Timeline October 1799

Events in October 1799 4

• 1739 – 1799 Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf (1739-1799) Died 24 October 1799, aged 59 Austrian composer and violinist, a friend of Haydn and Mozart. His comic opera Doktor und Apotheker was one of the most popular German singspiels of its day. He wrote over a hundred symphonies, including a set based on Ovid's Metamorphoses.
• 1739 – 1799 Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf (1739-1799) Died 24 October 1799, aged 59 Austrian composer and violinist, a friend of Haydn and Mozart. His comic opera Doktor und Apotheker was one of the most popular German singspiels of its day. He wrote over a hundred symphonies, including a set based on Ovid's Metamorphoses.
• 1799 Suvorov's crossing of the Alps Russian army fights its way through Swiss passes Alexander Suvorov led his army from Italy over the St Gotthard Pass, fighting at the Devil's Bridge, to relieve the Russian forces at Zurich. After Korsakov's defeat he was cut off and escaped over the snowbound Panix Pass. The march became one of the most celebrated feats in Russian military history.
• 1799 Suvorov's crossing of the Alps Russian army fights its way through Swiss passes Alexander Suvorov led his army from Italy over the St Gotthard Pass, fighting at the Devil's Bridge, to relieve the Russian forces at Zurich. After Korsakov's defeat he was cut off and escaped over the snowbound Panix Pass. The march became one of the most celebrated feats in Russian military history.