What is 1790s?
The '''1790s''' was a decade that began on 1 January 1790 and ended on 31 December 1799. It is distinct from the decade known as the <nowiki>'''180st decade'''</nowiki> which began on January 1, 1791. and ended on December 31, 1800.{{decadebox|179}} == Events == * [[French Revolution]] * [[Supreme Court of the United States]] meets for first time. * [[Whiskey Rebellion]] in the [[United States]]. * First [[State of the Union Address]] == World leaders == * King [[Louis XVI of France|Louis XVI]] ([[France]]) * [[Maximilien Robespierre]] ([[France]]) * King [[George III of the United Kingdom|George III]] ([[Kingdom of Great Britain|Great Britain]]) * Emperor [[Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor|Leopold II]] ([[Holy Roman Empire]]) * Emperor [[Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor|Francis II]] ([[Holy Roman Empire]]) * [[Frederick William II of Prussia]], King of [[Prussia]] * Emperor [[Kangxi]] ([[China]]) * [[Pope Pius VI]] * Empress [[Catherine II of Russia|Catherine II]] ([[Russia]]) * Emperor [[Paul of Russia|Paul]] ([[Russia]]) * King [[Charles IV of Spain|Charles IV]] ([[Spain]]) * President [[George Washington]] ([[United States]]) * President [[John Adams]] ([[United States]]) * [[Shah]]s of [[Persia]] ([[Zand dynasty]] and [[Qajar dynasty]]) # [[Lotf Ali Khan]], 1789–1794 # [[Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar]], 1796–1797 # [[Fath Ali Shah]], 1797–1834 == Births == * [[Jean-François Champollion]], French Egyptologist ([[1790]]) * [[Samuel Morse]], American inventor ([[1791]]) * [[Antonio López de Santa Anna]], Mexican general and President of Mexico ([[1794]]) == Deaths == * [[Benjamin Franklin]], American scientist and statesman ([[1790]]) * [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]], Austrian composer ([[1791]]) * [[George Washington]], first President of the United States ([[1799]]) [[Category:1790s| ]]