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 on this day in history.  

Aug 25   In the year 1789 mary Ball Washington, mother of George, dies  

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

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 in the year 1789.  

Aug 28   William Herschel discovers Enceladus, a moon of Saturn on this day in history.  

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

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

Sep 02   In the year 1789 uS Treasury Department established by Congress  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Sep 13   On this day in history 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   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) on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1789.  

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

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

Sep 24   In the year 1789 congress creates Post Office  

Sep 24   Congress creates the Post Office in the year 1789.  

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

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

Sep 25   In the year 1789 congress proposes Bill of Rights (10 of 12 will ratify)  

Sep 26   On this day in history 4th Postmaster General: Samuel Osgood of Mass takes office  

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

Jan 04   Benjamin Lundy, philanthropist/abolitionist was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 08   On this day in history birth of ludwig Wilhelm Maurer, composer  

Feb 09   Franz Xaver Gabelsberger, German inventor of the stenography (d. 1849) was born in the year 1789.  

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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1789.  

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

Jan 23   On this day in history death of frances Brooke, English writer (b. 1724)  

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

Feb 12   Ethan Allen, American patriot (b. 1738) died in the year 1789.