Historical Events In 1789

Aug 21   On this day in history augustin-Louis, Baron Cauchy, French mathematician  

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

Aug 25   On this day in history mary Ball Washington, mother of George, dies  

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

Aug 27   French Natl Assembly issues "Decl of the Rights of Man & the Citizen" on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history franz Anton Adam Stockhausen, composer  

Sep 02   In the year 1789 the US Treasury Department is established.  

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   On this day in history william Cranch Bond, US, astronomer (codiscovered Hyperion)  

Sep 11   In the year 1789 alexander Hamilton appointed 1st Secretary of Treasury  

Sep 11   Alexander Hamilton appointed Secretary of the Treasury in the year 1789.  

Sep 11   In the year 1789 luca Sorkocevic, composer, dies at 55  

Sep 12   On this day in history franz Xaver Richter, composer, dies at 79  

Sep 13   In the year 1789 1st loan to US Govt (from NYC banks)  

Sep 13   On this day in history the first loan to US Govt (from NYC banks)  

Sep 15   Dept of Foreign Affairs, renamed Dept of State on this day in history.  

Sep 15   Dept of Foreign Affairs, renamed the Dept of State on this day in history.  

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

Sep 17   On this day in history william Herschel discovers Mimas, satellite of Saturn  

Sep 18   In the year 1789 1st loan is made to pay salaries of the presidents & Congress  

Sep 22   Office of Postmaster General is created under the Treasury Department in the year 1789.  

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   In the year 1789 congress creates the Post Office  

Sep 24   Congress' first Judiciary Act, Attorney General & Supreme Court on this day in history.  

Sep 24   The U.S. Congress passes the First Judiciary Act, which establishes the Supreme Court and the position of Attorney General in the year 1789.  

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

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

Sep 26   Jefferson appointed first Sec of State; John Jay first chief justice; Samuel Osgood first Postmaster & Edmund J Randolph first Attorney Genl on this day in history.  

Sep 28   On this day in history richard Bright, England, physician (Bright's Disease/nephritis)  

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

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

Jan 02   In the year 1789 franz Joseph Leonti Meyer von Schavensee, composer, dies at 68  

Jan 08   In the year 1789 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   Johann Christoph Oley, composer, dies at 50 in the year 1789.  

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

Feb 02   In the year 1789 armand-Louis Couperin, Fren composer/organist (Notre Dame), dies at 63  

Feb 12   In the year 1789 death of ethan Allen, American patriot (b. 1738)