Page 4: Historical Events In 1790

Nov 04   Carlos A Lopez, president of Paraguay (1844-62)   

Nov 11   Chrysanthemums are introduced into England from China.   

Nov 12   Letitia Christian Tyler, 1st wife of President Tyler   

Dec 02   Austrian army occupies Brussels   

Dec 06   Congress meets in Philadelphia, new temporary US capitol   

Dec 06   The U.S. Congress moves from New York City to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.   

Dec 16   Ludwig August Lebrun, composer, dies at 38   

Dec 17   Aztec calendar stone discovered in Mexico City   

Dec 19   William Parry, England, Arctic explorer   

Dec 20   1st successful US cotton mill to spin yarn (Pawtucket, RI)   

Dec 20   inaugural successful US cotton mill to spin yarn (Pawtucket, RI)   

Dec 22   Russian troops occupy Ismail on Turks.   

Dec 23   Jean-Francois Champollion, deciphered Egyptian hieroglyphics   

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Jan 09   Per daniel amadeus atterbom: Swedish poet (lycksalighetens)   

Jan 19   Per daniel amadeus atterbom: Swedish historian/poet (blommorna)   

Feb 11   Ignaz assmayer: Composer   

Feb 16   Chretien urhan: Composer   

Feb 18   Marshall hall: Basford nottinghamshire, physician   

Mar 14   Ludwig emil grimm: German painter and engraver    

Mar 15   Nicola vaccai: Composer   

Mar 15   Ludwig immanuel magnus: German mathematician   

Jan 02   Joseph a feuchtmayer (feichtmayer): German rococo sculptor,    

Jan 06   Johann trier: Composer,   

Jan 07   Antonio corbisiero: Composer,   

Jan 08   John stinstra: Dutch baptist vicar,   

Jan 13   Luc urbain de bouexic: Comte de guichen, french admiral (b. 1712)   

Jan 15   John landen: English mathematician (b. 1719)   

Jan 31   Thomas lewis: Irish-born virginia settler (b. 1718)   

Feb 05   William cullen: Scottish physician and chemist (b. 1710)