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   On this day in history thomas Jefferson becomes the first US Secretary of State   

Mar 26   Congress passes Naturalization Act, requires 2-year residency in the year 1790.   

Mar 27   On this day in history the modern shoestring (string and shoe holes) invented in England   

Mar 27   The shoelace invented on this day in history.   

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   Joseph Smith, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1877 in the year 1790.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Apr 30   Colonial troops occupy Bonni's marroon village on this day in history.   

Apr 30   John Cockerill, English/Belgian industrialist in the year 1790.   

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 in the year 1790.   

May 27   On this day in history 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   Rhode Island becomes last of original 13 colonies ratifying Constitution in the year 1790.   

May 31   US copyright law enacted in the year 1790.   

Jun 01   Salomon J Rappoport, Czech rabbi/learned (Ereg miliem) in the year 1790.   

Jun 08   In the year 1790 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 in the year 1790.   

Jun 10   On this day in history louis Joseph Daussoigne-Mehul, composer   

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

Jun 19   In the year 1790 john Gibson, British (?) sculptor   

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Jan 09   Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom, Swedish poet (Lycksalighetens) was born in the year 1790.   

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   In the year 1790 birth of chretien Urhan, composer   

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 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1790 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   On this day in history death of william Cullen, Scottish physician and chemist (b. 1710)