Historical Events In 1789

Sep 29   1st congress adjourns on this day in history.   

Sep 29   First congress adjourns on this day in history.   

Sep 29   US War Dept established a regular army in the year 1789.   

Oct 02   In the year 1789 george Washington transmits the proposed Constitutional amendments (The United States Bill of Rights) to the States for ratification.   

Oct 03   In the year 1789 francis Hoyt Gregory, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1866   

Oct 03   Washington proclaims 1st national Thanksgiving Day on Nov 26 on this day in history.   

Oct 03   On this day in history washington proclaims the First national Thanksgiving Day on Nov 26   

Oct 05   In the year 1789 french Revolution: Women of Paris march to Versailles in the March on Versailles to confront Louis XVI about his refusal to promulgate the decrees on the abolition of feudalism, demand bread, and have the King and his court moved to Paris.   

Oct 06   French Revolution: Louis XVI returns to Paris from Versailles after being confronted by the Parisian women on 5 October on this day in history.   

Oct 10   Pierre-Louis Couperin, composer, dies at 34 on this day in history.   

Oct 14   Constant van Crombrugghe, Flemish monastery founder in the year 1789.   

Oct 15   1st presidental tour-George Washington in New England in the year 1789.   

Oct 15   The first presidental tour-George Washington in New England on this day in history.   

Oct 18   Giovanni Tadolini, composer in the year 1789.   

Oct 24   Jean C Baud, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies (1834-6) on this day in history.   

Oct 24   Joaquin de Oxinaga, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

Oct 26   On this day in history joseph Mayseder, composer   

Oct 28   On this day in history johann Schneider, composer   

Nov 05   Fleeing slaves under Bonni attack military post on Suriname on this day in history.   

Nov 06   In the year 1789 pope Pius VI appoints Father John Carroll as the first Catholic bishop in the United States.   

Nov 08   In the year 1789 bourbon Whiskey, 1st distilled from corn (by Elijah Craig, Bourbon Ky)   

Nov 08   In the year 1789 bourbon Whiskey, first distilled from corn (by Elijah Craig, Bourbon KY)   

Nov 13   Ben Franklin writes "Nothing . . . certain but death & taxes" in the year 1789.   

Nov 13   Ben Franklin writes "Nothing . . . certain but death &taxes" on this day in history.   

Nov 13   Martin de Ron, composer on this day in history.   

Nov 20   New Jersey becomes the first state to ratify Bill of Rights in the year 1789.   

Nov 20   New Jersey is 1st state to ratify Bill of Rights on this day in history.   

Nov 21   On this day in history north Carolina ratifies constitution, becomes 12th US state   

Nov 26   1st national Thanksgiving on this day in history.   

Nov 26   First national thanksgiving day celebrated in America, to mark the 1621 harvest of the Pilgrim Fathers on this day in history.   

Nov 26   On this day in history the first national thanksgiving   

Dec 03   In the year 1789 claude-Joseph Vernet, French seascape painter, dies   

Dec 08   John Fawcett, composer in the year 1789.   

Dec 14   Maria Agata Szymanowska, composer on this day in history.   

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Jan 03   In the year 1789 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   In the year 1789 birth of george Augustus Kollmann, composer   

Feb 01   Hippolyte-Andre-Baptiste Chelard, composer was born in the year 1789.   

Feb 08   On this day in history birth of ludwig Wilhelm Maurer, composer   

Feb 09   Franz Xaver Gabelsberger, German inventor of the stenography (d. 1849) was born in the year 1789.   

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

Jan 01   Christleib Siegmund Binder, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Franz Joseph Leonti Meyer von Schavensee, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1789.   

Jan 08   Jack Broughton, English boxer (bc. 1703) died on this day in history.   

Jan 10   Pierre Lyonet, Dutch zoologist/cryptologist, dies at 82 in the year 1789.   

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

Jan 23   Frances Brooke, English writer (b. 1724) died on this day in history.   

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

Feb 12   In the year 1789 death of ethan Allen, American patriot (b. 1738)