Page 3: Historical Events In 1789

Jun 01   1st US congressional act becomes law (on administering oaths) in the year 1789.   

Jun 01   The first US congressional act becomes law (on administering oaths) in the year 1789.   

Jun 03   Alex Mackenzie explores Mackenzie River (Canada) in the year 1789.   

Jun 04   In the year 1789 uS constitution goes into effect   

Jun 07   In the year 1789 vaclav Jan Kopriva, composer, dies at 81   

Jun 08   On this day in history james Madison introduces a proposed Bill of Rights in the U.S. House of Representatives.   

Jun 09   Spanish capture British schooner Northwest America near Vancouver I in the year 1789.   

Jun 12   Jean E Liotard, [Turk], Swiss painter (Maria-Theresia), dies on this day in history.   

Jun 13   In the year 1789 mrs Alexander Hamilton serves ice cream for dessert to Washington   

Jun 14   Capt William Blighs reaches Timor on this day in history.   

Jun 14   On this day in history johann Wilhelm Hertel, composer, dies at 61   

Jun 17   3rd Estate in France declared itself a national assembly in the year 1789.   

Jun 20   In the year 1789 oath of Tennis Court (for a new constitution) in France taken   

Jun 20   Oath of the Tennis Court (for a new constitution) in France taken in the year 1789.   

Jun 27   Philipp Friedrich Silcher, composer on this day in history.   

Jun 30   E J Horace Vernet, French painter on this day in history.   

Jul 04   On this day in history 1st US tariff act   

Jul 04   Claudio M da Costa, Brazilian conductor, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

Jul 04   In the year 1789 nootka Sound BC, Estaban Jose Martinez 1742-1798 seizes British ship Argonaut and others for infringing Spanish sovereignty; on Spanish warship Princesa.   

Jul 04   In the year 1789 the first US tariff act   

Jul 11   US Marine Corps created by an act of Congress in the year 1789.   

Jul 14   Bastille Day-citizens of Paris storm Bastille prison in the year 1789.   

Jul 14   On this day in history bastille Day-French Revolution begins with the fall of Bastille   

Jul 14   On this day in history the French revolution begins with the storming of the Bastille prison   

Jul 15   In the year 1789 gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette, is named by acclamation colonel-general of the new National Guard of Paris.   

Jul 15   On this day in history jacques Duphly, composer, dies at 74   

Jul 19   John Martin, English painter on this day in history.   

Jul 27   Congress establishes Dept of Foreign Affairs (State dept) in the year 1789.   

Jul 27   On this day in history congress establishes the Department of Foreign Affairs, later to become the U.S. Department of State.   

Aug 01   US Customs begins enforcing Tariff Act on this day in history.   

Aug 04   On this day in history french National Meeting ending feudal system   

Aug 07   Congress creates Dept of War & Lighthouse Service on this day in history.   

Aug 07   US War Department established on this day in history.   

Aug 08   On this day in history first police force, named Nightwatch, is established in Australian colony of NSW.   

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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   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   On this day in history 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   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   On this day in history pierre Lyonet, Dutch zoologist/cryptologist, dies at 82   

Jan 20   In the year 1789 johann Christoph Oley, composer, dies at 50   

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