Page 2: Historical Events In 1790

Mar 19   Supply ship HMS Sirius, one of the vessels in the First Fleet to Australia, is wrecked on Norfolk Island en route to pick up supplies in the year 1790.   

Mar 21   Thomas Jefferson reports to Pres Washington in NY as Sec of State on this day in history.   

Mar 21   Thomas Jefferson reports to President Washington in New York as Secretary of State on this day in history.   

Mar 22   Thomas Jefferson becomes the 1st US Secretary of State in the year 1790.   

Mar 22   Thomas Jefferson becomes the first US Secretary of State on this day in history.   

Mar 26   Congress passes Naturalization Act, requires 2-year residency in the year 1790.   

Mar 27   The modern shoestring (string and shoe holes) invented in England in the year 1790.   

Mar 27   The shoelace invented on this day in history.   

Mar 29   In the year 1790 john Tyler, Va, (D/W) 10th Pres (1841-1845)   

Mar 29   On this day in history the birth of John Tyler, Former American President   

Mar 30   Joseph Smith, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1877 in the year 1790.   

Apr 03   On this day in history revenue Marine Service (US Coast Guard), created   

Apr 10   Robert Gray is 1st American to circumnavigate the Earth in the year 1790.   

Apr 10   Spanish start building forts in Nootka Sound to exploit sea otter harvest; try to head off English traders after the recent visit by Captain Cook in the year 1790.   

Apr 10   In the year 1790 uS Patent system established   

Apr 17   Benjamin Franklin, US, (Poor Richards Almanac), dies at 84 in the year 1790.   

Apr 30   In the year 1790 colonial troops occupy Bonni's marroon village   

Apr 30   On this day in history john Cockerill, English/Belgian industrialist   

May 06   Vaclav Vilem Wurfel, composer in the year 1790.   

May 09   In the year 1790 william Clingan, American delegate to the Continental Congress   

May 12   [Johannes] Carsten Hauch, Danish writer in the year 1790.   

May 21   Thomas Warton, English poet (Oxford sausage), dies in the year 1790.   

May 26   Territory South of River Ohio created by Congress in the year 1790.   

May 27   On this day in history jeremiah Carlton, laziest man in history, heir to a large fortune at 19 went to bed & stayed there for next 70 yrs, dies at 89   

May 29   In the year 1790 rhode Is becomes last of original 13 colonies ratifying Constitution   

May 29   In the year 1790 rhode Island becomes last of original 13 colonies ratifying Constitution   

May 31   US copyright law enacted on this day in history.   

Jun 01   Salomon J Rappoport, Czech rabbi/learned (Ereg miliem) in the year 1790.   

Jun 08   Charles-Joseph van Helmont, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

Jun 09   1st book copyrighted under constitution, "Philadelphia Spelling Book" on this day in history.   

Jun 09   The first book copyrighted under the constitution, Philadelphia Spelling Book in the year 1790.   

Jun 10   In the year 1790 louis Joseph Daussoigne-Mehul, composer   

Jun 13   On this day in history jose Antonio Peez, president of Venezuela   

Jun 19   On this day in history john Gibson, British (?) sculptor   

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Jan 09   Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom, Swedish poet (Lycksalighetens) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 19   On this day in history birth of per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom, Swedish historian/poet (Blommorna)   

Feb 11   On this day in history birth of ignaz Assmayer, composer   

Feb 16   Chretien Urhan, composer was born in the year 1790.   

Feb 18   Marshall Hall, Basford Nottinghamshire, physician was born on this day in history.   

Mar 14   Ludwig Emil Grimm, German painter and engraver (d. 1863) was born in the year 1790.   

Mar 15   Nicola Vaccai, composer was born in the year 1790.   

Mar 15   Ludwig Immanuel Magnus, German mathematician (d. 1861) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Joseph A Feuchtmayer (Feichtmayer), German rococo sculptor, dies on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Johann Trier, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Jan 07   On this day in history antonio Corbisiero, composer, dies at 69   

Jan 08   John Stinstra, Dutch baptist vicar, dies at 81 in the year 1790.   

Jan 13   In the year 1790 death of luc Urbain de Bouexic, comte de Guichen, French admiral (b. 1712)   

Jan 15   In the year 1790 death of john Landen, English mathematician (b. 1719)   

Jan 31   Thomas Lewis, Irish-born Virginia settler (b. 1718) died in the year 1790.   

Feb 05   William Cullen, Scottish physician and chemist (b. 1710) died in the year 1790.