Page 4: Historical Events In 1789

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

Aug 24   The birth of James Wedell, Scottish Antarctic explorer in the year 1789.   

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

Aug 27   In the year 1789 french Natl Assembly issues "Decl of Rights of Man & Citizen"   

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 in the year 1789.   

Aug 28   On this day in history william Herschel discovers Enceladus, a moon of Saturn   

Sep 01   In the year 1789 franz Anton Adam Stockhausen, composer   

Sep 02   The US Treasury Department is established in the year 1789.   

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

Sep 03   In the year 1789 ludvig Anton Edmund Passy, composer   

Sep 09   On this day in history william Cranch Bond, US, astronomer (codiscovered Hyperion)   

Sep 11   On this day in history alexander Hamilton appointed 1st Secretary of Treasury   

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

Sep 11   On this day in history 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   The first loan to US Govt (from NYC banks) in the year 1789.   

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 in the year 1789.   

Sep 15   On this day in history james Fenimore Cooper, 1st major US novelist (Last of Mohicans)   

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

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

Sep 22   Office of Postmaster General is created under the Treasury Department on this day in history.   

Sep 22   In the year 1789 office of Postmaster General of the US established by Congress   

Sep 24   On this day in history congress creates Post Office   

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

Sep 24   In the year 1789 congress' first Judiciary Act, Attorney General & Supreme Court   

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   Congress proposes Bill of Rights (10 of 12 will ratify) on this day in history.   

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   Richard Bright, England, physician (Bright's Disease/nephritis) in the year 1789.   

Sep 28   Thomas Day, author, killed by fall from a horse at Wargrave Berkshire in the year 1789.   

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Jan 03   Carl G Carus, German physician/psychologist/philosopher was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 17   August Neander, German theologian (d. 1850) was born in the year 1789.   

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   Ludwig Wilhelm Maurer, composer was born in the year 1789.   

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

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

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

Jan 10   In the year 1789 pierre Lyonet, Dutch zoologist/cryptologist, dies at 82   

Jan 20   Johann Christoph Oley, composer, dies at 50 in the year 1789.   

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.