1796
1796 was a leap year.
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 17th century – 18th century – 19th century |
| Decades: | 1760s 1770s 1780s – 1790s – 1800s 1810s 1820s |
| Years: | 1793 1794 1795 – 1796 – 1797 1798 1799 |
Events
- An English doctor invents a vaccination against smallpox.
Births
- January 7-Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales
- July 26 - George Catlin, American painter
- December 27 – Mirza Ghalib, poet of Urdu