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The Aztec Calendar Stone from late 15th or early 16th century[/caption]
George Washington gives the very first State of the Union address, in the provisional capital, New York City (Jan 8), Sweden sends a battle fleet to Reval (now Tallinn) to get rid of the Russian troops wintering there, but lose (May 13), the future site of the U.S. capital is decided upon (Jul 16), Samuel Hopkins becomes the first to be issued a U.S. patent (Jul 31), Leopold II becomes the new ruler of the Holy Roman Empire (Sep 30), the Aztec calendar stone is discovered in Mexico City (Dec 17) - and all these fine people were born:
1790-xxxx Richard Sheil* Catholic Alderman in Liverpool/prominent in the Catholic movement in England - Dublin, Ireland (1871/80) Forgotten Victorians 1790-0105 Melchor Múzquiz* soldier/politician/P - Santa Rosa, Coahuila (1844/54) 1790-0201 Charles-Joseph Sax* musical instrument maker/propelled his son Adolphe Sax to invent the saxophone - Dinant, Wallonia, United Belgianes (1865/75) 1790-0206 John Silva Meehan* newspaper editor/publisher/librarian of Congress - New York City, NY USA (1863/73) 1790-0210 1790-0214 David E. Twiggs* army officer/the oldest Confederate general to serve during the Civil War - Richmond County, GA USA (1862/72) 1790-0228 1790-0301 1790-0320 Lars Herman Gyllenhaal* civil servant/politician - Härlingstorp, Sweden (1858/68) 1790-0325 Olli Kymäläinen* folk poet - Leppävirta, Sweden-Finland (1855/65) 1790-0329 John Tyler* politician/10usp - Charles City County, VA USA (1862/71) 1790-0421 Manuel Blanco Encalada* soldier/politician/ first president of Chile - Buenos Aires, Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata (1876/86) 1790-0512 Carsten Hauch* Danish poet - Frederikshald, Norway (1872/81) 1790-0523 Jules Dumont d’Urville* naval officer/ explorer/botanist - Condé-sur-Noireau, France (1842/51) 1790-0527 Friedrich Wilhelm von Berg* general/diplomat/Governor-General of Finland - Sangaste, Riga, Russian Empire (1874/83) 1790-0619 Alexander von Wulffert* teacher/ journalist/translator - Viipuri, Swedish Empire (1855/65) 1790-0624 Helena Ekblom* preacher/ writer - Östergötland, Sweden (1859/68) 1790-0713 Anna Sofia Sevelin* (b Thunberg) opera singer - Helgesta, Sweden (1871/80) 1790-0906 John Green Crosse* surgeon - Great Finborough, Suffolk, England (1850/59) 1790-1007 Fredrik von Platen* land owner/writer - Parainen, Sweden-Finland (1868/77) 1790-1117 August Ferdinand Möbius* theoretical astronomer - Schulpforta, Saxony-Anhalt, Holy Roman Empire (1868/77) 1790-1208 Friederike Lienig* entomologist - Latvia (1855/64) 1790-1216 Leopold I* the first king of the Belgians - Ehrenburg Palace, Coburg, Holy Roman Empire (1865/74) 1790-1223 Jean-François Champollion* philologist/ orientalist/the decipherer of Egyptian hieroglyphs - Figeac, France (1832/41) 1790-1228 Engelbrekt Rancken* priest/writer - Turku, Sweden-Finland (1862/71) 1790-1231 Antonie Adamberger* stage actress - Vienna, Austria (1867/76) 1790-0 1790-0 1790-0 Updated 2025-0206 Helsinki Search for another year here