In history, year 1798 has its own importance and known for many memorable events like famous birthdays, inventions, natural disaster, treaties, change of rulers, special days etc. Find below a list of important historical events which happened during the year 1798.
Top Historical Events of the Year 1798 ⚡:
| Date/Month | Event / Incidence / Incident |
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| 04 january | After having been invested as Prince of Wallachia, Constantine Hanger arrived in Bucharest to assume the throne. |
| 12 june | The Battle of Ballynahinch was fought outside Ballynahinch, County Down, during the Irish rebellion of 1798 between British forces led by Major-General George Nugent and the local United Irishmen led by Henry Munro. Initial reports claimed four hundred rebels were killed, while British losses were around forty. |
| 07 july | The Quasi-War, an undeclared war fought entirely at sea, beganafter the United States rescinded their treaties with France. |
| 14 july | The Sedition Act became United States law, making it a federalcrime to write, publish, or utter false or malicious statements aboutthe U.S. government. |
| 01 august | French Revolutionary Wars-The Battle of the Nile startedbetween a British fleet commanded by Rear-Admiral Horatio Nelson and aFrench fleet under Vice-Admiral François-Paul Brueys d'Aigalliers. |
| 31 august | Irish Rebellion of 1798-Irish rebels, with French assistance,established the short-lived Republic of Connaught. |
| 14 July | The US Congress approved the 'Treason Act'. After this, writing, printing or speaking wrong or confusing thing against the government became a crime. |
| 17 January | August Kant, the leading French thinker of sociology, was born. |
| 10 February | French General Louis-Alexander Berthier removed Popetti from power. |
| 07 March | French forces invaded the Papal States and established the Roman Republic. |
| 12 April | The Helletic Republic, a French client Republican, announced the French invasion after the fall of the Old Swiss Conference. |
| 09 May | The Battle of Orlert Hill took place in Wexford, Ireland. |
| 25 June | The US passed the Alien Act, so that the president could be let off dangerous aliens. |
| 16 July | US Department of Public Health Service formed. US Marine Hospital was authorized. |
| 22 August | French troops were stationed at Kilcummin in County Mayo to aid the Irish rebellion. |
| 01 September | The treaty was signed by Britain with the Nizam of Hyderabad. |
| 12 October | The Flemish rebellion against the French-occupied Boerenkridge began. |
| 08 November | The British whaler John Fern became the first European to land on Nauru. |
| 24 December | Russia and Britain signed the second anti-French alliance. |
Famous birthdays in the year 1798:
| Date/Month | Name / Profession / Country |
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| 02 April | August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben / Poet / Germany |
| 03 April | Charles Wilkes / Geographer / United States of America |
| 04 December | Jules Armand Dufaure / Politician / France |
| 04 September | Raynold Kaufgetz / Economist / Switzerland |
| 11 April | Macedonio Melloni / Academic / Italy |
| 11 September | Franz Ernst Neumann / Physicist / Germany |
| 12 June | Samuel Cooper / General / United States of America |
| 14 January | Johan Rudolph Thorbecke / Historian / Netherlands |
| 17 April | Étienne Bobillier / Academic / France |
| 18 March | Francis Lieber / Philosopher / Germany |
| 19 February | Allan MacNab / Soldier / Canada |
| 19 January | Auguste Comte / Economist / France |
| 20 January | Anson Jones / Politician / United States of America |
| 21 August | Jules Michelet / Philosopher / France |
| 24 December | Adam Mickiewicz / Poet / Poland |
| 25 September | Jean-Baptiste Élie de Beaumont / Engineer / France |
| 29 June | Willibald Alexis / Poet / Germany |
| 29 June | Giacomo Leopardi / Poet / Italy |
| 29 November | Alexander Brullov / Painter / Russia |
| 31 December | Friedrich Robert Faehlmann / Physician / Estonia |
Famous Indian Personalities Birthdays in the year 1798:
| Year | Name / Profession / Country |
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| 15 August | Sangolli Rayanna / Warrior / India |