Timeline August 1800

Events in August 1800 8

• 1718 – 1800 Elizabeth Montagu (1718-1800) Died 25 August 1800, aged 81 Montagu was an English writer and patron known as the "Queen of the Blues" for hosting London's leading Bluestocking literary salon. Her 1769 essay defending Shakespeare against Voltaire's criticism won her wide acclaim. She used a fortune built partly on coal mining to support a circle of female writers and intellectuals.
• 1736 – 1800 Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch (1736-1800) Died 3 August 1800, aged 63 Fasch was a German composer and harpsichordist at the court of Frederick the Great. He founded the Sing-Akademie zu Berlin, which became one of the most important choral societies in Germany.
• 1736 – 1800 Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch (1736-1800) Died 3 August 1800, aged 63 Fasch was a German composer and harpsichordist at the court of Frederick the Great. He founded the Sing-Akademie zu Berlin, which became one of the most important choral societies in Germany.
• 1800 Act of Union 1800 British and Irish parliaments merge into a single kingdom The Act of Union 1800 abolished the Kingdom of Ireland's parliament, merging it with Great Britain to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1 January 1801. It followed the 1798 Irish Rebellion and was pushed through with substantial bribery and patronage. Irish Catholics who had been promised emancipation in exchange for support were denied it, a betrayal that shaped Irish politics for over a century.
• 1800 Second United States census Census counts about 5.3 million people The second federal census began in August 1800. It recorded a population of roughly 5.3 million, including nearly 900,000 enslaved people. It was the first census to take place after the federal capital moved to Washington.
• 1800 Second United States census Census counts about 5.3 million people The second federal census began in August 1800. It recorded a population of roughly 5.3 million, including nearly 900,000 enslaved people. It was the first census to take place after the federal capital moved to Washington.
• 1800 Gabriel's Rebellion Planned slave revolt in Virginia is betrayed Gabriel, an enslaved blacksmith, organised a large revolt planned for 30 August near Richmond, Virginia. A heavy storm delayed it and two enslaved men revealed the plot. Gabriel and about 25 others were hanged, Gabriel himself on 10 October.
• 1800 Gabriel's Rebellion Planned slave revolt in Virginia is betrayed Gabriel, an enslaved blacksmith, organised a large revolt planned for 30 August near Richmond, Virginia. A heavy storm delayed it and two enslaved men revealed the plot. Gabriel and about 25 others were hanged, Gabriel himself on 10 October.