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November 9: Napoleon overthrows the French Directory, ends French Revolution with the Coup of 18 Brumaire. July 15: French Captain Pierre-François Bouchard finds the Rosetta Stone.
September 25: Second Battle of Zurich 1799 (MDCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 1799th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 799th year of the 2nd millennium, the 99th year of the 18th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1790s decade. As of the start of 1799, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.