geboren: 15 jan 1789; gedoopt: 18 jan 1789; kind: Jakob; vader: Willem [Jacobusz] Schouwenaar; moeder: Jakoba Polderman; opmerkingen: getuigen Jakob Schouwenaar en Dina Loenhout.; scannr: 336.
April 20 » George Washington arrives at Grays Ferry, Philadelphia while en route to Manhattan for his inauguration.
August 28 » William Herschel discovers a new moon of Saturn: Enceladus.
September 11 » Alexander Hamilton is appointed the first United States Secretary of the Treasury.
September 25 » The United States Congress passes twelve constitutional amendments: the ten known as the Bill of Rights, the (unratified) Congressional Apportionment Amendment, and the Congressional Compensation Amendment.
October 2 » The United States Bill of Rights is sent to the various States for ratification.
November 20 » New Jersey becomes the first U.S. state to ratify the Bill of Rights.
Christening day January 18, 1789
The temperature on January 18, 1789 was about 4.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: betrokken. Source: KNMI
May 5 » In France, the Estates-General convenes for the first time since 1614.
July 9 » In Versailles, the National Assembly reconstitutes itself as the National Constituent Assembly and begins preparations for a French constitution.
July 12 » In response to the dismissal of the French finance minister Jacques Necker, the radical journalist Camille Desmoulins gives a speech which results in the storming of the Bastille two days later.
July 14 » French Revolution: Citizens of Paris storm the Bastille.
September 11 » Alexander Hamilton is appointed the first United States Secretary of the Treasury.
September 29 » The United States Department of War first establishes a regular army with a strength of several hundred men.
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