Page 5: Historical Events In 1789

Sep 29   1st congress adjourns on this day in history.   

Sep 29   On this day in history first congress adjourns   

Sep 29   On this day in history uS War Dept established a regular army   

Oct 02   George Washington transmits the proposed Constitutional amendments (The United States Bill of Rights) to the States for ratification in the year 1789.   

Oct 03   Francis Hoyt Gregory, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1866 in the year 1789.   

Oct 03   Washington proclaims 1st national Thanksgiving Day on Nov 26 in the year 1789.   

Oct 03   On this day in history washington proclaims the First national Thanksgiving Day on Nov 26   

Oct 05   On this day in history french Revolution: Women of Paris march to Versailles in the March on Versailles to confront Louis XVI about his refusal to promulgate the decrees on the abolition of feudalism, demand bread, and have the King and his court moved to Paris.   

Oct 06   On this day in history french Revolution: Louis XVI returns to Paris from Versailles after being confronted by the Parisian women on 5 October   

Oct 10   In the year 1789 pierre-Louis Couperin, composer, dies at 34   

Oct 14   In the year 1789 constant van Crombrugghe, Flemish monastery founder   

Oct 15   On this day in history 1st presidental tour-George Washington in New England   

Oct 15   The first presidental tour-George Washington in New England on this day in history.   

Oct 18   Giovanni Tadolini, composer in the year 1789.   

Oct 24   Jean C Baud, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies (1834-6) on this day in history.   

Oct 24   Joaquin de Oxinaga, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

Oct 26   Joseph Mayseder, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 28   In the year 1789 johann Schneider, composer   

Nov 05   In the year 1789 fleeing slaves under Bonni attack military post on Suriname   

Nov 06   In the year 1789 pope Pius VI appoints Father John Carroll as the first Catholic bishop in the United States.   

Nov 08   On this day in history bourbon Whiskey, 1st distilled from corn (by Elijah Craig, Bourbon Ky)   

Nov 08   Bourbon Whiskey, first distilled from corn (by Elijah Craig, Bourbon KY) on this day in history.   

Nov 13   In the year 1789 ben Franklin writes "Nothing . . . certain but death & taxes"   

Nov 13   Ben Franklin writes "Nothing . . . certain but death &taxes" in the year 1789.   

Nov 13   Martin de Ron, composer on this day in history.   

Nov 20   In the year 1789 new Jersey becomes the first state to ratify Bill of Rights   

Nov 20   New Jersey is 1st state to ratify Bill of Rights in the year 1789.   

Nov 21   North Carolina ratifies constitution, becomes 12th US state in the year 1789.   

Nov 26   In the year 1789 1st national Thanksgiving   

Nov 26   First national thanksgiving day celebrated in America, to mark the 1621 harvest of the Pilgrim Fathers in the year 1789.   

Nov 26   The first national thanksgiving in the year 1789.   

Dec 03   On this day in history claude-Joseph Vernet, French seascape painter, dies   

Dec 08   John Fawcett, composer on this day in history.   

Dec 14   Maria Agata Szymanowska, composer in the year 1789.   

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Jan 03   Carl G Carus, German physician/psychologist/philosopher was born in the year 1789.   

Jan 04   Benjamin Lundy, philanthropist/abolitionist was born in the year 1789.   

Jan 17   August Neander, German theologian (d. 1850) was born on this day in history.   

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

Feb 01   Hippolyte-Andre-Baptiste Chelard, composer was born in the year 1789.   

Feb 08   Ludwig Wilhelm Maurer, composer was born on this day in history.   

Feb 09   In the year 1789 birth of franz Xaver Gabelsberger, German inventor of the stenography (d. 1849)   

Feb 15   Friedrich Fesca, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   On this day in history 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 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   On this day in history 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)