4th » George Washington is unanimously elected as the first President of the United States by the U.S. Electoral College.
Famous Birthdays on February in 1789
9th » Franz Xaver Gabelsberger, German engineer, invented Gabelsberger shorthand (d. 1849)
27th » Manuel Rodríguez Erdoíza, Chilean lawyer and politician, Ministry of National Defense (Chile) e.g Chilean Minister of National Defense (d. 1818)
Famous Deaths for February 1789
12th » Ethan Allen, American farmer, general, and politician (b. 1738)
19th » Nicholas Van Dyke (governor) or Nicholas Van Dyke, American lawyer and politician, 7th Governor of Delaware (b. 1738)