Historical Events In 1789

Sep 29   1st congress adjourns on this day in history.  

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   Francis Hoyt Gregory, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1866 in the year 1789.  

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

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

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   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 in the year 1789.  

Oct 14   Constant van Crombrugghe, Flemish monastery founder in the year 1789.  

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

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

Oct 18   Giovanni Tadolini, composer in the year 1789.  

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   Joseph Mayseder, composer on this day in history.  

Oct 28   In the year 1789 johann Schneider, composer  

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

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   Bourbon Whiskey, 1st distilled from corn (by Elijah Craig, Bourbon Ky) on this day in history.  

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

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

Nov 13   Ben Franklin writes "Nothing . . . certain but death &taxes" on this day in history.  

Nov 13   In the year 1789 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 in the year 1789.  

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

Nov 26   In the year 1789 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   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   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   Benjamin Lundy, philanthropist/abolitionist was born in the year 1789.  

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

Jan 30   George Augustus Kollmann, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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   On this day in history birth of friedrich Fesca, composer  

Jan 01   On this day in history 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   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   On this day in history armand-Louis Couperin, Fren composer/organist (Notre Dame), dies at 63  

Feb 12   Ethan Allen, American patriot (b. 1738) died in the year 1789.