Historical Events In 1789

Sep 29   On this day in history first congress adjourns  

Sep 29   US War Dept established a regular army in the year 1789.  

Oct 02   George Washington transmits the proposed Constitutional amendments (The United States Bill of Rights) to the States for ratification on this day in history.  

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

Oct 03   On this day in history washington proclaims 1st national Thanksgiving Day on Nov 26  

Oct 03   Washington proclaims the First national Thanksgiving Day on Nov 26 on this day in history.  

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   French Revolution: Louis XVI returns to Paris from Versailles after being confronted by the Parisian women on 5 October in the year 1789.  

Oct 10   On this day in history 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 in the year 1789.  

Oct 18   Giovanni Tadolini, composer on this day in history.  

Oct 24   On this day in history jean C Baud, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies (1834-6)  

Oct 24   In the year 1789 joaquin de Oxinaga, composer, dies at 69  

Oct 26   In the year 1789 joseph Mayseder, composer  

Oct 28   On this day in history johann Schneider, composer  

Nov 05   Fleeing slaves under Bonni attack military post on Suriname in the year 1789.  

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

Nov 08   In the year 1789 bourbon Whiskey, 1st distilled from corn (by Elijah Craig, Bourbon Ky)  

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

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

Nov 13   On this day in history ben Franklin writes "Nothing . . . certain but death &taxes"  

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   In the year 1789 new Jersey is 1st state to ratify Bill of Rights  

Nov 21   North Carolina ratifies constitution, becomes 12th US state on this day in history.  

Nov 26   On this day in history 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   In the year 1789 the first national thanksgiving  

Dec 03   Claude-Joseph Vernet, French seascape painter, dies in the year 1789.  

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

Feb 09   Franz Xaver Gabelsberger, German inventor of the stenography (d. 1849) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 01   Christleib Siegmund Binder, composer, dies at 65 in the year 1789.  

Jan 02   Franz Joseph Leonti Meyer von Schavensee, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1789.  

Jan 08   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.