Page 2: Historical Events In 1790

Mar 19   On this day in history 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.   

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

Mar 21   In the year 1790 thomas Jefferson reports to President Washington in New York as Secretary of State   

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 on this day in history.   

Mar 27   In the year 1790 the shoelace invented   

Mar 29   John Tyler, Va, (D/W) 10th Pres (1841-1845) in the year 1790.   

Mar 29   The birth of John Tyler, Former American President in the year 1790.   

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

Apr 03   In the year 1790 revenue Marine Service (US Coast Guard), created   

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

Apr 10   In the year 1790 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.   

Apr 10   In the year 1790 uS Patent system established   

Apr 17   On this day in history benjamin Franklin, US, (Poor Richards Almanac), dies at 84   

Apr 30   Colonial troops occupy Bonni's marroon village on this day in history.   

Apr 30   John Cockerill, English/Belgian industrialist on this day in history.   

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

May 09   On this day in history william Clingan, American delegate to the Continental Congress   

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

May 21   Thomas Warton, English poet (Oxford sausage), dies on this day in history.   

May 26   Territory South of River Ohio created by Congress on this day in history.   

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   Rhode Is becomes last of original 13 colonies ratifying Constitution on this day in history.   

May 29   On this day in history 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) on this day in history.   

Jun 08   In the year 1790 charles-Joseph van Helmont, composer, dies at 75   

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 on this day in history.   

Jun 10   Louis Joseph Daussoigne-Mehul, composer on this day in history.   

Jun 13   Jose Antonio Peez, president of Venezuela in the year 1790.   

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   Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom, Swedish historian/poet (Blommorna) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 11   Ignaz Assmayer, composer was born in the year 1790.   

Feb 16   Chretien Urhan, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

Mar 14   In the year 1790 birth of ludwig Emil Grimm, German painter and engraver (d. 1863)   

Mar 15   In the year 1790 birth of nicola Vaccai, composer   

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 in the year 1790.   

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

Jan 07   Antonio Corbisiero, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1790.   

Jan 08   On this day in history john Stinstra, Dutch baptist vicar, dies at 81   

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

Jan 15   John Landen, English mathematician (b. 1719) died in the year 1790.   

Jan 31   In the year 1790 death of thomas Lewis, Irish-born Virginia settler (b. 1718)   

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