1789
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| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
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| Centuries: | 17th century – 18th century – 19th century |
| Decades: | 1750s 1760s 1770s – 1780s – 1790s 1800s 1810s |
| Years: | 1786 1787 1788 – 1789 – 1790 1791 1792 |
1789 Media
July 14: Storming of the Bastille takes place in the French Revolution.
April 30: George Washington, inaugurated as the First President of the United States.
Portrait of Brigadier General en:René Edward De Russy (1789-1865). Fort DeRussy was named after Union Brigadier General Rene Edward DeRussy.
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Illustration, depicting Catharine Maria Sedgwick from the book Female Prose Writers of America by John Seely Hart.
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1789 (MDCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1789th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 789th year of the 2nd millennium, the 89th year of the 18th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1780s decade. As of the start of 1789, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
Events
- April 28 – The Mutiny on the Bounty happens. It was led by Fletcher Christian.
- April 30 – George Washington becomes the first President of the United States.
- May 5 – The French Revolution starts.