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Birthday September 12, 1789

• The temperature on September 12, 1789 was about 15.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
• Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
• In the year 1789: Source: Wikipedia
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • April 20 » George Washington arrives at Grays Ferry, Philadelphia while en route to Manhattan for his inauguration.
  • April 28 » Mutiny on the Bounty: Lieutenant William Bligh and 18 sailors are set adrift and the rebel crew returns to Tahiti briefly and then sets sail for Pitcairn Island.
  • 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.

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• 1768 » Benjamin Carr, English-American singer-songwriter, educator, and publisher († 1831)
• 1797 » Samuel Joseph May, American activist († 1871)
• 1812 » Edward Shepherd Creasy, English historian and jurist († 1878)
• 1812 » Richard March Hoe, American engineer and businessman, invented the Rotary printing press († 1886)
• 1818 » Richard Jordan Gatling, American inventor, invented the Gatling gun († 1903)
• 1818 » Theodor Kullak, German pianist, composer, and educator († 1882)