George Washington died on 14 December 1799 in Mount Vernon, aged 67. An American planter, surveyor and soldier, Washington commanded the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War and led it to victory over Britain. In 1787 he presided over the Constitutional Convention, and in 1789 he was unanimously elected the first president of the United States, serving two terms and setting precedents for the office, including the peaceful transfer of power. In his Farewell Address he warned against political factions and foreign entanglements. He lived at Mount Vernon in Virginia, where he held enslaved people, and in his will he provided for their freedom after the death of his wife.
Before and after
- 26 May 1799Birth of Alexander Pushkin
- from 5 June 1799 to 1 January 1804Alexander von Humboldt begins his American expedition
- 15 July 1799The Rosetta Stone is found
- from 9 November 1799 to 10 November 1799Coup of 18 Brumaire
- 14 December 1799Death of George Washington
- from 1 January 1800 to 17 August 1945Dutch East Indies
- from 1800 to 1900Rise of Romantic music
- from c. 1800s to 1860sCircassian genocide
- 1800Battery
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