Historical Events In 1789

Jun 01   On this day in history 1st US congressional act becomes law (on administering oaths)  

Jun 01   The first US congressional act becomes law (on administering oaths) in the year 1789.  

Jun 03   In the year 1789 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 on this day in history.  

Jun 08   James Madison introduces a proposed Bill of Rights in the U.S. House of Representatives in the year 1789.  

Jun 09   Spanish capture British schooner Northwest America near Vancouver I in the year 1789.  

Jun 12   In the year 1789 jean E Liotard, [Turk], Swiss painter (Maria-Theresia), dies  

Jun 13   Mrs Alexander Hamilton serves ice cream for dessert to Washington on this day in history.  

Jun 14   In the year 1789 capt William Blighs reaches Timor  

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

Jun 17   In the year 1789 3rd Estate in France declared itself a national assembly  

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

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

Jun 27   In the year 1789 philipp Friedrich Silcher, composer  

Jun 30   E J Horace Vernet, French painter in the year 1789.  

Jul 04   In the year 1789 1st US tariff act  

Jul 04   In the year 1789 claudio M da Costa, Brazilian conductor, dies at 59  

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

Jul 04   On this day in history the first US tariff act  

Jul 11   On this day in history uS Marine Corps created by an act of Congress  

Jul 14   Bastille Day-citizens of Paris storm Bastille prison in the year 1789.  

Jul 14   In the year 1789 bastille Day-French Revolution begins with the fall of Bastille  

Jul 14   The French revolution begins with the storming of the Bastille prison in the year 1789.  

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

Jul 15   On this day in history jacques Duphly, composer, dies at 74  

Jul 19   In the year 1789 john Martin, English painter  

Jul 27   Congress establishes Dept of Foreign Affairs (State dept) in the year 1789.  

Jul 27   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Aug 07   In the year 1789 uS War Department established  

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

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Jan 03   Carl G Carus, German physician/psychologist/philosopher was born in the year 1789.  

Jan 04   Benjamin Lundy, philanthropist/abolitionist was born on this day in history.  

Jan 17   On this day in history birth of august Neander, German theologian (d. 1850)  

Jan 30   George Augustus Kollmann, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

Feb 08   On this day in history 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   Friedrich Fesca, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 02   On this day in history franz Joseph Leonti Meyer von Schavensee, composer, dies at 68  

Jan 08   Jack Broughton, English boxer (bc. 1703) died on this day in history.  

Jan 10   On this day in history pierre Lyonet, Dutch zoologist/cryptologist, dies at 82  

Jan 20   On this day in history johann Christoph Oley, composer, dies at 50  

Jan 23   Frances Brooke, English writer (b. 1724) died on this day in history.  

Feb 02   On this day in history armand-Louis Couperin, Fren composer/organist (Notre Dame), dies at 63  

Feb 12   In the year 1789 death of ethan Allen, American patriot (b. 1738)