Historical Events In 1789

Sep 29   In the year 1789 1st congress adjourns  

Sep 29   On this day in history first congress adjourns  

Sep 29   On this day in history uS War Dept established a regular army  

Oct 02   On this day in history 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   In the year 1789 washington proclaims 1st national Thanksgiving Day on Nov 26  

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   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 on this day in history.  

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

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   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   On this day in history joseph Mayseder, composer  

Oct 28   Johann Schneider, composer in the year 1789.  

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

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

Nov 13   In the year 1789 martin de Ron, composer  

Nov 20   New Jersey becomes the first state to ratify Bill of Rights on this day in history.  

Nov 20   New Jersey is 1st state to ratify Bill of Rights in the year 1789.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Nov 26   The first national thanksgiving in the year 1789.  

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 on this day in history.  

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Jan 03   Carl G Carus, German physician/psychologist/philosopher was born in the year 1789.  

Jan 04   Benjamin Lundy, philanthropist/abolitionist was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 08   In the year 1789 birth of ludwig Wilhelm Maurer, composer  

Feb 09   Franz Xaver Gabelsberger, German inventor of the stenography (d. 1849) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 15   Friedrich Fesca, composer was born in the year 1789.  

Jan 01   On this day in history christleib Siegmund Binder, composer, dies at 65  

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