Page 2: Historical Events In 1790

Mar 19   On this day in history 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   Thomas Jefferson reports to Pres Washington in NY as Sec of State in the year 1790.   

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 in the year 1790.   

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 in the year 1790.   

Mar 27   The shoelace invented on this day in history.   

Mar 29   On this day in history john Tyler, Va, (D/W) 10th Pres (1841-1845)   

Mar 29   On this day in history the birth of John Tyler, Former American President   

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

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   Benjamin Franklin, US, (Poor Richards Almanac), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

Apr 30   Colonial troops occupy Bonni's marroon village in the year 1790.   

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 in the year 1790.   

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

May 26   Territory South of River Ohio created by Congress on this day in history.   

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

Jun 09   1st book copyrighted under constitution, "Philadelphia Spelling Book" on this day in history.   

Jun 09   In the year 1790 the first book copyrighted under the constitution, Philadelphia Spelling Book   

Jun 10   Louis Joseph Daussoigne-Mehul, composer in the year 1790.   

Jun 13   In the year 1790 jose Antonio Peez, president of Venezuela   

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   On this day in history birth of ignaz Assmayer, composer   

Feb 16   In the year 1790 birth of chretien Urhan, composer   

Feb 18   Marshall Hall, Basford Nottinghamshire, physician was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 02   In the year 1790 joseph A Feuchtmayer (Feichtmayer), German rococo sculptor, dies   

Jan 06   Johann Trier, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 08   On this day in history john Stinstra, Dutch baptist vicar, dies at 81   

Jan 13   Luc Urbain de Bouexic, comte de Guichen, French admiral (b. 1712) died in the year 1790.   

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 in the year 1790.