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Giuditta Pasta
1797Oct, 26

Giuditta Pasta

Giuditta Pasta, Italian soprano (d. 1865)
Giuditta Angiola Maria Costanza Pasta (née Negri; 26 October 1797 – 1 April 1865) was an Italian soprano opera singer. She has been compared to the 20th-century soprano Maria Callas.

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Events on 1797

  • 13Jan

    Action of 13 January 1797

    French Revolutionary Wars: A naval battle between a French ship of the line and two British frigates off the coast of Brittany ends with the French vessel running aground, resulting in over 900 deaths.
  • 14Feb

    Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797)

    French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Cape St. Vincent: John Jervis, (later 1st Earl of St Vincent) and Horatio Nelson (later 1st Viscount Nelson) lead the British Royal Navy to victory over a Spanish fleet in action near Gibraltar.
  • 2Mar

    Bank of England note issues

    The Bank of England issues the first one-pound and two-pound banknotes.
  • 12May

    Napoleon I of France

    War of the First Coalition: Napoleon I of France conquers Venice.
  • 21Oct

    USS Constitution

    In Boston Harbor, the 44-gun United States Navy frigate USS Constitution is launched.