Rulers:
• Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia (1762-1796)
• Charles IV, King of Spain (1788-1808)
• George Washington, 1st President of the United States (1789-1797)
Births:
• Taylor, Isidore Justin Séverin (1789-1879)
• Van Gogh, Vincent, Grandfather (1789-1874)
Literature:
• Blake, William (1757-1827): Songs of Innocence, and Songs of Experience (1789-94)
Art:
• Canova, Antonio (1757-1822): Amore e Psiche (1787-93)
• Reynolds, Joshua (1723-1792): Portrait of Lord Donounghmore (1780-90)
• Reynolds, Joshua (1723-1792): The Infant Hercules (c.1785-89)