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Years:
1787
1788
1789
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1790
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1791
1792
1793
Decades
:
1760s
1770s
1780s
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1790s
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1800s
1810s
1820s
Centuries
:
17th century
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18th century
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19th century
1790 was a
common year starting on Friday
(see link for calendar).
Contents
1 Events
2 Ongoing events
3 Births
4 Deaths
Events
January 8
-
George Washington
gives the first
State of the Union Address
.
January 30
- The first boat specialized as a
lifeboat
is tested on the
River Tyne
.
February 1
- In
New York City
the
Supreme Court of the United States
convenes for the first time.
February 11
-
Society of Friends
petitions Congress for the abolition of slavery.
March 1
- The first
United States census
is authorized.
March 4
-
France
is divided into 83
départements
, which cut across the former provinces, in an attempt to dislodge regional loyalties based on noble ownership of land.
May 29
-
Rhode Island
ratifies the
United States Constitution
and becomes the 13th
U.S. state
.
July 9
-
Russo-Swedish War
:
Second Battle of Svensksund
- In the
Baltic Sea
, the
Swedish
navy captures one third of the
Russian
fleet.
July 16
- The signing of the
Residence Bill
establishes a site along the
Potomac River
as the District of Columbia (seat of government) of the
United States
(see
Washington, DC
).
July 31
- Inventor
Samuel Hopkins
becomes the first to be issued a US
patent
(for an improved method of making
potash
).
August 4
- A newly passed
tariff
act creates the
Revenue Cutter Service
(the forerunner of the
United States Coast Guard
).
William Pitt
refuses to recognize
Belgian
independence.
Construction begins on the
White House
.
U.S.
Funding Bill introduced by
Alexander Hamilton
.
Philadelphia
becomes federal capital of the
U.S.
.
Ongoing events
French Revolution
(
1789
-
1799
)
Births
March 29
-
John Tyler
, 10th
President of the United States
(†
1862
)
May 23
-
Jules Dumont d'Urville
, explorer (†
1842
)
June 1
-
Ferdinand Raimund
,
Austrian
playwright
December 16
-
Leopold I of Belgium
December 19
-
William Edward Parry
, Arctic explorer (†
1855
)
Ignaz Assmayer , composer
Edmund Lyons
, 1st Lord Lyons, British Admiral (†
1858
)
August Ferdinand Möbius
, German mathematician and theoretical astronomer (d.
1868
)
Deaths
February 20
-
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
April 17
-
Benjamin Franklin
, American scientist and statesman
May 21
-
Thomas Warton
, English poet (b.
1728
)
July 17
-
Adam Smith
, Scottish economist
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