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Nicholas Repnin
1801May, 12

Nicholas Repnin

Nicholas Repnin, Russian general and politician, Governor-General of Baltic provinces (b. 1734)
Prince Nikolai Vasilyevich Repnin (Russian: Никола́й Васи́льевич Репни́н; 22 March [O.S. 11 March] 1734 – 24 May [O.S. 12 May] 1801) was an Imperial Russian statesman and general from the Repnin princely family who played a key role in the dissolution of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.

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    The legislative union of Kingdom of Great Britain and Kingdom of Ireland is completed to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
  • 23Mar

    Paul I of Russia

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  • 2Apr

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    French Revolutionary Wars: The British capture the Danish fleet.
  • 10May

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  • 1Aug

    Action of 1 August 1801

    First Barbary War: The American schooner USS Enterprise captures the Tripolitan polacca Tripoli in a single-ship action off the coast of modern-day Libya.