Historical Events In 1789

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

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

Jun 03   Alex Mackenzie explores Mackenzie River (Canada) on this day in history.  

Jun 04   US constitution goes into effect in the year 1789.  

Jun 07   Vaclav Jan Kopriva, composer, dies at 81 in the year 1789.  

Jun 08   James Madison introduces a proposed Bill of Rights in the U.S. House of Representatives in the year 1789.  

Jun 09   Spanish capture British schooner Northwest America near Vancouver I on this day in history.  

Jun 12   In the year 1789 jean E Liotard, [Turk], Swiss painter (Maria-Theresia), dies  

Jun 13   Mrs Alexander Hamilton serves ice cream for dessert to Washington on this day in history.  

Jun 14   Capt William Blighs reaches Timor in the year 1789.  

Jun 14   In the year 1789 johann Wilhelm Hertel, composer, dies at 61  

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

Jun 20   Oath of Tennis Court (for a new constitution) in France taken on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1789.  

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

Jul 04   Claudio M da Costa, Brazilian conductor, dies at 59 in the year 1789.  

Jul 04   On this day in history nootka Sound BC, Estaban Jose Martinez 1742-1798 seizes British ship Argonaut and others for infringing Spanish sovereignty; on Spanish warship Princesa.  

Jul 04   On this day in history the first US tariff act  

Jul 11   In the year 1789 uS Marine Corps created by an act of Congress  

Jul 14   On this day in history bastille Day-citizens of Paris storm Bastille prison  

Jul 14   In the year 1789 bastille Day-French Revolution begins with the fall of Bastille  

Jul 14   The French revolution begins with the storming of the Bastille prison in the year 1789.  

Jul 15   Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette, is named by acclamation colonel-general of the new National Guard of Paris on this day in history.  

Jul 15   Jacques Duphly, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Jul 19   In the year 1789 john Martin, English painter  

Jul 27   In the year 1789 congress establishes Dept of Foreign Affairs (State dept)  

Jul 27   In the year 1789 congress establishes the Department of Foreign Affairs, later to become the U.S. Department of State.  

Aug 01   In the year 1789 uS Customs begins enforcing Tariff Act  

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   On this day in history uS War Department established  

Aug 08   First police force, named Nightwatch, is established in Australian colony of NSW in the year 1789.  

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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 in the year 1789.  

Jan 17   On this day in history birth of august Neander, German theologian (d. 1850)  

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1789 birth of friedrich Fesca, composer  

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

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

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

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

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   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)