Historical Events In 1789

Sep 29   First congress adjourns in the year 1789.  

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 in the year 1789.  

Oct 03   On this day in history 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   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 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   Pierre-Louis Couperin, composer, dies at 34 in the year 1789.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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

Oct 24   Joaquin de Oxinaga, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1789.  

Oct 26   Joseph Mayseder, composer in the year 1789.  

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

Nov 05   Fleeing slaves under Bonni attack military post on Suriname in the year 1789.  

Nov 06   In the year 1789 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   Bourbon Whiskey, first distilled from corn (by Elijah Craig, Bourbon KY) on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Nov 20   On this day in history 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   North Carolina ratifies constitution, becomes 12th US state on this day in history.  

Nov 26   On this day in history 1st national Thanksgiving  

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   The first national thanksgiving in the year 1789.  

Dec 03   Claude-Joseph Vernet, French seascape painter, dies on this day in history.  

Dec 08   In the year 1789 john Fawcett, composer  

Dec 14   Maria Agata Szymanowska, composer on this day in history.  

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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   In the year 1789 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 02   On this day in history franz Joseph Leonti Meyer von Schavensee, composer, dies at 68  

Jan 08   Jack Broughton, English boxer (bc. 1703) died on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1789 death of frances Brooke, English writer (b. 1724)  

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 in the year 1789.