Historical Events In 1789

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

Jun 03   Alex Mackenzie explores Mackenzie River (Canada) in the year 1789.  

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

Jun 07   On this day in history vaclav Jan Kopriva, composer, dies at 81  

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

Jun 09   Spanish capture British schooner Northwest America near Vancouver I on this day in history.  

Jun 12   Jean E Liotard, [Turk], Swiss painter (Maria-Theresia), dies in the year 1789.  

Jun 13   Mrs Alexander Hamilton serves ice cream for dessert to Washington in the year 1789.  

Jun 14   In the year 1789 capt William Blighs reaches Timor  

Jun 14   On this day in history johann Wilhelm Hertel, composer, dies at 61  

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

Jun 27   Philipp Friedrich Silcher, composer on this day in history.  

Jun 30   In the year 1789 e J Horace Vernet, French painter  

Jul 04   In the year 1789 1st US tariff act  

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   The first US tariff act on this day in history.  

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

Jul 14   In the year 1789 bastille Day-citizens of Paris storm Bastille prison  

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

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

Jul 15   In the year 1789 gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette, is named by acclamation colonel-general of the new National Guard of Paris.  

Jul 15   Jacques Duphly, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Jul 19   On this day in history john Martin, English painter  

Jul 27   In the year 1789 congress establishes Dept of Foreign Affairs (State dept)  

Jul 27   Congress establishes the Department of Foreign Affairs, later to become the U.S. Department of State on this day in history.  

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

Aug 04   In the year 1789 french National Meeting ending feudal system  

Aug 07   In the year 1789 congress creates Dept of War & Lighthouse Service  

Aug 07   On this day in history uS War Department established  

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

Aug 21   Augustin-Louis, Baron Cauchy, French mathematician in the year 1789.  

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Jan 03   In the year 1789 birth of carl G Carus, German physician/psychologist/philosopher  

Jan 04   Benjamin Lundy, philanthropist/abolitionist was born in the year 1789.  

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   Ludwig Wilhelm Maurer, composer was born on this day in history.  

Feb 09   In the year 1789 birth of franz Xaver Gabelsberger, German inventor of the stenography (d. 1849)  

Feb 15   In the year 1789 birth of friedrich Fesca, composer  

Jan 01   In the year 1789 christleib Siegmund Binder, composer, dies at 65  

Jan 02   Franz Joseph Leonti Meyer von Schavensee, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 10   In the year 1789 pierre Lyonet, Dutch zoologist/cryptologist, dies at 82  

Jan 20   In the year 1789 johann Christoph Oley, composer, dies at 50  

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

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

Feb 12   On this day in history death of ethan Allen, American patriot (b. 1738)