Historical Events In 1789

Mar 17   Edmund Kean, London England, tragic actor (Shylock) on this day in history.   

Apr 01   In the year 1789 house of Reps 1st full meeting, NYC, F Muhlenberg 1st speaker   

Apr 01   House of Reps first full meeting, NYC, F Muhlenberg first speaker on this day in history.   

Apr 06   1st US Congress begins regular sessions, Federal Hall, NYC on this day in history.   

Apr 06   In the year 1789 first US Congress begins regular sessions, Federal Hall, NYC   

Apr 06   On this day in history uS Congress begins regular sessions in Federal Hall, NYC Lobbyists only arrive later   

Apr 07   Peter Camper, anatomist/animal scholar, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Apr 08   On this day in history house of Representives 1st meeting   

Apr 08   House of Reps first full meeting, NYC, F Muhlenberg first speaker on this day in history.   

Apr 08   In the year 1789 uS House of Representives first meeting   

Apr 09   In the year 1789 house of Representives first meeting   

Apr 16   George Washington heads for 1st presidential inauguration on this day in history.   

Apr 16   On this day in history george Washington heads for first presidential inauguration   

Apr 21   John Adams sworn in as 1st US VP (9 days before Washington) in the year 1789.   

Apr 21   John Adams sworn in as first US Vice President, 9 days before Washington is sworn in as president on this day in history.   

Apr 21   In the year 1789 john Adams sworn in as first US VP (9 days before Washington)   

Apr 23   President George Washington moves into Franklin House, NY in the year 1789.   

Apr 23   President-elect George Washington moves into Franklin House, NY in the year 1789.   

Apr 26   In the year 1789 peter I Panin, Russian general (Pugatshov-uprising), dies at about 67   

Apr 28   On this day in history fletcher Christian leads Mutiny on HMS Bounty & Capt William Bligh   

Apr 28   On this day in history mutiny on HMS Bounty   

Apr 28   Mutiny on the Bounty on this day in history.   

Apr 30   George Washington becomes the first US President on this day in history.   

Apr 30   George Washington inaugurated as 1st president of US on this day in history.   

Apr 30   On this day in history george Washington inaugurated as first president of US   

May 01   Smallpox in New South Wales, Australia on this day in history.   

May 05   On this day in history french States-General for It first since 1614 together   

May 07   1st inaugurational ball (for George Washington in NYC) on this day in history.   

May 07   In the year 1789 the first inaugural ball (for George Washington in New York NY)   

May 07   The first U S inagural ball is held in New York to honor President and Mrs George Washington in the year 1789.   

May 10   Guillaume Gommaire Kennis, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

May 12   In the year 1789 society of St Tammany is formed by Revolutionary War soldiers   

May 12   In the year 1789 society of St Tammany is formed by Revolutionary War soldiers. It later becomes an infamous group of NYC political bosses   

May 28   Bernard S Ingemann, Danish author (Tomorrow- og Aftensange) on this day in history.   

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Jan 03   On this day in history birth of carl G Carus, German physician/psychologist/philosopher   

Jan 04   Benjamin Lundy, philanthropist/abolitionist was born in the year 1789.   

Jan 17   In the year 1789 birth of august Neander, German theologian (d. 1850)   

Jan 30   George Augustus Kollmann, composer was born on this day in history.   

Feb 01   Hippolyte-Andre-Baptiste Chelard, composer was born on this day in history.   

Feb 08   Ludwig Wilhelm Maurer, composer was born on this day in history.   

Feb 09   On this day in history birth of franz Xaver Gabelsberger, German inventor of the stenography (d. 1849)   

Feb 15   Friedrich Fesca, composer was born in the year 1789.   

Jan 01   In the year 1789 christleib Siegmund Binder, composer, dies at 65   

Jan 02   In the year 1789 franz Joseph Leonti Meyer von Schavensee, composer, dies at 68   

Jan 08   On this day in history death of jack Broughton, English boxer (bc. 1703)   

Jan 10   Pierre Lyonet, Dutch zoologist/cryptologist, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

Jan 20   On this day in history johann Christoph Oley, composer, dies at 50   

Jan 23   On this day in history death of frances Brooke, English writer (b. 1724)   

Feb 02   On this day in history armand-Louis Couperin, Fren composer/organist (Notre Dame), dies at 63   

Feb 12   On this day in history death of ethan Allen, American patriot (b. 1738)