Historical Events In 1789

Sep 29   In the year 1789 first congress adjourns  

Sep 29   In the year 1789 uS War Dept established a regular army  

Oct 02   In the year 1789 george Washington transmits the proposed Constitutional amendments (The United States Bill of Rights) to the States for ratification.  

Oct 03   Francis Hoyt Gregory, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1866 on this day in history.  

Oct 03   Washington proclaims 1st national Thanksgiving Day on Nov 26 on this day in history.  

Oct 03   On this day in history washington proclaims the First national Thanksgiving Day on Nov 26  

Oct 05   In the year 1789 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.  

Oct 06   In the year 1789 french Revolution: Louis XVI returns to Paris from Versailles after being confronted by the Parisian women on 5 October  

Oct 10   On this day in history pierre-Louis Couperin, composer, dies at 34  

Oct 14   In the year 1789 constant van Crombrugghe, Flemish monastery founder  

Oct 15   1st presidental tour-George Washington in New England in the year 1789.  

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

Oct 18   Giovanni Tadolini, composer in the year 1789.  

Oct 24   In the year 1789 jean C Baud, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies (1834-6)  

Oct 24   Joaquin de Oxinaga, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

Oct 26   On this day in history joseph Mayseder, composer  

Oct 28   On this day in history johann Schneider, composer  

Nov 05   In the year 1789 fleeing slaves under Bonni attack military post on Suriname  

Nov 06   On this day in history pope Pius VI appoints Father John Carroll as the first Catholic bishop in the United States.  

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

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

Nov 13   Ben Franklin writes "Nothing . . . certain but death & taxes" in the year 1789.  

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

Nov 13   Martin de Ron, composer on this day in history.  

Nov 20   In the year 1789 new Jersey becomes the first state to ratify Bill of Rights  

Nov 20   On this day in history new Jersey is 1st state to ratify Bill of Rights  

Nov 21   On this day in history north Carolina ratifies constitution, becomes 12th US state  

Nov 26   In the year 1789 1st national Thanksgiving  

Nov 26   In the year 1789 first national thanksgiving day celebrated in America, to mark the 1621 harvest of the Pilgrim Fathers  

Nov 26   The first national thanksgiving on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1789 maria Agata Szymanowska, composer  

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Jan 03   On this day in history birth of carl G Carus, German physician/psychologist/philosopher  

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

Jan 17   August Neander, German theologian (d. 1850) was born on this day in history.  

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

Feb 01   On this day in history birth of hippolyte-Andre-Baptiste Chelard, composer  

Feb 08   In the year 1789 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 in the year 1789.  

Jan 01   Christleib Siegmund Binder, composer, dies at 65 in the year 1789.  

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 on this day in history.  

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   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.