What Happened In January 1790 In History

Historical Events for January, 1790

• 8th » George Washington delivers the first State of the Union address in New York City or New York, New York.
• 30th » The first boat specializing as a Lifeboat (rescue) or lifeboat is tested on the River Tyne.

Famous Birthdays on January in 1790

• 19th » Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom, Swedish poet (d. 1855)

Famous Deaths for January 1790

• 13th » Luc Urbain de Bouexic, comte de Guichen, French admiral (b. 1712)
• 15th » John Landen, English mathematician (b. 1719)
• 31st » Thomas Lewis (Virginia) named Thomas Lewis, Irish-American lawyer and surveyor (b. 1718)

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