1790
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1790 (MDCCXC) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 1790th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 790th year of the 2nd millennium, the 90th year of the 18th century, and the 1st year of the 1790s decade. As of the start of 1790, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
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Events
- January 15 – Pitcairn Islands settled by mutineers from HMS Bounty
- January 23 – HMS Bounty burned and destroyed on Pitcairn Island
Births
March 29 - John Tyler, tenth President of the United States (b. 1862)
Deaths
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