Famous Birthdays Sep 26 Nassau William Senior, British economist (New Poor Law 1834), born in Compton, Berkshire, England (d. 1864) Born in 1790 Famous Deaths Sep 2 Johann Nicholas von Hontheim, German church historian and theologian (febronianism), dies at 89 Sep 3 Thomas Norris, English composer, dies at 49 Sep 5 Thomas Norris, English singer and composer, dies at 49 Sep 24 John Keyse Sherwin, engraver/painter, dies Aug 1790 History by Year Oct 1790 What Happened in 1790 Great Frost of 1709January 5, 1790