January–March 1. January 16 – The first Dutch (and general) elections are held for the National Assembly of the Batavian Republic. (The next Dutch general elections are held in 1888.) 2. February 1 – The capital of Upper Canada is moved from Newark to York. 3. February 9 – The Qianlong Emperor of Chin…
April–June 1. April 2 – The only night of the supposed Shakespearean play Vortigern and Rowena (actually written by William Henry Ireland) ends in the audience's laughter. 2. April 12 – War of the First Coalition – Battle of Montenotte: Napoleon Bonapartegains his first victory as an army comman…
August 31 – John McKinly, the first President of Delaware, dies in Wilmington, Delaware. September 17 – U.S. President George Washington issues his Farewell Address, which warns …
List of shipwrecks: 23 January 1796 Ship Country Description unidentified The troop ship, probably one of Admiral Christian's West Indies convoy, was wrecked within a cable length of …