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

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

Mar 29   The birth of John Tyler, Former American President in the year 1790.   

Mar 30   On this day in history joseph Smith, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1877   

Apr 03   Revenue Marine Service (US Coast Guard), created on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

May 06   Vaclav Vilem Wurfel, composer in the year 1790.   

May 09   On this day in history william Clingan, American delegate to the Continental Congress   

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

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   In the year 1790 uS copyright law enacted   

Jun 01   On this day in history salomon J Rappoport, Czech rabbi/learned (Ereg miliem)   

Jun 08   Charles-Joseph van Helmont, composer, dies at 75 in the year 1790.   

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

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

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

Jun 13   On this day in history jose Antonio Peez, president of Venezuela   

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 in the year 1790.   

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

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   In the year 1790 birth of ludwig Emil Grimm, German painter and engraver (d. 1863)   

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

Mar 15   On this day in history birth of ludwig Immanuel Magnus, German mathematician (d. 1861)   

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