1799 in Great Britain
Events from the year 1799 in the Kingdom of Great Britain.
Incumbents
Events
Ongoing
Undated
Births
- 8 February - John Lindley, botanist (died 1865)
- 29 March - Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, Prime Minister (died 1869)
- 17 April - Eliza Acton, cookery writer (died 1859)
- 13 May - Catherine Gore, author (died 1861)
- 21 May - Mary Anning, paleontologist (died 1847)
- 18 June - William Lassell, astronomer (died 1880)
- 8 September - James Bowman Lindsay, inventor (died 1862)
- 30 December - David Douglas, botanist (died 1834)
- James Townsend Saward, barrister and forger (date of death unknown)
Deaths
References
See also
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