Historical Events In 1789

Sep 29   First congress adjourns in the year 1789.  

Sep 29   On this day in history 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   On this day in history francis Hoyt Gregory, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1866  

Oct 03   On this day in history washington proclaims 1st national Thanksgiving Day on Nov 26  

Oct 03   Washington proclaims the First national Thanksgiving Day on Nov 26 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Oct 10   In the year 1789 pierre-Louis Couperin, composer, dies at 34  

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

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

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   Jean C Baud, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies (1834-6) on this day in history.  

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   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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   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   1st national Thanksgiving in the year 1789.  

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

Nov 26   In the year 1789 the first national thanksgiving  

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

Dec 08   John Fawcett, composer in the year 1789.  

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

Jan 17   August Neander, German theologian (d. 1850) was born in the year 1789.  

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

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

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

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

Jan 02   On this day in history 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   On this day in history pierre Lyonet, Dutch zoologist/cryptologist, dies at 82  

Jan 20   Johann Christoph Oley, composer, dies at 50 in the year 1789.  

Jan 23   On this day in history death of frances Brooke, English writer (b. 1724)  

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

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