March 4 » France is divided into 83 départements, cutting across the former provinces in an attempt to dislodge regional loyalties based on ownership of land by the nobility.
May 29 » Rhode Island becomes the last of North America's original Thirteen Colonies to ratify the Constitution and become one of the United States.
August 4 » A newly passed tariff act creates the Revenue Cutter Service (the forerunner of the United States Coast Guard).
September 25 » Four Great Anhui Troupes introduce Anhui opera to Beijing in honor of the Qianlong Emperor's eightieth birthday.
December 17 » The Aztec calendar stone is discovered at El Zócalo, Mexico City.
December 26 » Louis XVI of France gives his public assent to Civil Constitution of the Clergy during the French Revolution.
Christening day May 2, 1790
The temperature on May 2, 1790 was about 12.0 °C. There was 48 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
January 8 » George Washington delivers the first State of the Union address in New York City.
March 1 » The first United States census is authorized.
May 31 » The United States enacts its first copyright statute, the Copyright Act of 1790.
July 9 » The Swedish Navy captures one third of the Russian Baltic fleet.
July 31 » The first U.S. patent is issued, to inventor Samuel Hopkins for a potash process.
December 22 » The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Alexander Suvorov and his Russian armies.
Day of death May 5, 1872
The temperature on May 5, 1872 was about 14.8 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 16 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 78%. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
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