In history, year 1790 has its own importance and known for many memorable events like famous birthdays, inventions, natural disaster, treaties, change of rulers, special days etc. Find below a list of important historical events which happened during the year 1790.
| Date/Month | Event / Incidence / Incident |
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| 08 january | George Washington delivered the first State of the Union Address in New York City, then the provisional capital of the United States. |
| 01 february | The Supreme Court of the United States, the highest judicial body in the US and the head of thejudicial branch of the federal government, first convened at theMerchants' Exchange Building in New York City. |
| 09 july | Russo-Swedish War-During the Second Battle of Svensksund inthe Baltic Sea, the Swedish Navy captured one third of the Russianfleet. |
| 16 july | U.S. President George Washington signed the Residence Act,selecting a new permanent site along the Potomac River for the capitalof the United States, which later became Washington, D.C. |
| 02 august | The first United States Census was conducted, as mandated bythe United States Constitution to allocate Congressional seats andelectoral votes. |
| 04 august | A newly passed tariff act in the United States established theRevenue Cutter Service, an armed maritime law enforcement service thatwas the forerunner of the U.S. Coast Guard. |
| 25 september | Peking opera was born when the Four Great Anhui Troupes introduced Anhui opera to Beijing in honor of the Qianlong Emperor's eightieth birthday. |
| 17 december | The Aztec calendar stone now a symbol of modern Mexican culture, was excavated in the Zócalo, Mexico City main square. |
| 02 August | It was the first time the American government got a public engagement in the US. |
| 08 January | America's first President George Washington addressed the country for the first time. |
| 08 January | The President of the United States, George Washington, gave the first address of the University State in New York City. |
| 04 February | Louis XVI of France announced in the National Assembly that he would uphold constitutional law. |
| 01 March | The first authorized census of the United States took place; It was held later that year. |
| 10 April | The United States established the patent system. |
| 29 May | Rhode Island ratified the United States Constitution and became the last of the 13 original states to do so. |
| 09 June | Royal consent was granted to establish the port of Milford Haven in Wales. |
| 16 July | The US Congress established Columbia. |
| 21 August | The British army, led by General Meadows, captured Dindigul in Tamil Nadu. |
| 30 September | Leopold II began to rule the Holy Roman Emperor. |
| 18 October | Joseph Scheeling by Frederick Wilhelm was generally allowed to enroll in the Tubinger Stiff at an earlier age than permitted. |
| 11 November | Chrysanthemums were introduced from China into England. |
| 11 December | Russo-Turkish War 1787–92): 26,000 Turkish soldiers lost their lives during the storm of Alexander Savorov of Izamel. |
| Date/Month | Name / Profession / Country |
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| 01 June | Ferdinand Raimund / Actor / Austria |
| 03 October | John Ross / Tribal Chief / United States of America |
| 04 July | George Everest / Geographer / United Kingdom |
| 08 August | Ferenc Kölcsey / Poet / Hungary |
| 13 August | William Wentworth / Journalist / Australia |
| 13 June | José Antonio Páez / Politician / Venezuela |
| 14 March | Ludwig Emil Grimm / Painter / Germany |
| 17 November | August Ferdinand Möbius / Astronomer / Germany |
| 19 January | Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom / Poet / Sweden |
| 21 May | William Cavendish / Politician / United Kingdom |
| 21 April | Manuel Blanco Encalada / Politician / Chile |
| 21 October | Alphonse de Lamartine / Politician / France |
| 23 May | James Pradier / Sculptor / France |
| 23 October | Chauncey Allen Goodrich / Politician / United States of America |
| 23 May | Jules Dumont d'Urville / Admiral / France |
| 23 December | Jean-François Champollion / Philologist / France |
| 29 March | John Tyler / Politician / United States of America |