Historical Events In 1789

Sep 29   First congress adjourns in the year 1789.  

Sep 29   US War Dept established a regular army in the year 1789.  

Oct 02   On this day in history george Washington transmits the proposed Constitutional amendments (The United States Bill of Rights) to the States for ratification.  

Oct 03   On this day in history francis Hoyt Gregory, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1866  

Oct 03   In the year 1789 washington proclaims 1st national Thanksgiving Day on Nov 26  

Oct 03   Washington proclaims the First national Thanksgiving Day on Nov 26 in the year 1789.  

Oct 05   French Revolution: Women of Paris march to Versailles in the March on Versailles to confront Louis XVI about his refusal to promulgate the decrees on the abolition of feudalism, demand bread, and have the King and his court moved to Paris in the year 1789.  

Oct 06   On this day in history french Revolution: Louis XVI returns to Paris from Versailles after being confronted by the Parisian women on 5 October  

Oct 10   Pierre-Louis Couperin, composer, dies at 34 on this day in history.  

Oct 14   Constant van Crombrugghe, Flemish monastery founder on this day in history.  

Oct 15   1st presidental tour-George Washington in New England on this day in history.  

Oct 15   In the year 1789 the first presidental tour-George Washington in New England  

Oct 18   In the year 1789 giovanni Tadolini, composer  

Oct 24   Jean C Baud, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies (1834-6) in the year 1789.  

Oct 24   In the year 1789 joaquin de Oxinaga, composer, dies at 69  

Oct 26   In the year 1789 joseph Mayseder, composer  

Oct 28   Johann Schneider, composer on this day in history.  

Nov 05   On this day in history fleeing slaves under Bonni attack military post on Suriname  

Nov 06   In the year 1789 pope Pius VI appoints Father John Carroll as the first Catholic bishop in the United States.  

Nov 08   In the year 1789 bourbon Whiskey, 1st distilled from corn (by Elijah Craig, Bourbon Ky)  

Nov 08   In the year 1789 bourbon Whiskey, first distilled from corn (by Elijah Craig, Bourbon KY)  

Nov 13   In the year 1789 ben Franklin writes "Nothing . . . certain but death & taxes"  

Nov 13   In the year 1789 ben Franklin writes "Nothing . . . certain but death &taxes"  

Nov 13   On this day in history martin de Ron, composer  

Nov 20   On this day in history new Jersey becomes the first state to ratify Bill of Rights  

Nov 20   New Jersey is 1st state to ratify Bill of Rights on this day in history.  

Nov 21   In the year 1789 north Carolina ratifies constitution, becomes 12th US state  

Nov 26   1st national Thanksgiving on this day in history.  

Nov 26   On this day in history first national thanksgiving day celebrated in America, to mark the 1621 harvest of the Pilgrim Fathers  

Nov 26   On this day in history the first national thanksgiving  

Dec 03   In the year 1789 claude-Joseph Vernet, French seascape painter, dies  

Dec 08   On this day in history john Fawcett, composer  

Dec 14   Maria Agata Szymanowska, composer in the year 1789.  

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

Jan 04   In the year 1789 birth of benjamin Lundy, philanthropist/abolitionist  

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

Jan 30   George Augustus Kollmann, composer was born in the year 1789.  

Feb 01   In the year 1789 birth of hippolyte-Andre-Baptiste Chelard, composer  

Feb 08   On this day in history birth of ludwig Wilhelm Maurer, composer  

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

Feb 15   Friedrich Fesca, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 02   In the year 1789 franz Joseph Leonti Meyer von Schavensee, composer, dies at 68  

Jan 08   In the year 1789 death of jack Broughton, English boxer (bc. 1703)  

Jan 10   In the year 1789 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 in the year 1789.  

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

Feb 12   Ethan Allen, American patriot (b. 1738) died on this day in history.