1790s
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Centuries: | 17th century - 18th century - 19th century |
Decades: | 1760s 1770s 1780s - 1790s - 1800s 1810s 1820s |
Years: | 1790 1791 1792 1793 1794 1795 1796 1797 1798 1799 |
[edit] Events
- French Revolution
- Supreme Court of the United States meets for first time.
- Whiskey Rebellion in the United States.
[edit] Births
- Jean-François Champollion, French Egyptologist (1790)
- Samuel Morse, American inventor (1791)
- Antonio López de Santa Anna, Mexican general and President of Mexico (1794)
[edit] Deaths
- Benjamin Franklin, American scientist and statesman (1790)
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer (1791)
- George Washington, first President of the United States (1799)