What happened in 1789?

Storming of the Bastille

Major Events · Paris, France

Parisians storm the Bastille fortress, a flashpoint that ignites the French Revolution.

Battle of Rymnik

Wars & Conflicts · Mărtinești

Battle in 1789, during the Russo-Turkish war

Battle of Focșani

Wars & Conflicts · Focșani

Battle in 1789 during the Russo-Turkish war

Siege of Belgrade

Wars & Conflicts · Belgrade

1789 military action of the Austro-Turkish War

Battle of Turnhout

Wars & Conflicts · Turnhout

1789 battle between the Habsburg Monarchy and the Belgian émigré army

Four Days of Ghent

Wars & Conflicts · Ghent

1789 battle

Battle of Öland

Wars & Conflicts · Baltic Sea

Naval battle on 26 July, 1789 during the Russo-Swedish War

Battle of Parkumäki

Wars & Conflicts · Rantasalmi

Battle in 1789, part of the Russo-Swedish War

Battle of Porrassalmi

Wars & Conflicts

Battle in 1789, part of the Russo-Swedish War

Battle of Uttismalm

Wars & Conflicts · Utti

Battle of the Russian War

Battle of Kaipiais

Wars & Conflicts · Kouvola

Battle in 1789, between Sweden and the Russian Empire

Second Battle of Makli

Wars & Conflicts · Sindh

1789 battle

First Battle of Svensksund

Wars & Conflicts · Ruotsinsalmi

1789 naval battle between the Swedish Navy and the Imperial Russian Navy

Mutiny on the Bounty

Wars & Conflicts · Pacific Ocean

1789 mutiny aboard the British Royal Navy ship HMS Bounty

Treaty of Fort Harmar

Politics & Government · Fort Harmar

1789 treaty between United States and Native Americans

Jafar Khan died

People · Shiraz

The fifth Khan of Zand dynasty (1785–1789)

Baron d'Holbach died

People · Paris

German-born French philosopher (1723–1789)

John Ledyard died

People · Cairo

American explorer and adventurer (1751-1789)

Nikita Akinfiyevich Demidov died

People · Chusovaya

Russian businessman

David Nelson died

People · Kupang

English gardener-botanist (?-1789)

Jakob II Bernoulli died

People · Saint Petersburg

Swiss mathematician (1759-1789)

Tommaso Temanza died

People · Venice

Architect

József Károly Hell died

People · Banská Štiavnica

Hungarian mining engineer (1713-1789)

Friedrich von Knauss died

People · Vienna

German watchmaker

Fortunato de Felice, 2nd Count Panzutti died

People · Yverdon-les-Bains

Italian printer

Jacopo Belgrado died

People · Udine

Italian astronomer (1704-1789)

William Edwards died

People · Wales

Welsh architect

Ignacio López de Ayala died

People · Tarifa

Writer and historian

Cláudio Manuel da Costa died

People · Ouro Preto

Brazilian poet and musician

Johann Wilhelm Hertel died

People · Schwerin

German organist and composer (1727-1789)

Friederike Sophie Seyler died

People · Schleswig

German actress

Nicole d'Oliva died

People · Fontenay-sous-Bois

French prostitute and memoirist (1761–1789)

Ann Catley died

People · Brentford

British singer

Louis Compain died

People · Janville

French actor and singer

James Fenimore Cooper born

People · Burlington City

Born in Burlington City. American writer (1789–1851).

Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt born

People · Kavala

Born in Kavala. Egyptian general and Wāli of Egypt (1789–1848).

Silvio Pellico born

People · Saluzzo

Born in Saluzzo. Italian writer and poet.

Abbas Mirza born

People · Amol

Born in Amol. Qajar crown prince.

Horace Vernet born

People · Paris

Born in Paris. French painter (1789–1863).

Johann Friedrich Overbeck born

People · Lübeck

Born in Lübeck. German painter, a member of the Nazarene movement (1789–1869).

Carl Gustav Carus born

People · Leipzig

Born in Leipzig. German philosopher, physician, painter (1789–1869).

Cesare Balbo born

People · Turin

Born in Turin. Italian writer and statesman (1789-1853).

Manuel Gómez Pedraza born

People · Santiago de Querétaro

Born in Santiago de Querétaro. Mexican politician (1789-1851).

Carlos María de Alvear born

People · Santo Ângelo

Born in Santo Ângelo. Soldier and statesman (1789-1852).

Carlos Soublette born

People · Caracas

Born in Caracas. Venezuelan politician and statesman.

Miguel Barragán born

People · Ciudad del Maíz Municipality

Born in Ciudad del Maíz Municipality. President of Mexico and Governor of Veracruz (1789-1836).

Francisco Javier Mina born

People · Otao

Born in Otao. Spanish general and lawyer.

Alphonse Henri d'Hautpoul born

People · Versailles

Born in Versailles. French soldier, politician and officer (1789-1865).

Sunwon born

People · Joseon

Born in Joseon. Queen; korean regent (1789-1857).

Badshah Begum died

People · Delhi

Died in Delhi. Padshah Begum of the Mughal Empire.

José Fernández Madrid born

People · Cartagena

Born in Cartagena. President of United Provinces of New Granada.

University of King's College

Science & Technology

Oldest chartered university in Canada, in Halifax, Nova Scotia

Orto botanico di Palermo

Science & Technology

Botanical garden in Italy

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Science & Technology

Public research university in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Georgetown University

Science & Technology · Georgetown

Private university in Washington, D.C., United States

Rarotonga

Exploration & Discovery

Island of the Cook Islands

Aitutaki

Exploration & Discovery

Island of the Cook Islands

Tetiaroa

Exploration & Discovery

Island in French Polynesia

Et'hem Bey Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in Albania

Ould Al Hamra Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco

St. Vladimir's Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Cathedral in St. Petersburg, Russia

Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Lachowice

Religion & Belief Systems

Church of St. Giles in Zrębice

Religion & Belief Systems

Glogau garrison church

Religion & Belief Systems

Former church building in Głogów, Lower Silesia

Former protestant church

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Ledčice, Czech Republic

Church of Saint Anne

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in České Žleby, Czech Republic

Catawissa Friends Meetinghouse

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Commack United Methodist Church and Cemetery

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in New York, United States of America

Kloster Werl

Religion & Belief Systems

Monastery in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Capuchins in Łomża

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Łomża, Poland

christ catholic rectory (former helper's house)

Religion & Belief Systems

Rectory in Aarau in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland

Most Holy Sacrament Church, Marton

Religion & Belief Systems · Marton

Catholic church building in Burton Constable, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK

Transfiguration Church (Staryi Spas)

Religion & Belief Systems

Eastern Orthodox church building in Chekhovsky District, Russia

John the Baptist rectory in Brenna

Religion & Belief Systems

Historic building in Brenna, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Hackman Plc

Economy & Trade · Helsinki

Former Finnish business

Backes & Strauss

Economy & Trade · London

English company for high-end luxury timepieces and jewellery

Rostaing

Economy & Trade · Villieu-Loyes-Mollon

Firme

Emil Hjorth & Sønner

Economy & Trade · Copenhagen

Family-owned manufacturer of bowed string instruments founded in 1789 in Copenhagen

Franz Wilhelm Langguth Erben

Economy & Trade · Traben-Trarbach

German Winery

Geo. Hattersley

Economy & Trade · Keighley

English textile machinery manufacturer from Keighley, West Yorkshire, founded in 1789

French Revolution

Social Movements & Revolutions · France

Revolution in France from 1789 to 1799

Minas Gerais Conspiracy

Social Movements & Revolutions · Minas Gerais Captaincy

Unsuccessful 18th century separatist movement in Brazil

Reveillon riot

Social Movements & Revolutions · Saint-Antoine district

Riots occurred in April 1789 in Paris, during the French Revolution

Liège Revolution

Social Movements & Revolutions · Liège

Conflict

Menashi–Kunashir rebellion

Social Movements & Revolutions · Menashi district

1789 battle between Wajin and Ainu in Northeastern Hokkaido

Women's March on Versailles

Social Movements & Revolutions · Versailles

Food riot and march by market-women during the French Revolution

Fillan Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Hitra, Norway

Old Stordal Church

Architecture & Engineering

Previous parish church, Stordal municipality, Norway

St Paul's Church, Bristol

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Bristol, England, UK

St James' Church, Great Packington

Architecture & Engineering

Grade I listed church in Warwickshire, England, UK

Fort San Miguel

Architecture & Engineering

Spanish fort in Vancouver Island, Canada

Fort Washington

Architecture & Engineering

Historic army fortress in present-day Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Fort Louis

Architecture & Engineering

Former military fort in Marigot, St. Martin

Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral in Sanok

Architecture & Engineering

Church of the Theotokos of Vladimir

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Village Bykovo, Russia

Palácio de Barro

Architecture & Engineering

Bennett Place State Historic Site

Architecture & Engineering

historic site in Durham North Carolina, United States

Old Asbury Methodist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in Wilmington, United States of America

First Parish Unitarian Church

Architecture & Engineering

historic church in Medfield, Massachusetts

ABA Festival, Igarra

Sports & Entertainment · Edo State

Festival held in Igarra, Nigeria

Republic of Liège founded

Empires & Countries · Liège

Republic of Liège was founded, with its capital at Liège.

Principality of the Briançonese dissolved

Empires & Countries · Briançon

Principality of the Briançonese ceased to exist, having been centered at Briançon.

North Carolina founded

Empires & Countries · Raleigh

North Carolina was founded, with its capital at Raleigh.

Principality of Lippe founded

Empires & Countries · Detmold

Principality of Lippe was founded, with its capital at Detmold.