1789

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Instance of: calendar year
Part of: Gregorian calendar
Followed by: 1790
Follows: 1788

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category for births in this time period: Category:1789 births
category for deaths in this time period: Category:1789 deaths
has list: list of state leaders in 1789
Commons category: 1789
topic's main category: Category:1789
point in time: 1789-01-01

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July 14: Storming of the Bastille takes place in the French Revolution.

1789 (MDCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1789th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 789th year of the 2nd millennium, the 89th year of the 18th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1780s decade. As of the start of 1789, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.

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