January 26 » Stanislaus I of Poland abdicates his throne.
March 8 » Nader Shah, founder of the Afsharid dynasty, is crowned Shah of Iran.
April 15 » Foundation of the Kingdom of Corsica.
May 26 » The Battle of Ackia was fought near the present site of Tupelo, Mississippi. British and Chickasaw soldiers repelled a French and Choctaw attack on the then-Chickasaw village of Ackia.
October 16 » Mathematician William Whiston's predicted comet fails to strike the Earth.
Day of death May 23, 1789
The temperature on May 23, 1789 was about 14.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north. Weather type: omtrent helder. Special wheather fenomena: noorderlicht. Source: KNMI
June 17 » In France, the Third Estate declares itself the National Assembly.
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.
July 27 » The first U.S. federal government agency, the Department of Foreign Affairs, is established (it will be later renamed Department of State).
August 7 » The United States Department of War is established.
September 2 » The United States Department of the Treasury is founded.
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