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What Happened in April 1790

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Historical Events

  • Apr 10 US Patent system forms
  • Apr 30 Dutch Colonial troops occupy guerilla leader Boni's maroon village in Suriname

Events in 1790

Famous Birthdays

  • Apr 30 John Cockerill, English-Belgian industrialist (founded iron, steel, and manufacturing company - John Cockerill & Company), born in Haslingden, Lancs, England (d. 1840)
Born in 1790

Famous Deaths

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

Apr 17 US Founding Father, inventor, ambassador and writer (Poor Richards Almanac), dies at 84

Benjamin Franklin


What Happened in 1790

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