Historical Events In 1789

Jun 01   On this day in history the first US congressional act becomes law (on administering oaths)  

Jun 03   On this day in history alex Mackenzie explores Mackenzie River (Canada)  

Jun 04   US constitution goes into effect in the year 1789.  

Jun 07   Vaclav Jan Kopriva, composer, dies at 81 in the year 1789.  

Jun 08   James Madison introduces a proposed Bill of Rights in the U.S. House of Representatives on this day in history.  

Jun 09   On this day in history spanish capture British schooner Northwest America near Vancouver I  

Jun 12   On this day in history jean E Liotard, [Turk], Swiss painter (Maria-Theresia), dies  

Jun 13   In the year 1789 mrs Alexander Hamilton serves ice cream for dessert to Washington  

Jun 14   Capt William Blighs reaches Timor in the year 1789.  

Jun 14   Johann Wilhelm Hertel, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1789.  

Jun 17   3rd Estate in France declared itself a national assembly on this day in history.  

Jun 20   Oath of Tennis Court (for a new constitution) in France taken on this day in history.  

Jun 20   In the year 1789 oath of the Tennis Court (for a new constitution) in France taken  

Jun 27   On this day in history philipp Friedrich Silcher, composer  

Jun 30   E J Horace Vernet, French painter on this day in history.  

Jul 04   1st US tariff act on this day in history.  

Jul 04   Claudio M da Costa, Brazilian conductor, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

Jul 04   In the year 1789 nootka Sound BC, Estaban Jose Martinez 1742-1798 seizes British ship Argonaut and others for infringing Spanish sovereignty; on Spanish warship Princesa.  

Jul 04   In the year 1789 the first US tariff act  

Jul 11   In the year 1789 uS Marine Corps created by an act of Congress  

Jul 14   On this day in history bastille Day-citizens of Paris storm Bastille prison  

Jul 14   Bastille Day-French Revolution begins with the fall of Bastille in the year 1789.  

Jul 14   On this day in history the French revolution begins with the storming of the Bastille prison  

Jul 15   On this day in history gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette, is named by acclamation colonel-general of the new National Guard of Paris.  

Jul 15   In the year 1789 jacques Duphly, composer, dies at 74  

Jul 19   John Martin, English painter on this day in history.  

Jul 27   On this day in history congress establishes Dept of Foreign Affairs (State dept)  

Jul 27   In the year 1789 congress establishes the Department of Foreign Affairs, later to become the U.S. Department of State.  

Aug 01   In the year 1789 uS Customs begins enforcing Tariff Act  

Aug 04   French National Meeting ending feudal system in the year 1789.  

Aug 07   Congress creates Dept of War & Lighthouse Service in the year 1789.  

Aug 07   US War Department established in the year 1789.  

Aug 08   On this day in history first police force, named Nightwatch, is established in Australian colony of NSW.  

Aug 21   Augustin-Louis, Baron Cauchy, French mathematician on this day in history.  

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Next Page »

Jan 03   Carl G Carus, German physician/psychologist/philosopher was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of benjamin Lundy, philanthropist/abolitionist  

Jan 17   August Neander, German theologian (d. 1850) was born in the year 1789.  

Jan 30   In the year 1789 birth of george Augustus Kollmann, composer  

Feb 01   Hippolyte-Andre-Baptiste Chelard, composer was born on this day in history.  

Feb 08   In the year 1789 birth of ludwig Wilhelm Maurer, composer  

Feb 09   Franz Xaver Gabelsberger, German inventor of the stenography (d. 1849) was born in the year 1789.  

Feb 15   On this day in history birth of friedrich Fesca, composer  

Jan 01   On this day in history christleib Siegmund Binder, composer, dies at 65  

Jan 02   Franz Joseph Leonti Meyer von Schavensee, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1789.  

Jan 08   Jack Broughton, English boxer (bc. 1703) died in the year 1789.  

Jan 10   Pierre Lyonet, Dutch zoologist/cryptologist, dies at 82 in the year 1789.  

Jan 20   Johann Christoph Oley, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.  

Jan 23   On this day in history death of frances Brooke, English writer (b. 1724)  

Feb 02   Armand-Louis Couperin, Fren composer/organist (Notre Dame), dies at 63 in the year 1789.  

Feb 12   Ethan Allen, American patriot (b. 1738) died in the year 1789.