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What Happened in January 1789

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Historical Events

  • Jan 21 The 1st American novel, William Hill Brown's "The Power of Sympathy" is published by Isaiah Thomas
  • Jan 23 Georgetown, 1st US Catholic college, founded

Louis XVI's Estates-Genera Edict

Jan 24 Louis XVI of France issues edict calling for the convocation of the Estates-General, a general assembly not called since 1614

King of France Louis XVI
  • Jan 26 John Odell signs contract for £336 to build St Peter's church in the Bronx
Events in 1789

Famous Birthdays

  • Jan 3 Carl Gustav Carus, German physiologist and painter, born in Leipzig, Germany (d. 1869)
  • Jan 4 Benjamin Lundy, American Quaker abolitionist and philanthropist, born in Hardwick Township, New Jersey (d. 1839)
  • Jan 17 August Neander, German theologian (d. 1850)
Born in 1789

Famous Deaths

  • Jan 1 Christleib Siegmund Binder, German composer, dies at 65
  • Jan 1 Fletcher Norton, 1st Baron Grantley, English politician, dies at 72
  • Jan 2 Franz Joseph Leonti Meyer of Schauensee, Swiss composer and organist, dies at 68
  • Jan 4 Thomas Nelson, American member of Continental Congress (signer of Declaration of Independence), plantation owner and Virginia militia general, dies at 50
  • Jan 8 Jack Broughton, English bare knuckle boxer (Champion of England 1736-50; published first boxing code), dies at 85
  • Jan 10 Pierre Lyonet, Dutch zoologist and cryptologist, dies at 82
  • Jan 20 Johann Christoph Oley, German composer, dies at 50
  • Jan 23 Frances Brooke, English writer (b. 1724)
  • Jan 23 John Cleland, English novelist (Fanny Hill), dies (b. 1709)


What Happened in 1789

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