Explore 567 historical events from 1790–1799.
Carl Theodor Körner was a German poet and soldier. After having lived for some time in Vienna, where he wrote some light comedies and other works for the Burgtheater, he became a s…
Theodor Körner, German soldier and author (died 1813)
Lieutenant-General Sir Frederick Haldimand, KB was a Swiss army officer and colonial administrator best known for his service in the British Army in North America during the Seven …
Frederick Haldimand, Swiss-Canadian general and politician, 22nd governor of Quebec (born 1718)
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)
Martin Dobrizhoffer was an Austrian Roman Catholic missionary and writer.
Martin Dobrizhoffer, Austrian missionary and author (born 1717)
Isaac Low was an American merchant in New York City who served as a member of the Continental Congress, where he signed the Continental Association. He later served as a delegate t…
Isaac Low, American merchant and politician (born 1735)
Charles François de Broglie, Marquis of Ruffec was a French Royal Army officer and diplomat from the House of Broglie. He was one of the foremost diplomats in the service of Louis …
Charles-François de Broglie, marquis de Ruffec, French soldier and diplomat (born 1719)
William Bradford was a printer, soldier, and leader during the American Revolution from Philadelphia.
William Bradford, American soldier and publisher (born 1719)
Prince Grigory Aleksandrovich Potemkin-Tauricheski was a Russian military leader, statesman, nobleman, and favourite of Catherine the Great. He died during negotiations over the Tr…
Grigory Potemkin, Russian general and politician (born 1739)
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
The Treaty of Sistova ended the last Austro-Turkish war (1787–91). Brokered by Great Britain, Prussia and the Netherlands, it was signed in Sistova in Bulgaria on 4 August 1791. Th…
The signing of the Treaty of Sistova brought an end to the Austro-Turkish War.
Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington, is the federal capital city of the United States, and its only federal district.
The commissioners overseeing the construction of the United States' new capital city named it Washington, D.C., in…
Olympe de Gouges was a French playwright and political activist. She is best known for her Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female Citizen and other writings on women'…
French playwright Olympe de Gouges published the Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female Citizen, hoping…
The Priestley Riots took place from 14 July to 17 July 1791 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England; the rioters' main targets were religious dissenters, most notably the politically …
The Priestley Riots, targeting religious dissenters such as Joseph Priestley, began in Birmingham, England.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a Classical composer and musician. He completed more than 800 works in his life—including outstanding examples of most of the genres of his time: sympho…
Mozart conducted the premiere of his last opera, The Magic Flute, in Vienna.
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
The Swedish Navy is the maritime service branch of the Swedish Armed Forces. It is composed of surface and submarine naval units – the Fleet, sometimes formally referred to as the …
The Swedish Navy captures one third of the Russian Baltic fleet.
The Civil Constitution of the Clergy was a law passed on 12 July 1790 during the French Revolution, that sought the complete control over the Catholic Church in France by the Frenc…
The Civil Constitution of the Clergy is passed in France by the National Constituent Assembly.
The Fête de la Fédération was a massive holiday festival held throughout France in 1790 in honour of the French Revolution, celebrating the Revolution itself, as well as national u…
Inaugural Fête de la Fédération is held to celebrate the unity of the French people and the national reconciliation.
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 is conducted.
The Treaty of Värälä was signed in Värälä, Elimäki Municipality, Finland, between Russia and Sweden. It was signed on 14 August 1790 and concluded the Russo-Swedish War. The treaty…
The Treaty of Wereloe ended the 1788–1790 Russo-Swedish War.
Anhui Opera, also known as Huiju [徽剧], is a traditional Chinese opera form that originated in Anhui Province during the Ming Dynasty. It is a crucial part of Huizhou culture and si…
Four Great Anhui Troupes introduce Anhui opera to Beijing in honor of the Qianlong Emperor's eightieth birthday.
Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Po…
The District of Columbia is established as the capital of the United States after signature of the Residence Act.