Page 4: Historical Events In 1789

Aug 24   James Wedell, Scottish Antarctic explorer is born   

Aug 25   Mary Ball Washington, mother of George, dies   

Aug 27   French Natl Assembly issues "Decl of Rights of Man and Citizen".   

Aug 27   French Natl Assembly issues "Decl of the Rights of Man and the Citizen".   

Aug 28   Sir William Herschel discovers Saturn's moon Enceladus.   

Aug 28   William Herschel discovers Enceladus, a moon of Saturn.   

Sep 01   Franz Anton Adam Stockhausen, composer.   

Sep 02   The US Treasury Department is established.   

Sep 02   US Treasury Department established by Congress   

Sep 03   Ludvig Anton Edmund Passy, composer.   

Sep 09   William Cranch Bond, US, astronomer (codiscovered Hyperion)   

Sep 11   Alexander Hamilton appointed 1st Secretary of Treasury.   

Sep 11   Alexander Hamilton appointed Secretary of the Treasury.   

Sep 11   Luca Sorkocevic, composer, dies at 55.   

Sep 12   Franz Xaver Richter, composer, dies at 79   

Sep 13   1st loan to US Govt (from NYC banks).   

Sep 13   The inaugural loan to US Govt (from NYC banks)   

Sep 15   Dept of Foreign Affairs, renamed Dept of State   

Sep 15   Dept of Foreign Affairs, renamed the Dept of State   

Sep 15   James Fenimore Cooper, 1st major US novelist (Last of Mohicans)   

Sep 17   William Herschel discovers Mimas, satellite of Saturn   

Sep 18   1st loan is made to pay salaries of the presidents and Congress   

Sep 22   Office of Postmaster General is created under the Treasury Department.   

Sep 22   Office of Postmaster General of the US established by Congress   

Sep 24   Congress creates Post Office.   

Sep 24   Congress creates the Post Office.   

Sep 24   Congress' inaugural Judiciary Act, Attorney General and Supreme Court   

Sep 24   The U.S. Congress passes the inaugural Judiciary Act, which establishes the Supreme Court and the position of Attorney General.   

Sep 25   Congress proposes Bill of Rights (10 of 12 will ratify)   

Sep 26   4th Postmaster General: Samuel Osgood of Mass takes office   

Sep 26   Jefferson appointed inaugural Sec of State; John Jay inaugural chief justice; Samuel Osgood inaugural Postmaster and Edmund J Randolph inaugural Attorney Genl.   

Sep 28   Richard Bright, England, physician (Bright's Disease/nephritis).   

Sep 28   Thomas Day, author, killed by fall from a horse at Wargrave Berkshire.   

Sep 29   1st congress adjourns.   

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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)