Historical Events In 1789

Mar 17   Edmund Kean, London England, tragic actor (Shylock) on this day in history.  

Apr 01   House of Reps 1st full meeting, NYC, F Muhlenberg 1st speaker in the year 1789.  

Apr 01   On this day in history house of Reps first full meeting, NYC, F Muhlenberg first speaker  

Apr 06   1st US Congress begins regular sessions, Federal Hall, NYC on this day in history.  

Apr 06   In the year 1789 first US Congress begins regular sessions, Federal Hall, NYC  

Apr 06   In the year 1789 uS Congress begins regular sessions in Federal Hall, NYC Lobbyists only arrive later  

Apr 07   In the year 1789 peter Camper, anatomist/animal scholar, dies at 66  

Apr 08   House of Representives 1st meeting on this day in history.  

Apr 08   On this day in history house of Reps first full meeting, NYC, F Muhlenberg first speaker  

Apr 08   US House of Representives first meeting on this day in history.  

Apr 09   House of Representives first meeting in the year 1789.  

Apr 16   George Washington heads for 1st presidential inauguration on this day in history.  

Apr 16   In the year 1789 george Washington heads for first presidential inauguration  

Apr 21   John Adams sworn in as 1st US VP (9 days before Washington) in the year 1789.  

Apr 21   John Adams sworn in as first US Vice President, 9 days before Washington is sworn in as president on this day in history.  

Apr 21   On this day in history john Adams sworn in as first US VP (9 days before Washington)  

Apr 23   President George Washington moves into Franklin House, NY on this day in history.  

Apr 23   President-elect George Washington moves into Franklin House, NY on this day in history.  

Apr 26   Peter I Panin, Russian general (Pugatshov-uprising), dies at about 67 on this day in history.  

Apr 28   Fletcher Christian leads Mutiny on HMS Bounty & Capt William Bligh in the year 1789.  

Apr 28   Mutiny on HMS Bounty on this day in history.  

Apr 28   Mutiny on the Bounty on this day in history.  

Apr 30   On this day in history george Washington becomes the first US President  

Apr 30   On this day in history george Washington inaugurated as 1st president of US  

Apr 30   In the year 1789 george Washington inaugurated as first president of US  

May 01   In the year 1789 smallpox in New South Wales, Australia  

May 05   On this day in history french States-General for It first since 1614 together  

May 07   1st inaugurational ball (for George Washington in NYC) on this day in history.  

May 07   The first inaugural ball (for George Washington in New York NY) on this day in history.  

May 07   The first U S inagural ball is held in New York to honor President and Mrs George Washington on this day in history.  

May 10   Guillaume Gommaire Kennis, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

May 12   On this day in history society of St Tammany is formed by Revolutionary War soldiers  

May 12   Society of St Tammany is formed by Revolutionary War soldiers. It later becomes an infamous group of NYC political bosses on this day in history.  

May 28   Bernard S Ingemann, Danish author (Tomorrow- og Aftensange) 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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1789.  

Feb 08   Ludwig Wilhelm Maurer, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

Feb 15   Friedrich Fesca, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   Christleib Siegmund Binder, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

Jan 02   Franz Joseph Leonti Meyer von Schavensee, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Jan 08   In the year 1789 death of jack Broughton, English boxer (bc. 1703)  

Jan 10   Pierre Lyonet, Dutch zoologist/cryptologist, dies at 82 in the year 1789.  

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   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)