1789

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Events

Olaudah Equiano publishes bestseller The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Gustavus Vassa, the African, written by himself.
France introduces conscription to replace press gangs.
British Parliament is dissolved, not reconvened until 1791.
Silas Deane dies at 52.

Timeline

January 28: James Gambier dies at 61.
June 17, 1789: Deputies of the Third Estate vote to establish themselves as the National Assembly and demand a French Constitution.
The French National Assembly was created as a parliamentary body to move control of issues, such as taxation, from the king to the citizenry. This is the origin of "left and right wing" as political ideological space designations.
British captain William Bigh sails through the Fijian islands but does not stop because he is chased by war canoes.

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