Historical Events In 1790

Mar 19   In the year 1790 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.  

Mar 21   In the year 1790 thomas Jefferson reports to Pres Washington in NY as Sec of State  

Mar 21   Thomas Jefferson reports to President Washington in New York as Secretary of State on this day in history.  

Mar 22   In the year 1790 thomas Jefferson becomes the 1st US Secretary of State  

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 in the year 1790.  

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   In the year 1790 the birth of John Tyler, Former American President  

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

Apr 03   On this day in history revenue Marine Service (US Coast Guard), created  

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

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

May 06   In the year 1790 vaclav Vilem Wurfel, composer  

May 09   In the year 1790 william Clingan, American delegate to the Continental Congress  

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

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

May 26   In the year 1790 territory South of River Ohio created by Congress  

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   Rhode Is becomes last of original 13 colonies ratifying Constitution on this day in history.  

May 29   In the year 1790 rhode Island becomes last of original 13 colonies ratifying Constitution  

May 31   In the year 1790 uS copyright law enacted  

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

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   The first book copyrighted under the constitution, Philadelphia Spelling Book on this day in history.  

Jun 10   Louis Joseph Daussoigne-Mehul, composer on this day in history.  

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

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

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Jan 09   Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom, Swedish poet (Lycksalighetens) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 19   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Feb 18   On this day in history birth of marshall Hall, Basford Nottinghamshire, physician  

Mar 14   Ludwig Emil Grimm, German painter and engraver (d. 1863) was born on this day in history.  

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

Mar 15   In the year 1790 birth of ludwig Immanuel Magnus, German mathematician (d. 1861)  

Jan 02   Joseph A Feuchtmayer (Feichtmayer), German rococo sculptor, dies on this day in history.  

Jan 06   On this day in history johann Trier, composer, dies at 73  

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

Jan 08   John Stinstra, Dutch baptist vicar, dies at 81 in the year 1790.  

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 in the year 1790.  

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