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

Mar 22   On this day in history thomas Jefferson becomes the first US Secretary of State   

Mar 26   On this day in history congress passes Naturalization Act, requires 2-year residency   

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

Mar 27   The shoelace invented in the year 1790.   

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

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

Apr 10   In the year 1790 robert Gray is 1st American to circumnavigate the Earth   

Apr 10   On this day in history 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.   

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

Apr 30   On this day in history 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 in the year 1790.   

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

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

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

May 29   In the year 1790 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" in the year 1790.   

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

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 in the year 1790.   

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

Jan 19   Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom, Swedish historian/poet (Blommorna) was born on this day in history.   

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

Feb 16   On this day in history birth of chretien Urhan, composer   

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 in the year 1790.   

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   On this day in history joseph A Feuchtmayer (Feichtmayer), German rococo sculptor, dies   

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

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

Jan 08   In the year 1790 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   On this day in history death of john Landen, English mathematician (b. 1719)   

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.