What happened in 1789?
70 recorded events in 1789, including 33 in people, 11 in wars & conflicts and 6 in economy & trade.
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Major Events 1
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Storming of the Bastille
Parisians storm the Bastille fortress, a flashpoint that ignites the French Revolution.
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Wars & Conflicts 11
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Battle of Rymnik
Battle in 1789, during the Russo-Turkish war
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Battle of Focșani
Battle in 1789 during the Russo-Turkish war
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Siege of Belgrade
1789 military action of the Austro-Turkish War
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Battle of Turnhout
1789 battle between the Habsburg Monarchy and the Belgian émigré army
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Four Days of Ghent
1789 battle
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Battle of Öland
Naval battle on 26 July, 1789 during the Russo-Swedish War
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Battle of Parkumäki
Battle in 1789, part of the Russo-Swedish War
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Battle of Porrassalmi
Battle in 1789, part of the Russo-Swedish War
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Battle of Uttismalm
Battle of the Russian War
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Battle of Kaipiais
Battle in 1789, between Sweden and the Russian Empire
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Second Battle of Makli
1789 battle
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Politics & Government 1
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Treaty of Fort Harmar
1789 treaty between United States and Native Americans
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People 33
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Jafar Khan died
The fifth Khan of Zand dynasty (1785–1789)
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Baron d'Holbach died
German-born French philosopher (1723–1789)
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John Ledyard died
American explorer and adventurer (1751-1789)
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Nikita Akinfiyevich Demidov died
Russian businessman
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David Nelson died
English gardener-botanist (?-1789)
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Jakob II Bernoulli died
Swiss mathematician (1759-1789)
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Tommaso Temanza died
Architect
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József Károly Hell died
Hungarian mining engineer (1713-1789)
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Friedrich von Knauss died
German watchmaker
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Fortunato de Felice, 2nd Count Panzutti died
Italian printer
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Jacopo Belgrado died
Italian astronomer (1704-1789)
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William Edwards died
Welsh architect
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Ignacio López de Ayala died
Writer and historian
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Cláudio Manuel da Costa died
Brazilian poet and musician
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Johann Wilhelm Hertel died
German organist and composer (1727-1789)
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Friederike Sophie Seyler died
German actress
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Nicole d'Oliva died
French prostitute and memoirist (1761–1789)
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Ann Catley died
British singer
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Louis Compain died
French actor and singer
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James Fenimore Cooper born
Born in Burlington City. American writer (1789–1851).
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Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt born
Born in Kavala. Egyptian general and Wāli of Egypt (1789–1848).
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Silvio Pellico born
Born in Saluzzo. Italian writer and poet.
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Abbas Mirza born
Born in Amol. Qajar crown prince.
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Horace Vernet born
Born in Paris. French painter (1789–1863).
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Johann Friedrich Overbeck born
Born in Lübeck. German painter, a member of the Nazarene movement (1789–1869).
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Carl Gustav Carus born
Born in Leipzig. German philosopher, physician, painter (1789–1869).
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Cesare Balbo born
Born in Turin. Italian writer and statesman (1789-1853).
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Manuel Gómez Pedraza born
Born in Santiago de Querétaro. Mexican politician (1789-1851).
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Carlos María de Alvear born
Born in Santo Ângelo. Soldier and statesman (1789-1852).
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Carlos Soublette born
Born in Caracas. Venezuelan politician and statesman.
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Miguel Barragán born
Born in Ciudad del Maíz Municipality. President of Mexico and Governor of Veracruz (1789-1836).
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Francisco Javier Mina born
Born in Otao. Spanish general and lawyer.
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Alphonse Henri d'Hautpoul born
Born in Versailles. French soldier, politician and officer (1789-1865).
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Science & Technology 2
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University of King's College
Oldest chartered university in Canada, in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Orto botanico di Palermo
Botanical garden in Italy
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Exploration & Discovery 3
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Rarotonga
Island of the Cook Islands
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Aitutaki
Island of the Cook Islands
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Tetiaroa
Island in French Polynesia
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Religion & Belief Systems 2
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Et'hem Bey Mosque
Mosque in Albania
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Ould Al Hamra Mosque
Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco
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Economy & Trade 6
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Hackman Plc
Former Finnish business
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Backes & Strauss
English company for high-end luxury timepieces and jewellery
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Rostaing
Firme
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Emil Hjorth & Sønner
Family-owned manufacturer of bowed string instruments founded in 1789 in Copenhagen
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Franz Wilhelm Langguth Erben
German Winery
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Geo. Hattersley
English textile machinery manufacturer from Keighley, West Yorkshire, founded in 1789
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Social Movements & Revolutions 5
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French Revolution
Revolution in France from 1789 to 1799
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Minas Gerais Conspiracy
Unsuccessful 18th century separatist movement in Brazil
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Reveillon riot
Riots occurred in April 1789 in Paris, during the French Revolution
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Liège Revolution
Conflict
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Menashi–Kunashir rebellion
1789 battle between Wajin and Ainu in Northeastern Hokkaido
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Architecture & Engineering 4
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Fillan Church
Church in Hitra, Norway
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Old Stordal Church
Previous parish church, Stordal municipality, Norway
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St Paul's Church, Bristol
Church in Bristol, England, UK
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St James' Church, Great Packington
Grade I listed church in Warwickshire, England, UK
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Empires & Countries 2
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Republic of Liège founded
Republic of Liège was founded, with its capital at Liège.
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Principality of the Briançonese dissolved
Principality of the Briançonese ceased to exist, having been centered at Briançon.
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