Explore 186 historical events from 1790–1799.
Lieutenant général des armées navales Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte was a French Navy officer. Over a career spanning 50 years, he served under Louis XV and Louis XVI and…
Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte, French admiral (born 1720)
The Great Sejm, also known as the Four-Year Sejm was a Sejm (parliament) of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth that was held in Warsaw between 1788 and 1792. Its principal aim beca…
The Great Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ratified the first codified national constitution in Europe
Rhode Island is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Connecticut to its west; Massachusetts to its north and east; and the Atlantic Ocean…
Rhode Island becomes the last of North America's original Thirteen Colonies to ratify the Constitution and become one of
Manuel Quimper Benítez del Pino was a Spanish Peruvian explorer, cartographer, naval officer, and colonial official. He participated in charting the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the …
Manuel Quimper explores the Strait of Juan de Fuca
In the United States of America, copyright grants monopoly protection for "original works of authorship". With the stated purpose to promote art and culture, copyright law assig…
The United States enacts its first copyright statute, the Copyright Act of 1790
Manuel José Blanco y Calvo de Encalada was a vice-admiral in the Chilean Navy, a political figure, and Chile's first President (Provisional) (1826).
Manuel Blanco Encalada, Spanish-Chilean admiral and politician, 1st President of Chile (died 1876)
William George Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire, styled Marquess of Hartington until 1811, was an English peer, courtier and Whig politician. Known as the "Bachelor Duke",…
William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire, English politician, Lord Chamberlain of the Household (died 1858)
Jules Sébastien César Dumont d'Urville was a French explorer and naval officer who explored the south and western Pacific, Australia, New Zealand and Antarctica. As a botanist and …
Jules Dumont d'Urville, French admiral and explorer (died 1842)
James Pradier was a Genevan-born French sculptor best known for his work in the neoclassical style.
James Pradier, French neoclassical sculptor (died 1852)
Ferdinand Raimund was an Austrian actor and playwright.
Ferdinand Raimund, Austrian actor and playwright (died 1836)
José Antonio Páez Herrera was a Venezuelan politician and military officer who served as the president of Venezuela three times. The first as the 5th president from 1830 to 1835, t…
José Antonio Páez, Venezuelan general and politician, President of Venezuela (died 1873)
Charles-Amédée Kohler was a Swiss chocolatier and entrepreneur who founded Chocolat Kohler. He notably invented hazelnut chocolate, in his factory opened in 1830 in Lausanne. After…
Charles-Amédée Kohler, Swiss chocolatier (died 1874)
Matthew Tilghman was an American planter, and Revolutionary leader from Maryland. He served as a delegate to the Continental Congress from 1774 to 1776, where he signed the 1774 Co…
Matthew Tilghman, American politician (born 1718)
Benjamin Franklin was an American polymath: a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher and political philosopher. Among the most influential intellectua…
Benjamin Franklin, American inventor, publisher, and politician, 6th President of Pennsylvania (born 1706)
William Clingan was a Founding Father of the United States, lawyer, and jurist. As a delegate in the Continental Congress for Pennsylvania from 1777 to 1779, he signed the Articles…
William Clingan, American politician (born 1721)
Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke, PC, FRS, styled Viscount Royston between 1754 and 1764, was a British politician and writer.
Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire (born 1720)
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)