Explore 567 historical events from 1790–1799.
Thomas Warton was an English literary historian, critic, and poet. He was appointed Poet Laureate in 1785, following the death of William Whitehead.
Thomas Warton, English poet and critic (born 1728)
Israel Putnam, popularly known as "Old Put", was an American military officer and landowner who served in the French and Indian War and American Revolutionary War. He was an office…
Israel Putnam, American general (born 1718)
Jean-Baptiste Louis Romé de l'Isle was a French mineralogist, considered one of the creators of modern crystallography.
Jean-Baptiste L. Romé de l'Isle, French geologist and mineralogist (born 1736)
François Hemsterhuis was a Dutch writer on aesthetics and moral philosophy.
François Hemsterhuis, Dutch philosopher and author (born 1721)
Ernst Gideon von Laudon, since 1759 Freiherr von Laudon, was an Austrian military officer of Baltic German descent and one of the most successful opponents of the Prussian king Fre…
Ernst Gideon von Laudon, Austrian field marshal (born 1717)
Adam Smith was a Scottish economist and philosopher who was a pioneer in the field of political economy and key figure during the Scottish Enlightenment. Seen by many as the "fathe…
Adam Smith, Scottish economist and philosopher (born 1723)
Johann Bernhard Basedow was a German educational reformer, teacher and writer. He founded the Philanthropinum, a short-lived but influential progressive school in Dessau, and was t…
Johann Bernhard Basedow, German educator and reformer (born 1723)
Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim was a German Catholic priest and coadjutor bishop of Trier, and a historian/theologian. He is remembered as Febronius, the pseudonym under which he wro…
Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim, German historian and theologian (born 1701)
John Keyse Sherwin was an English engraver and history-painter.
John Keyse Sherwin, English engraver (born 1751)
William Livingston was an American politician and lawyer who served as the first governor of New Jersey (1776–1790) during the American Revolutionary War. As a New Jersey represent…
William Livingston, American soldier and politician, 1st Governor of New Jersey (born 1723)
Lyman Hall was an American Founding Father, physician, clergyman, and statesman who signed the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Georgia. Hall County…
Lyman Hall, American physician and politician, 16th Governor of Georgia (born 1724)
The Russo-Swedish War of 1788–1790 was fought between Sweden and Russia from June 1788 to August 1790. The war was ended by the Treaty of Värälä on 14 August 1790 and took place co…
Russo-Swedish War: During the Battle of Svensksund in the Baltic Sea, the Swedish Navy captured a third of the Russian…
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…
President George Washington signed the Residence Act, selecting a new permanent site along the Potomac River for the…
The 1790 United States census was the first United States census. It recorded the population of the whole United States as of Census Day, August 2, 1790, as mandated by Article 1, …
The first United States census was officially completed, with the nation's residential population enumerated to be…
Peking opera, or Beijing opera, is the dominant form of Chinese opera, which combines instrumental music, vocal performance, mime, martial arts, dance and acrobatics. It arose in B…
Peking opera was born with the introduction of Hui opera to Beijing by the "Four Great Anhui Troupes" in honour of the…