1790
1790 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar).
Events January 8 - George Washington gives the first State of the Union Address. January 30 - The first boat specialized as a lifeboat is tested on the River Tyne. February 1 - In New York City the Supreme Court of the United States convenes for the first time. February 11 - Society of Friends petitions Congress for the abolition of slavery. March 1 - The first United States census is authorized. March 4 - France is divided into 83 départements, which cut across the former provinces, in an attempt to dislodge regional loyalties based on noble ownership of land. May 29 - Rhode Island ratifies the United States Constitution and becomes the 13th U.S. state. July 9 - Russo-Swedish War: Second Battle of Svensksund - In the Baltic Sea, the Swedish navy captures one third of the Russian fleet. July 16 - The signing of the Residence Bill establishes a site along the Potomac River as the District of Columbia (seat of government) of the United States (see Washington, DC). July 31 - Inventor Samuel Hopkins becomes the first to be issued a US patent (for an improved method of making potash). August 4 - A newly passed tariff act creates the Revenue Cutter Service (the forerunner of the United States Coast Guard). William Pitt refuses to recognize Belgian independence.Construction begins on the White House. U.S Funding Bill introduced by Alexander Hamilton. Philadelphia becomes federal capital of the U.S.
Ongoing events French Revolution (1789-1799) Births March 29 - John Tyler, 10th President of the United States († 1862)May 23 - Jules Dumont d'Urville, explorer († 1842)June 1 - Ferdinand Raimund, Austrian playwrightDecember 16 - Leopold I of Belgium December 19 - William Edward Parry, Arctic explorer († 1855)Ignaz Assmayer, composerEdmund Lyons, 1st Lord Lyons, British Admiral († 1858)August Ferdinand Möbius, German mathematician and theoretical astronomer (d. 1868)
DeathsFebruary 20 - Joseph II, Holy Roman EmperorApril 17 - Benjamin Franklin, American scientist and statesmanMay 21 - Thomas Warton, English poet (b. 1728)July 17 - Adam Smith, Scottish economist
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