Historical Events In 1789

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

Apr 01   On this day in history house of Reps 1st full meeting, NYC, F Muhlenberg 1st speaker  

Apr 01   House of Reps first full meeting, NYC, F Muhlenberg first speaker on this day in history.  

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   US Congress begins regular sessions in Federal Hall, NYC Lobbyists only arrive later in the year 1789.  

Apr 07   Peter Camper, anatomist/animal scholar, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Apr 08   On this day in history house of Representives 1st meeting  

Apr 08   In the year 1789 house of Reps first full meeting, NYC, F Muhlenberg first speaker  

Apr 08   US House of Representives first meeting in the year 1789.  

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

Apr 16   On this day in history george Washington heads for 1st presidential inauguration  

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

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   John Adams sworn in as first US VP (9 days before Washington) in the year 1789.  

Apr 23   In the year 1789 president George Washington moves into Franklin House, NY  

Apr 23   President-elect George Washington moves into Franklin House, NY in the year 1789.  

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

Apr 28   Fletcher Christian leads Mutiny on HMS Bounty & Capt William Bligh on this day in history.  

Apr 28   Mutiny on HMS Bounty in the year 1789.  

Apr 28   Mutiny on the Bounty in the year 1789.  

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   On this day in history george Washington inaugurated as first president of US  

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

May 05   French States-General for It first since 1614 together in the year 1789.  

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   On this day in history the first U S inagural ball is held in New York to honor President and Mrs George Washington  

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   On this day in history society of St Tammany is formed by Revolutionary War soldiers. It later becomes an infamous group of NYC political bosses  

May 28   In the year 1789 bernard S Ingemann, Danish author (Tomorrow- og Aftensange)  

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Jan 03   In the year 1789 birth of carl G Carus, German physician/psychologist/philosopher  

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

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

Jan 30   George Augustus Kollmann, composer was born in the year 1789.  

Feb 01   In the year 1789 birth of hippolyte-Andre-Baptiste Chelard, composer  

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

Feb 09   On this day in history birth of franz Xaver Gabelsberger, German inventor of the stenography (d. 1849)  

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

Jan 01   Christleib Siegmund Binder, composer, dies at 65 in the year 1789.  

Jan 02   In the year 1789 franz Joseph Leonti Meyer von Schavensee, composer, dies at 68  

Jan 08   Jack Broughton, English boxer (bc. 1703) died in the year 1789.  

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   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   Ethan Allen, American patriot (b. 1738) died on this day in history.