1790s
The 1790s was a decade that began on 1 January 1790 and ended on 31 December 1799.
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
| Centuries: | 17th century – 18th century – 19th century |
| Decades: | 1760s 1770s 1780s – 1790s – 1800s 1810s 1820s |
| Years: | 1790 1791 1792 1793 1794 1795 1796 1797 1798 1799 |
| Categories: | Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments |
Events
- French Revolution
- Supreme Court of the United States meets for first time.
- Whiskey Rebellion in the United States.
- First State of the Union Address
World leaders
- King Louis XVI (France)
- Maximilien Robespierre (France)
- King George III (Great Britain)
- Emperor Leopold II (Holy Roman Empire)
- Emperor Francis II (Holy Roman Empire)
- Frederick William II of Prussia, King of Prussia
- Emperor Kangxi (China)
- Pope Pius VI
- Empress Catherine II (Russia)
- Emperor Paul (Russia)
- King Charles IV (Spain)
- President George Washington (United States)
- President John Adams (United States)
- Shahs of Persia (Zand dynasty and Qajar dynasty)
- Lotf Ali Khan, 1789–1794
- Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar, 1796–1797
- Fath Ali Shah, 1797–1834
Births
- Jean-François Champollion, French Egyptologist (1790)
- Samuel Morse, American inventor (1791)
- Antonio López de Santa Anna, Mexican general and President of Mexico (1794)
Deaths
- Benjamin Franklin, American scientist and statesman (1790)
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer (1791)
- George Washington, first President of the United States (1799)