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 in the year 1790.  

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

Mar 21   On this day in history 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 in the year 1790.  

Mar 26   In the year 1790 congress passes Naturalization Act, requires 2-year residency  

Mar 27   The modern shoestring (string and shoe holes) invented in England in the year 1790.  

Mar 27   The shoelace invented in the year 1790.  

Mar 29   In the year 1790 john Tyler, Va, (D/W) 10th Pres (1841-1845)  

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

Mar 30   Joseph Smith, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1877 on this day in history.  

Apr 03   Revenue Marine Service (US Coast Guard), created in the year 1790.  

Apr 10   Robert Gray is 1st American to circumnavigate the Earth on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1790.  

Apr 10   US Patent system established in the year 1790.  

Apr 17   On this day in history benjamin Franklin, US, (Poor Richards Almanac), dies at 84  

Apr 30   In the year 1790 colonial troops occupy Bonni's marroon village  

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

May 06   On this day in history vaclav Vilem Wurfel, composer  

May 09   William Clingan, American delegate to the Continental Congress on this day in history.  

May 12   [Johannes] Carsten Hauch, Danish writer on this day in history.  

May 21   Thomas Warton, English poet (Oxford sausage), dies in the year 1790.  

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

May 27   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 in the year 1790.  

May 29   In the year 1790 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   On this day in history uS copyright law enacted  

Jun 01   Salomon J Rappoport, Czech rabbi/learned (Ereg miliem) on this day in history.  

Jun 08   On this day in history charles-Joseph van Helmont, composer, dies at 75  

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

Jun 09   On this day in history the first book copyrighted under the constitution, Philadelphia Spelling Book  

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

Jun 13   Jose Antonio Peez, president of Venezuela on this day in history.  

Jun 19   John Gibson, British (?) sculptor in the year 1790.  

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Jan 09   On this day in history birth of per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom, Swedish poet (Lycksalighetens)  

Jan 19   Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom, Swedish historian/poet (Blommorna) was born in the year 1790.  

Feb 11   Ignaz Assmayer, composer was born on this day in history.  

Feb 16   Chretien Urhan, composer was born on this day in history.  

Feb 18   In the year 1790 birth of marshall Hall, Basford Nottinghamshire, physician  

Mar 14   Ludwig Emil Grimm, German painter and engraver (d. 1863) was born in the year 1790.  

Mar 15   Nicola Vaccai, composer was born in the year 1790.  

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   On this day in history johann Trier, composer, dies at 73  

Jan 07   In the year 1790 antonio Corbisiero, composer, dies at 69  

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

Jan 13   On this day in history death of luc Urbain de Bouexic, comte de Guichen, French admiral (b. 1712)  

Jan 15   John Landen, English mathematician (b. 1719) died in the year 1790.  

Jan 31   Thomas Lewis, Irish-born Virginia settler (b. 1718) died on this day in history.  

Feb 05   William Cullen, Scottish physician and chemist (b. 1710) died on this day in history.