Page 5: Historical Events In 1789

Sep 29   On this day in history 1st congress adjourns   

Sep 29   On this day in history first congress adjourns   

Sep 29   In the year 1789 uS War Dept established a regular army   

Oct 02   On this day in history 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   In the year 1789 washington proclaims 1st national Thanksgiving Day on Nov 26   

Oct 03   In the year 1789 washington proclaims the First national Thanksgiving Day on Nov 26   

Oct 05   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 in the year 1789.   

Oct 06   French Revolution: Louis XVI returns to Paris from Versailles after being confronted by the Parisian women on 5 October in the year 1789.   

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

Oct 14   In the year 1789 constant van Crombrugghe, Flemish monastery founder   

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

Oct 15   On this day in history the first presidental tour-George Washington in New England   

Oct 18   Giovanni Tadolini, composer in the year 1789.   

Oct 24   On this day in history jean C Baud, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies (1834-6)   

Oct 24   Joaquin de Oxinaga, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1789.   

Oct 26   In the year 1789 joseph Mayseder, composer   

Oct 28   Johann Schneider, composer on this day in history.   

Nov 05   On this day in history fleeing slaves under Bonni attack military post on Suriname   

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

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

Nov 08   On this day in history bourbon Whiskey, first distilled from corn (by Elijah Craig, Bourbon KY)   

Nov 13   In the year 1789 ben Franklin writes "Nothing . . . certain but death & taxes"   

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

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

Nov 20   New Jersey becomes the first state to ratify Bill of Rights on this day in history.   

Nov 20   In the year 1789 new Jersey is 1st state to ratify Bill of Rights   

Nov 21   In the year 1789 north Carolina ratifies constitution, becomes 12th US state   

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

Nov 26   On this day in history first national thanksgiving day celebrated in America, to mark the 1621 harvest of the Pilgrim Fathers   

Nov 26   On this day in history the first national thanksgiving   

Dec 03   Claude-Joseph Vernet, French seascape painter, dies on this day in history.   

Dec 08   On this day in history john Fawcett, composer   

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

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Jan 03   Carl G Carus, German physician/psychologist/philosopher was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of benjamin Lundy, philanthropist/abolitionist   

Jan 17   August Neander, German theologian (d. 1850) was born on this day in history.   

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

Feb 01   In the year 1789 birth of hippolyte-Andre-Baptiste Chelard, composer   

Feb 08   In the year 1789 birth of ludwig Wilhelm Maurer, composer   

Feb 09   In the year 1789 birth of franz Xaver Gabelsberger, German inventor of the stenography (d. 1849)   

Feb 15   Friedrich Fesca, composer was born on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1789 death of jack Broughton, English boxer (bc. 1703)   

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

Jan 20   Johann Christoph Oley, composer, dies at 50 in the year 1789.   

Jan 23   In the year 1789 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)