Historical Events In 1781

Mar 17   Dominique J de Eerens, governor-general of Neth Indies in the year 1781.   

Mar 18   In the year 1781 charles Messier rediscovers global cluster M92   

Mar 18   In the year 1781 gustave Vogt, composer   

Apr 02   Frigate Alliance captures 2 British privateers, Mars and Minerva on this day in history.   

Apr 08   Premiere of Mozart's violin sonata K379 in the year 1781.   

Apr 22   Christian Friedrich Hermann Uber, composer in the year 1781.   

Apr 29   In the year 1781 french fleet occupies Tobago   

May 01   Emperor Jozef II decrees protection of population in the year 1781.   

May 14   In the year 1781 friedrich von Raumer, German historian/parliamentarian   

May 22   On this day in history garret Wesley Mornington, composer, dies at 45   

May 24   Louis-Francois Dauprat, composer/horn player on this day in history.   

May 25   Ferdinand K J, archduke of Austria-Este/gov-gen (Sicily) in the year 1781.   

May 26   In the year 1781 bank of North America incorporated in Philadelphia   

May 26   On this day in history bank of North America incorporates in Philadelphia   

Jun 03   Jack Jouett rides to warn Jefferson of British attack on this day in history.   

Jun 09   George Stephenson, Newcastle England, inventor (RR locomotive) on this day in history.   

Jun 10   In the year 1781 giovanni Battista Polledro, composer   

Jul 05   In the year 1781 stamford Raffles, founder (Singapore)   

Jul 11   On this day in history adolph Carl Kunzen, composer, dies at 60   

Jul 11   Thomas Hutchins designated Geographer of the US in the year 1781.   

Jul 11   Thomas Hutchins designated Geographer of US on this day in history.   

Jul 27   Mauro Giuseppe Sergio Pantaleo Giuliani, composer on this day in history.   

Jul 30   On this day in history augustin Ullinger, composer, dies at 35   

Aug 01   English army under general Cornwallis occupies Yorktown, Virginia on this day in history.   

Aug 05   In the year 1781 battle at Doggers Bank: Dutch fleet vs English fleet   

Aug 09   On this day in history michael Umlauf, composer   

Aug 12   Robert Mills, US, architect (Washington Monument) in the year 1781.   

Aug 20   On this day in history george Washington begins to move his troops south to fight Cornwallis   

Aug 30   French fleet of 24 ships under Comte de Grasse defeat British under Admiral Graves at battle of Chesapeake Capes in Revolutionary War in the year 1781.   

Sep 04   In the year 1781 los Angeles founded by 44 in Bahia de las Fumas, (Valley of Smokes)   

Sep 04   Los Angeles founded in Bahia de las Fumas by 44 settlers, (Valley of Smokes) on this day in history.   

Sep 05   In the year 1781 battle of Virginia Capes, French defeat British, traps Cornwallis   

Sep 06   In the year 1781 anton Diabelli, Austria publisher/composer   

Sep 06   On this day in history the Battle of Groton Heights takes place, resulting a British victory.   

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Jan 20   Joseph Hormayr Freiherr zu Hortenburg, Austrian politician (d. 1848) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 22   In the year 1781 birth of francois-Antoine Habeneck, composer   

Jan 26   Achim v Arnim, writer was born in the year 1781.   

Jan 26   On this day in history birth of ludwig Joachim "Achim" von Arnim, German poet (Des Knaben Wunderhorn)   

Jan 30   In the year 1781 birth of a v Chamisso, writer   

Feb 09   In the year 1781 birth of johann Baptist von Spix, German scientist (d. 1826)   

Feb 17   René-Theophile-Hyacinthe Lannec, France, inventor (stethoscope) was born in the year 1781.   

Feb 18   Henry Martyn, Truro, missionary was born on this day in history.   

Jan 12   Richard Challoner, English Catholic prelate (b. 1691) died on this day in history.   

Jan 15   On this day in history death of marianne Victoria of Borbón, queen regent of Portugal (b. 1718)   

Jan 17   Marie de Negre Dables, marquess, dies on this day in history.   

Jan 22   In the year 1781 johann Siebenkas, composer, dies at 66   

Feb 04   Josef Myslivecek, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.   

Feb 15   G E Lessing, writer, dies at 52 in the year 1781.   

Feb 23   In the year 1781 death of george Taylor, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (bc. 1716)   

Feb 24   Edward Capell, English critic (b. 1713) died on this day in history.