John Milton Bernhisel, American physician and politician (d. 1881)
John Milton Bernhisel (born John Martin Bernheisel) (June 23, 1799 – September 28, 1881) was an American physician, politician, and early member of the Latter Day Saint movement. He was a close friend and companion to both Joseph Smith and Brigham Young. Bernhisel was the original delegate of the Utah Territory in the United States House of Representatives (1851–59, 1861–63) and acted as a member of the Council of Fifty of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
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William Pitt the Younger
British Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger introduces an income tax of two shillings to the pound to raise funds for Great Britain's war effort in the Napoleonic Wars. - 4May
Battle of Seringapatam
Fourth Anglo-Mysore War: The Battle of Seringapatam: The siege of Seringapatam ends when the city is invaded and Tipu Sultan killed by the besieging British army, under the command of General George Harris. - 27May
Battle of Winterthur (1799)
War of the Second Coalition: Austrian forces defeat the French at Winterthur, Switzerland. - 25Jul
Battle of Abukir (1799)
At Abu Qir in Egypt, Napoleon I of France defeats 10,000 Ottomans under Mustafa Pasha. - 19Sep
Battle of Bergen (1799)
French Revolutionary Wars: French-Dutch victory against the Russians and British in the Battle of Bergen.