Historical Events In 1789

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

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

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

Jun 04   US constitution goes into effect on this day in history.   

Jun 07   On this day in history vaclav Jan Kopriva, composer, dies at 81   

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

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

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

Jun 13   On this day in history mrs Alexander Hamilton serves ice cream for dessert to Washington   

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

Jun 14   Johann Wilhelm Hertel, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

Jun 17   3rd Estate in France declared itself a national assembly on this day in history.   

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

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   On this day in history e J Horace Vernet, French painter   

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

Jul 04   In the year 1789 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 on this day in history.   

Jul 04   The first US tariff act on this day in history.   

Jul 11   On this day in history uS Marine Corps created by an act of Congress   

Jul 14   Bastille Day-citizens of Paris storm Bastille prison on this day in history.   

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

Jul 14   The French revolution begins with the storming of the Bastille prison on this day in history.   

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

Jul 15   In the year 1789 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   On this day in history uS Customs begins enforcing Tariff Act   

Aug 04   In the year 1789 french National Meeting ending feudal system   

Aug 07   Congress creates Dept of War & Lighthouse Service in the year 1789.   

Aug 07   US War Department established in the year 1789.   

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

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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   August Neander, German theologian (d. 1850) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 30   On this day in history birth of george Augustus Kollmann, composer   

Feb 01   Hippolyte-Andre-Baptiste Chelard, composer was born in the year 1789.   

Feb 08   In the year 1789 birth of ludwig Wilhelm Maurer, composer   

Feb 09   In the year 1789 birth of franz Xaver Gabelsberger, German inventor of the stenography (d. 1849)   

Feb 15   On this day in history birth of friedrich Fesca, composer   

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

Jan 02   On this day in history franz Joseph Leonti Meyer von Schavensee, composer, dies at 68   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 23   Frances Brooke, English writer (b. 1724) died in the year 1789.   

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.