Page 3: Historical Events In 1789

Jun 01   The inaugural US congressional act is recorded as becoming law (on administering oaths)   

Jun 03   Alex Mackenzie explores Mackenzie River (Canada)   

Jun 04   US constitution comes into force   

Jun 07   Vaclav Jan Kopriva, composer, dies at 81   

Jun 08   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   

Jun 12   Jean E Liotard, [Turk], Swiss painter (Maria-Theresia), dies   

Jun 13   Mrs Alexander Hamilton serves ice cream for dessert to Washington   

Jun 14   Capt William Blighs reaches Timor.   

Jun 14   Johann Wilhelm Hertel, composer, dies at 61   

Jun 17   3rd Estate in France declared itself a national assembly   

Jun 20   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.   

Jun 27   Philipp Friedrich Silcher, composer   

Jun 30   E J Horace Vernet, French painter.   

Jul 04   1st US tariff act.   

Jul 04   Claudio M da Costa, Brazilian conductor, dies at 59   

Jul 04   Nootka Sound BC, Estaban Jose Martinez 1742-1798 seizes British ship Argonaut and others for infringing Spanish sovereignty; on Spanish warship Princesa   

Jul 04   The inaugural US tariff act   

Jul 11   US Marine Corps created by an act of Congress.   

Jul 14   Bastille Day-citizens of Paris storm Bastille prison   

Jul 14   Bastille Day-French Revolution begins with the fall of Bastille.   

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

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

Jul 15   Jacques Duphly, composer, dies at 74   

Jul 19   John Martin, English painter.   

Jul 27   Congress establishes Dept of Foreign Affairs (State dept).   

Jul 27   Congress establishes the Department of Foreign Affairs, later to become the U.S. Department of State   

Aug 01   US Customs begins enforcing Tariff Act.   

Aug 04   French National Meeting ending feudal system.   

Aug 07   Congress creates Dept of War and Lighthouse Service.   

Aug 07   US War Department established.   

Aug 08   inaugural police force, named Nightwatch, is established in Australian colony of NSW.   

Aug 21   Augustin-Louis, Baron Cauchy, French mathematician   

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Jan 03   Carl g carus: German physician/psychologist/philosopher   

Jan 04   Benjamin lundy: Philanthropist/abolitionist   

Jan 17   August neander: German theologian   

Jan 30   George augustus kollmann: Composer   

Feb 01   Hippolyte-andre-baptiste chelard: Composer   

Feb 08   Ludwig wilhelm maurer: Composer   

Feb 09   Franz xaver gabelsberger: German inventor of the stenography   

Feb 15   Friedrich fesca: Composer   

Jan 01   Christleib siegmund binder: Composer,    

Jan 02   Franz joseph leonti meyer von schavensee: Composer,    

Jan 08   Jack broughton: English boxer (bc. 1703)   

Jan 10   Pierre lyonet: Dutch zoologist/cryptologist,    

Jan 20   Johann christoph oley: Composer,    

Jan 23   Frances brooke: English writer (b. 1724)   

Feb 02   Armand-louis couperin: Fren composer/organist (notre dame),   

Feb 12   Ethan allen: American patriot (b. 1738)