Historical Events In 1789

Sep 29   On this day in history 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   In the year 1789 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 in the year 1789.  

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1789 pierre-Louis Couperin, composer, dies at 34  

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

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

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

Oct 18   In the year 1789 giovanni Tadolini, composer  

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 in the year 1789.  

Oct 26   Joseph Mayseder, composer on this day in history.  

Oct 28   Johann Schneider, composer in the year 1789.  

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

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

Nov 13   In the year 1789 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   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   In the year 1789 north Carolina ratifies constitution, becomes 12th US state  

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   Claude-Joseph Vernet, French seascape painter, dies in the year 1789.  

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   On this day in history birth of carl G Carus, German physician/psychologist/philosopher  

Jan 04   Benjamin Lundy, philanthropist/abolitionist was born in the year 1789.  

Jan 17   In the year 1789 birth of august Neander, German theologian (d. 1850)  

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

Feb 01   Hippolyte-Andre-Baptiste Chelard, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

Feb 09   Franz Xaver Gabelsberger, German inventor of the stenography (d. 1849) was born in the year 1789.  

Feb 15   In the year 1789 birth of friedrich Fesca, composer  

Jan 01   In the year 1789 christleib Siegmund Binder, composer, dies at 65  

Jan 02   Franz Joseph Leonti Meyer von Schavensee, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1789.  

Jan 08   On this day in history death of jack Broughton, English boxer (bc. 1703)  

Jan 10   In the year 1789 pierre Lyonet, Dutch zoologist/cryptologist, dies at 82  

Jan 20   Johann Christoph Oley, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.  

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

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

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