1789

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…

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George Washington

(1732–1799) 1st President of the United States (1789–1797) See also: • Presidents of the United States | United States

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1732

Births: • Beaumarchais, Pierre-Augustin Caron de (1732-1799) • Fragonard, Jean-Honoré (1732-1806) • Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809) • Lalande, Jérôme (1732-1807) • Washington, George (1732-1799) Literature: • Fielding, Henry (1707-1754): The Old Debauchees. A Comedy (1732) Architecture: • Bush-Holley House built in Cos Cob, Greenwich, CT. Art:…

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Presidents of the United States

George Washington (1732–1799) 1st President of the United States (1789–1797) John Adams (1735–1826) 2nd President of the United States (1797–1801) Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826) 3rd President of the United States (1801–1809) James Madison (1751–1836) 4th President of the United States (1809–1817) James Monroe…

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Villeneuve-la-Garenne (France)

Villeneuve-la-Garenne in Art: Sisley, Alfred (1839-1899) Pont de Villeneuve-la-Garenne 1872 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York     Sisley, Alfred (1839-1899) Villeneuve-la-Garenne 1872 Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg     See also: • Cities | France

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