1789

1789 (MDCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Thursday in the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Monday in the Julian calendar, the 1789th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, .

 Events 
 April 28 – The Mutiny on the Bounty happens. It was led by Fletcher Christian.
 April 30 – George Washington becomes the first President of the United States.
 May 5 – The French Revolution starts.

 Births 
 September 15 – James Fenimore Cooper