Page 4: Historical Events In 1789

Aug 21   Augustin-Louis, Baron Cauchy, French mathematician in the year 1789.   

Aug 24   On this day in history the birth of James Wedell, Scottish Antarctic explorer   

Aug 25   Mary Ball Washington, mother of George, dies in the year 1789.   

Aug 27   French Natl Assembly issues "Decl of Rights of Man & Citizen" in the year 1789.   

Aug 27   On this day in history french Natl Assembly issues "Decl of the Rights of Man & the Citizen"   

Aug 28   Sir William Herschel discovers Saturn's moon Enceladus on this day in history.   

Aug 28   William Herschel discovers Enceladus, a moon of Saturn in the year 1789.   

Sep 01   Franz Anton Adam Stockhausen, composer in the year 1789.   

Sep 02   The US Treasury Department is established on this day in history.   

Sep 02   US Treasury Department established by Congress on this day in history.   

Sep 03   Ludvig Anton Edmund Passy, composer in the year 1789.   

Sep 09   William Cranch Bond, US, astronomer (codiscovered Hyperion) in the year 1789.   

Sep 11   Alexander Hamilton appointed 1st Secretary of Treasury on this day in history.   

Sep 11   Alexander Hamilton appointed Secretary of the Treasury on this day in history.   

Sep 11   Luca Sorkocevic, composer, dies at 55 in the year 1789.   

Sep 12   Franz Xaver Richter, composer, dies at 79 in the year 1789.   

Sep 13   1st loan to US Govt (from NYC banks) on this day in history.   

Sep 13   In the year 1789 the first loan to US Govt (from NYC banks)   

Sep 15   In the year 1789 dept of Foreign Affairs, renamed Dept of State   

Sep 15   On this day in history dept of Foreign Affairs, renamed the Dept of State   

Sep 15   James Fenimore Cooper, 1st major US novelist (Last of Mohicans) in the year 1789.   

Sep 17   William Herschel discovers Mimas, satellite of Saturn in the year 1789.   

Sep 18   1st loan is made to pay salaries of the presidents & Congress on this day in history.   

Sep 22   On this day in history office of Postmaster General is created under the Treasury Department   

Sep 22   On this day in history office of Postmaster General of the US established by Congress   

Sep 24   Congress creates Post Office on this day in history.   

Sep 24   Congress creates the Post Office on this day in history.   

Sep 24   Congress' first Judiciary Act, Attorney General & Supreme Court in the year 1789.   

Sep 24   The U.S. Congress passes the First Judiciary Act, which establishes the Supreme Court and the position of Attorney General on this day in history.   

Sep 25   On this day in history congress proposes Bill of Rights (10 of 12 will ratify)   

Sep 26   4th Postmaster General: Samuel Osgood of Mass takes office in the year 1789.   

Sep 26   In the year 1789 jefferson appointed first Sec of State; John Jay first chief justice; Samuel Osgood first Postmaster & Edmund J Randolph first Attorney Genl   

Sep 28   Richard Bright, England, physician (Bright's Disease/nephritis) on this day in history.   

Sep 28   In the year 1789 thomas Day, author, killed by fall from a horse at Wargrave Berkshire   

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Jan 03   On this day in history birth of carl G Carus, German physician/psychologist/philosopher   

Jan 04   In the year 1789 birth of benjamin Lundy, philanthropist/abolitionist   

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

Jan 30   George Augustus Kollmann, composer was born on this day in history.   

Feb 01   On this day in history birth of hippolyte-Andre-Baptiste Chelard, composer   

Feb 08   On this day in history 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   In the year 1789 birth of friedrich Fesca, composer   

Jan 01   In the year 1789 christleib Siegmund Binder, composer, dies at 65   

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

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

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

Jan 20   On this day in history johann Christoph Oley, composer, dies at 50   

Jan 23   In the year 1789 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 in the year 1789.