Page 2: Historical Events In 1790

Mar 19   Supply ship HMS Sirius, one of the vessels in the First Fleet to Australia, is wrecked on Norfolk Island en route to pick up supplies on this day in history.   

Mar 21   Thomas Jefferson reports to Pres Washington in NY as Sec of State on this day in history.   

Mar 21   In the year 1790 thomas Jefferson reports to President Washington in New York as Secretary of State   

Mar 22   Thomas Jefferson becomes the 1st US Secretary of State on this day in history.   

Mar 22   Thomas Jefferson becomes the first US Secretary of State on this day in history.   

Mar 26   Congress passes Naturalization Act, requires 2-year residency on this day in history.   

Mar 27   The modern shoestring (string and shoe holes) invented in England on this day in history.   

Mar 27   In the year 1790 the shoelace invented   

Mar 29   John Tyler, Va, (D/W) 10th Pres (1841-1845) in the year 1790.   

Mar 29   The birth of John Tyler, Former American President on this day in history.   

Mar 30   In the year 1790 joseph Smith, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1877   

Apr 03   In the year 1790 revenue Marine Service (US Coast Guard), created   

Apr 10   Robert Gray is 1st American to circumnavigate the Earth in the year 1790.   

Apr 10   Spanish start building forts in Nootka Sound to exploit sea otter harvest; try to head off English traders after the recent visit by Captain Cook on this day in history.   

Apr 10   In the year 1790 uS Patent system established   

Apr 17   In the year 1790 benjamin Franklin, US, (Poor Richards Almanac), dies at 84   

Apr 30   On this day in history colonial troops occupy Bonni's marroon village   

Apr 30   In the year 1790 john Cockerill, English/Belgian industrialist   

May 06   Vaclav Vilem Wurfel, composer in the year 1790.   

May 09   William Clingan, American delegate to the Continental Congress in the year 1790.   

May 12   [Johannes] Carsten Hauch, Danish writer in the year 1790.   

May 21   On this day in history thomas Warton, English poet (Oxford sausage), dies   

May 26   Territory South of River Ohio created by Congress in the year 1790.   

May 27   In the year 1790 jeremiah Carlton, laziest man in history, heir to a large fortune at 19 went to bed & stayed there for next 70 yrs, dies at 89   

May 29   On this day in history rhode Is becomes last of original 13 colonies ratifying Constitution   

May 29   On this day in history rhode Island becomes last of original 13 colonies ratifying Constitution   

May 31   US copyright law enacted on this day in history.   

Jun 01   In the year 1790 salomon J Rappoport, Czech rabbi/learned (Ereg miliem)   

Jun 08   Charles-Joseph van Helmont, composer, dies at 75 in the year 1790.   

Jun 09   1st book copyrighted under constitution, "Philadelphia Spelling Book" in the year 1790.   

Jun 09   The first book copyrighted under the constitution, Philadelphia Spelling Book in the year 1790.   

Jun 10   In the year 1790 louis Joseph Daussoigne-Mehul, composer   

Jun 13   Jose Antonio Peez, president of Venezuela in the year 1790.   

Jun 19   John Gibson, British (?) sculptor on this day in history.   

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Jan 09   In the year 1790 birth of per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom, Swedish poet (Lycksalighetens)   

Jan 19   In the year 1790 birth of per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom, Swedish historian/poet (Blommorna)   

Feb 11   In the year 1790 birth of ignaz Assmayer, composer   

Feb 16   Chretien Urhan, composer was born in the year 1790.   

Feb 18   Marshall Hall, Basford Nottinghamshire, physician was born in the year 1790.   

Mar 14   In the year 1790 birth of ludwig Emil Grimm, German painter and engraver (d. 1863)   

Mar 15   On this day in history birth of nicola Vaccai, composer   

Mar 15   Ludwig Immanuel Magnus, German mathematician (d. 1861) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Joseph A Feuchtmayer (Feichtmayer), German rococo sculptor, dies in the year 1790.   

Jan 06   Johann Trier, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1790.   

Jan 07   Antonio Corbisiero, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

Jan 08   John Stinstra, Dutch baptist vicar, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

Jan 13   Luc Urbain de Bouexic, comte de Guichen, French admiral (b. 1712) died on this day in history.   

Jan 15   John Landen, English mathematician (b. 1719) died on this day in history.   

Jan 31   On this day in history death of thomas Lewis, Irish-born Virginia settler (b. 1718)   

Feb 05   On this day in history death of william Cullen, Scottish physician and chemist (b. 1710)