geboren: 14 jan 1789; gedoopt: 18 jan 1789; kind: Dingenis; vader: Jakobus van Boven; moeder: Pieternella de Korte; opmerkingen: getuigen Pieter van Boven en Willemina Snoek.; scannr: 337.
January 23 » Georgetown College, the first Catholic university in the United States, is founded in Georgetown, Maryland (now a part of Washington, D.C.).
March 4 » In New York City, the first Congress of the United States meets, putting the United States Constitution into effect. The United States Bill of Rights is written and proposed to Congress.
June 20 » Deputies of the French Third Estate take the Tennis Court Oath.
July 14 » Alexander Mackenzie finally completes his journey to the mouth of the great river he hoped would take him to the Pacific, but which turns out to flow into the Arctic Ocean. Later named after him, the Mackenzie is the second-longest river system in North America.
August 28 » William Herschel discovers a new moon of Saturn: Enceladus.
September 29 » The 1st United States Congress adjourns.
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
January 21 » The first American novel, The Power of Sympathy or the Triumph of Nature Founded in Truth by William Hill Brown, is printed in Boston.
June 17 » In France, the Third Estate declares itself the National Assembly.
July 14 » Alexander Mackenzie finally completes his journey to the mouth of the great river he hoped would take him to the Pacific, but which turns out to flow into the Arctic Ocean. Later named after him, the Mackenzie is the second-longest river system in North America.
July 14 » French Revolution: Citizens of Paris storm the Bastille.
September 11 » Alexander Hamilton is appointed the first United States Secretary of the Treasury.
October 19 » John Jay is sworn in as the first Chief Justice of the United States.
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