionary Council in Burundi until 1976 and president of Burundi (1976-1987) * Jean-Baptiste Baudry, son of Guillaume Baudry, Canadian gunsmith bevear goldsmith * Jean-Baptiste Benoît Eyriès, French geographer, author and translator * Jean-Baptiste Bessières, duke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
August 26
Events Pre-1600 * 683 – Yazid I's army kills 11,000 people of Medina including notable Sahabas in Battle of al-Harrah. *1071 – The Seljuq Turks defeat the Byzantine army at the Battle of Manzikert, and soon gain control of most of Anatolia. *1278 – Ladislaus IV of Hungary and Rudolf I of Germany defeat Ottokar II of Bohemia in the Battle on the Marchfeld near Dürnkrut in (then) Moravia. *1303 – Chittorgarh falls to the Delhi Sultanate. * 1346 – At the Battle of Crécy, an English army easily defeats a French one twice its size. *1444 – Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs: A vastly outnumbered force of Swiss Confederates is defeated by the Dauphin Louis (future Louis XI of France) and his army of 'Armagnacs' near Basel. * 1542 – Francisco de Orellana crosses South America from Guayaquil on the Pacific coast to the mouth of the Amazon River on the Atlantic coast. 1601–1900 *1642 – Dutch–Portuguese War: Second Battle of San Salvad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1804 In France
Events from the year 1804 in France Incumbents * French Consulate (until 18 May) then Napoleon I Events * 21 March – The Napoleonic Code entered into force, forbidding privileges based on birth, allowing freedom of religion, and specifying that government jobs should go to the most qualified * 14 May – Napoleon Bonaparte was given the title of Emperor by the French Senate. * 18 May – First French Empire established. * 2–3 October – Raid on Boulogne * November – Constitutional referendum concerning the establishment of the French Empire * 2 December – Coronation of Napoleon I Births * 3 October – Allan Kardec, writer (died 1869) * 19 October – Francisque Joseph Duret, sculptor (died 1865) * 24 December – Édouard Chassaignac, surgeon (died 1879) Deaths * 28 February – Marie Louise Marcadet, opera singer and actress (born 1758 in Sweden) * 20 September – Pierre Méchain, astronomer (born 1744) * 2 October &n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auguste-Louis De Rossel De Cercy
Auguste-Louis de Rossel de Cercy (22 June 1736 – 27 February 1804) was a French Navy officer and painter of the 18th century. He especially painted naval scenes. Biography Cercy was born in Dompierre-sur-Mer in 1736 from an aristocratic family. He joined the French Navy as a Garde-Marine in 1751 in Rochefort. In 1752, he was appointed to French frigate Friponne (1747), ''Friponne''. In 1754, he transferred on the 50-gun French ship Aigle (1750), ''Aigle'', and the year after on the 64-gun French ship Inflexible (1755), ''Inflexible''. In 1756, he served first on the frigate ''Aquilon'', and then on the 80-gun French ship Duc de Bourgogne (1751), ''Duc de Bourgogne'', and the year after on the 64-gun French ship Saint Michel (1741), ''Saint Michel''. From 1759, Cercy served on the frigates ''Aragon'', ''Sardaigne'' and ''Oiseau'', before transferred to the ship French ship Content (1747), ''Content''. In 1765, Cercy was promoted to naval lieutenant, Lieutenant. The year af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
June 22
Events Pre-1600 * 217 BC – Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV Philopator of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. * 168 BC – Battle of Pydna: Romans under Lucius Aemilius Paullus defeat Macedonian King Perseus who surrenders after the battle, ending the Third Macedonian War. * 813 – Battle of Versinikia: The Bulgars led by Krum defeat the Byzantine army near Edirne. Emperor Michael I is forced to abdicate in favor of Leo V the Armenian. * 910 – The Hungarians defeat the East Frankish army near the Rednitz River, killing its leader Gebhard, Duke of Lotharingia (Lorraine). * 1527 – Fatahillah expels Portuguese forces from Sunda Kelapa, now regarded as the foundation of Jakarta. *1593 – Battle of Sisak: Allied Christian troops defeat the Ottomans. 1601–1900 * 1633 – The Holy Office in Rome forces Galileo Galilei to recant his view that the Sun, not the Earth, is the center of the Universe in the form he presented ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
