On This Day

March 1790 in History

Events in History

  • Mar 1 1st US census authorized
  • Mar 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
  • Mar 12 French Revolution: The National Assembly issues a decree allowing for the sale of church land by French municipalities

Historic Event

Mar 22 Thomas Jefferson becomes the 1st US Secretary of State under President Washington

Thomas Jefferson
3rd US President Thomas Jefferson
  • Mar 26 US Congress passes Naturalization Act, requires 2-year residency
  • Mar 27 The modern shoelace with an aglet patented in England by Harvey Kennedy

Birthdays in History

  • Mar 14 Ludwig Emil Grimm, German painter and engraver, born in Hanau, Germany (d. 1863)
  • Mar 15 Ludwig Immanuel Magnus, German mathematician (d. 1861)

John TylerJohn Tyler (1790-1862)

Mar 29 American politician, 10th US President (1841-45), born in Charles City County, Virginia

John Tyler
  • Mar 30 Joseph Smith, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), (d. 1877)

Deaths in History

  • Mar 5 Flora MacDonald, Scottish woman who helped Bonnie Prince Charlie escape, buried in the sheet he slept in at 67 or 68
  • Mar 12 Andreas Hadik, Austro-Hungarian general (b. 1710)

Historical Figures

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