Explore 404 historical events from 1780–1789.
John Ruggles was an American politician from the U.S. state of Maine. He served in several important state legislative and judicial positions before serving in the U.S. Senate.
John Ruggles, American lawyer and politician (died 1874)
William Swainson FLS, FRS, was an English ornithologist, malacologist, conchologist, entomologist and artist.
William Swainson, English-New Zealand ornithologist and entomologist (died 1855)
William Burton was an American medical doctor and politician from Milford, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, who served as Governor of Delaware dur…
William Burton, American physician and politician, 39th Governor of Delaware (died 1866)
Theophilos Kairis was a Greek Eastern Orthodox priest, philosopher and revolutionary. He was born in Andros, Cyclades, Ottoman Greece, as a son of a distinguished family.
Theophilos Kairis, Greek priest and philosopher (died 1853)
James Fenimore Cooper was an American writer of the first half of the 19th century, whose historical romances depicting colonial and indigenous characters from the 17th to the 19th…
James Fenimore Cooper, American novelist, short story writer, and historian (died 1851)
William Christopher Zeise was a Danish organic chemist. He is best known for synthesising one of the first organometallic compounds, named Zeise's salt in his honour. He also perfo…
William Christopher Zeise, Danish chemist who prepared Zeise's salt, one of the first organometallic compounds (died…
Carlos María de Alvear was an Argentine soldier, statesman and diplomat who served as the second Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata from 9 January to 1…
Carlos María de Alvear, Argentine soldier and statesman (died 1852)
Samuel Heinrich Schwabe was a German amateur astronomer remembered for his work on sunspots. He observed sunspots and made drawings of them from 1825 to 1867 and suggested in 1838 …
Heinrich Schwabe, German astronomer (died 1875)
Count Pyotr (Petr) Ivanovich Panin was a Russian soldier who later served as a general-in-chief in the Imperial Russian Army.
Petr Ivanovich Panin, Russian general (born 1721)
Lieutenant General Jean-Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval was a French artillery officer and engineer who revolutionised the French cannon, creating a new production system that allo…
Jean-Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval, French general and engineer (born 1715)
Anders Dahl was a Swedish botanist and student of Carl Linnaeus. The dahlia flower is named after him.
Anders Dahl, Swedish botanist and physician (born 1751)
Victor de Riqueti, Marquis de Mirabeau was a French economist of the Physiocratic school. He was the father of Honoré, Comte de Mirabeau and André Boniface Louis Riqueti de Mirabea…
Victor de Riqueti, marquis de Mirabeau, French economist and academic (born 1715)
Jacques de Flesselles was a French official and one of the early victims of the French Revolution.
Jacques de Flesselles, French politician (born 1721)
Bernard René Jourdan, marquis de Launay was a French Royal Army officer who served as the governor of the Bastille. He was the son of a previous governor, and commander of the Bast…
Bernard-René de Launay, French politician (born 1740)
Jacques Duphly was a French harpsichordist and composer.
Jacques Duphly, French harpsichord player and composer (born 1715)
Joseph-François Foullon de Doué was a French politician and a Controller-General of Finances under Louis XVI.
Joseph Foullon de Doué, French politician, Controller-General of Finances (born 1715)
John Rogers was a Founding Father of the United States, who served as military officer in the American Revolutionary War, lawyer and judge from Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Rogers was…
John Rogers, American lawyer and politician (born 1723)
John Cook (1730–1789) was an American planter and politician from Smyrna, in Kent County, Delaware. He served in the Delaware General Assembly and as Governor of Delaware.
John Cook, American farmer and politician, 6th Governor of Delaware (born 1730)
George Washington's reception at Trenton was a celebration hosted by the Ladies of Trenton social club on April 21, 1789, in Trenton, New Jersey, as George Washington, then preside…
The Ladies of Trenton social club hosted a reception for President-elect George Washington as he journeyed to New York C
Fletcher Christian was an English sailor who led the mutiny on the Bounty in 1789, during which he seized command of the Royal Navy vessel HMS Bounty from Lieutenant William Bligh.
Fletcher Christian, the acting lieutenant on board the Royal Navy ship Bounty, led a mutiny against the commander Willia
George Washington was a Founding Father and the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. As commander of the Continental Army, Washington led Patriot forces…
George Washington (pictured) took the oath of office as the first president of the United States at Federal Hall in New
The Boydell Shakespeare Gallery in London, England, was the first stage of a three-part project initiated in November 1786 by engraver and publisher John Boydell in an effort to fo…
The Boydell Shakespeare Gallery, part of a cultural project initiated by engraver John Boydell, opened in London
The United States postmaster general (PMG) is the chief executive officer of the United States Postal Service (USPS). The PMG is responsible for managing and directing the day-to-d…
The office of United States Postmaster General was formally established.
The French Revolution was a period of political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789 and ended with the Coup of 18 Brumaire on 9 November 1799.…
French Revolution: Jacques Necker was dismissed as Director-General of Finances of France, sparking public…