Page 5: Historical Events In 1789

Sep 29   On this day in history 1st congress adjourns   

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   George Washington transmits the proposed Constitutional amendments (The United States Bill of Rights) to the States for ratification on this day in history.   

Oct 03   On this day in history francis Hoyt Gregory, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1866   

Oct 03   On this day in history washington proclaims 1st national Thanksgiving Day on Nov 26   

Oct 03   Washington proclaims the First national Thanksgiving Day on Nov 26 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Oct 10   In the year 1789 pierre-Louis Couperin, composer, dies at 34   

Oct 14   Constant van Crombrugghe, Flemish monastery founder on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history giovanni Tadolini, composer   

Oct 24   Jean C Baud, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies (1834-6) in the year 1789.   

Oct 24   On this day in history joaquin de Oxinaga, composer, dies at 69   

Oct 26   Joseph Mayseder, composer in the year 1789.   

Oct 28   In the year 1789 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   Bourbon Whiskey, 1st distilled from corn (by Elijah Craig, Bourbon Ky) on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history ben Franklin writes "Nothing . . . certain but death &taxes"   

Nov 13   In the year 1789 martin de Ron, composer   

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

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

Nov 21   North Carolina ratifies constitution, becomes 12th US state on this day in history.   

Nov 26   On this day in history 1st national Thanksgiving   

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   The first national thanksgiving on this day in history.   

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

Dec 08   John Fawcett, composer in the year 1789.   

Dec 14   On this day in history maria Agata Szymanowska, composer   

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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   August Neander, German theologian (d. 1850) was born in the year 1789.   

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   Ludwig Wilhelm Maurer, composer was born in the year 1789.   

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

Feb 15   On this day in history birth of friedrich Fesca, composer   

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   Jack Broughton, English boxer (bc. 1703) died in the year 1789.   

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   Frances Brooke, English writer (b. 1724) died in the year 1789.   

Feb 02   Armand-Louis Couperin, Fren composer/organist (Notre Dame), dies at 63 in the year 1789.   

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