Page 5: Historical Events In 1789

Sep 29   1st congress adjourns in the year 1789.   

Sep 29   First congress adjourns on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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   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 in the year 1789.   

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

Oct 10   On this day in history pierre-Louis Couperin, composer, dies at 34   

Oct 14   Constant van Crombrugghe, Flemish monastery founder on this day in history.   

Oct 15   1st presidental tour-George Washington in New England in the year 1789.   

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

Oct 18   On this day in history giovanni Tadolini, composer   

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 in the year 1789.   

Oct 26   In the year 1789 joseph Mayseder, composer   

Oct 28   Johann Schneider, composer in the year 1789.   

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

Nov 06   On this day in history pope Pius VI appoints Father John Carroll as the first Catholic bishop in the United States.   

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

Nov 08   Bourbon Whiskey, first distilled from corn (by Elijah Craig, Bourbon KY) in the year 1789.   

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

Nov 13   In the year 1789 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   New Jersey is 1st state to ratify Bill of Rights in the year 1789.   

Nov 21   On this day in history north Carolina ratifies constitution, becomes 12th US state   

Nov 26   1st national Thanksgiving in the year 1789.   

Nov 26   First national thanksgiving day celebrated in America, to mark the 1621 harvest of the Pilgrim Fathers on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 30   George Augustus Kollmann, composer was born in the year 1789.   

Feb 01   On this day in history birth of hippolyte-Andre-Baptiste Chelard, composer   

Feb 08   In the year 1789 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   Friedrich Fesca, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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   In the year 1789 johann Christoph Oley, composer, dies at 50   

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 on this day in history.