January 9 » Connecticut becomes the fifth state to ratify the Constitution.
January 18 » The first elements of the First Fleet carrying 736 convicts from Great Britain to Australia arrive at Botany Bay.
June 7 » French Revolution: Day of the Tiles: Civilians in Grenoble toss roof tiles and various objects down upon royal troops.
June 21 » New Hampshire becomes the ninth state to ratify the Constitution of the United States.
September 13 » The Philadelphia Convention sets the date for the first presidential election in the United States, and New York City becomes the country's temporary capital.
December 22 » Nguyễn Huệ proclaims himself Emperor Quang Trung, in effect abolishing on his own the Lê dynasty.
Day of burial December 21, 1789
The temperature on December 21, 1789 was about 6.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: betrokken. Source: KNMI
June 14 » Mutiny on the Bounty: HMSBounty mutiny survivors including Captain William Bligh and 18 others reach Timor after a nearly 7,400km (4,600mi) journey in an open boat.
June 17 » In France, the Third Estate declares itself the National Assembly.
July 11 » Jacques Necker is dismissed as France's Finance Minister sparking the Storming of the Bastille.
September 22 » The office of United States Postmaster General is established.
October 6 » French Revolution: King Louis XVI is forced to change his residence from Versailles to the Tuileries Palace.
October 19 » John Jay is sworn in as the first Chief Justice of the United States.
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