Page 3: Historical Events In 1789

Jun 01   In the year 1789 1st US congressional act becomes law (on administering oaths)   

Jun 01   The first US congressional act becomes law (on administering oaths) on this day in history.   

Jun 03   Alex Mackenzie explores Mackenzie River (Canada) on this day in history.   

Jun 04   On this day in history uS constitution goes into effect   

Jun 07   On this day in history vaclav Jan Kopriva, composer, dies at 81   

Jun 08   James Madison introduces a proposed Bill of Rights in the U.S. House of Representatives in the year 1789.   

Jun 09   On this day in history spanish capture British schooner Northwest America near Vancouver I   

Jun 12   In the year 1789 jean E Liotard, [Turk], Swiss painter (Maria-Theresia), dies   

Jun 13   Mrs Alexander Hamilton serves ice cream for dessert to Washington on this day in history.   

Jun 14   On this day in history capt William Blighs reaches Timor   

Jun 14   In the year 1789 johann Wilhelm Hertel, composer, dies at 61   

Jun 17   In the year 1789 3rd Estate in France declared itself a national assembly   

Jun 20   In the year 1789 oath of Tennis Court (for a new constitution) in France taken   

Jun 20   Oath of the Tennis Court (for a new constitution) in France taken in the year 1789.   

Jun 27   Philipp Friedrich Silcher, composer in the year 1789.   

Jun 30   In the year 1789 e J Horace Vernet, French painter   

Jul 04   On this day in history 1st US tariff act   

Jul 04   In the year 1789 claudio M da Costa, Brazilian conductor, dies at 59   

Jul 04   Nootka Sound BC, Estaban Jose Martinez 1742-1798 seizes British ship Argonaut and others for infringing Spanish sovereignty; on Spanish warship Princesa on this day in history.   

Jul 04   The first US tariff act on this day in history.   

Jul 11   US Marine Corps created by an act of Congress on this day in history.   

Jul 14   Bastille Day-citizens of Paris storm Bastille prison in the year 1789.   

Jul 14   Bastille Day-French Revolution begins with the fall of Bastille on this day in history.   

Jul 14   In the year 1789 the French revolution begins with the storming of the Bastille prison   

Jul 15   Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette, is named by acclamation colonel-general of the new National Guard of Paris on this day in history.   

Jul 15   On this day in history jacques Duphly, composer, dies at 74   

Jul 19   On this day in history john Martin, English painter   

Jul 27   Congress establishes Dept of Foreign Affairs (State dept) in the year 1789.   

Jul 27   In the year 1789 congress establishes the Department of Foreign Affairs, later to become the U.S. Department of State.   

Aug 01   On this day in history uS Customs begins enforcing Tariff Act   

Aug 04   On this day in history french National Meeting ending feudal system   

Aug 07   Congress creates Dept of War & Lighthouse Service in the year 1789.   

Aug 07   In the year 1789 uS War Department established   

Aug 08   First police force, named Nightwatch, is established in Australian colony of NSW in the year 1789.   

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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   On this day in history birth of august Neander, German theologian (d. 1850)   

Jan 30   In the year 1789 birth of george Augustus Kollmann, composer   

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   Franz Xaver Gabelsberger, German inventor of the stenography (d. 1849) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 15   In the year 1789 birth of friedrich Fesca, composer   

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

Jan 02   On this day in history franz Joseph Leonti Meyer von Schavensee, composer, dies at 68   

Jan 08   In the year 1789 death of jack Broughton, English boxer (bc. 1703)   

Jan 10   In the year 1789 pierre Lyonet, Dutch zoologist/cryptologist, dies at 82   

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   In the year 1789 armand-Louis Couperin, Fren composer/organist (Notre Dame), dies at 63   

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