Historical Events In 1789

Sep 29   First congress adjourns on this day in history.  

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

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

Oct 03   In the year 1789 francis Hoyt Gregory, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1866  

Oct 03   Washington proclaims 1st national Thanksgiving Day on Nov 26 in the year 1789.  

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

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

Oct 14   On this day in history constant van Crombrugghe, Flemish monastery founder  

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

Oct 15   On this day in history the first presidental tour-George Washington in New England  

Oct 18   Giovanni Tadolini, composer on this day in history.  

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   Joseph Mayseder, composer in the year 1789.  

Oct 28   Johann Schneider, composer in the year 1789.  

Nov 05   Fleeing slaves under Bonni attack military post on Suriname on this day in history.  

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

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

Nov 08   On this day in history 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   Ben Franklin writes "Nothing . . . certain but death &taxes" in the year 1789.  

Nov 13   Martin de Ron, composer in the year 1789.  

Nov 20   New Jersey becomes the first state to ratify Bill of Rights in the year 1789.  

Nov 20   In the year 1789 new Jersey is 1st state to ratify Bill of Rights  

Nov 21   North Carolina ratifies constitution, becomes 12th US state in the year 1789.  

Nov 26   On this day in history 1st national Thanksgiving  

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

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 in the year 1789.  

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

Feb 01   Hippolyte-Andre-Baptiste Chelard, composer was born in the year 1789.  

Feb 08   Ludwig Wilhelm Maurer, composer was born in the year 1789.  

Feb 09   On this day in history 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   Christleib Siegmund Binder, composer, dies at 65 in the year 1789.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 10   Pierre Lyonet, Dutch zoologist/cryptologist, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 23   In the year 1789 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   In the year 1789 death of ethan Allen, American patriot (b. 1738)