Historical Events For 1791

Jan 02   In the year 1791 big Bottom massacre in the Ohio Country, marking the beginning of the Northwest Indian War.  

Jan 06   In the year 1791 jose Melchor Gomiz y Colomer, composer  

Jan 08   Jacob Collamer, (Sen-Vt) on this day in history.  

Jan 14   In the year 1791 calvin Phillips, became shortest known adult male (67 cm; 2' 2")  

Jan 15   In the year 1791 franz Gillparzer, Austrian tragic dramatist (Golden Fleece)  

Jan 25   On this day in history british Parliament approves bill splitting the old province of Quebec into Upper and Lower Canada.  

Feb 01   Charles J Sax, Belgian music instrument builder in the year 1791.  

Feb 12   In the year 1791 jan D Zocher Jr, Dutch garden architect (Vondelpark, Amsterdam)  

Feb 16   Richard earl d'Alton, Austria general of S Neth, commits suicide at 58 on this day in history.  

Feb 17   Messier catalogs M83 (spiral galaxy in Hydra) in the year 1791.  

Feb 20   In the year 1791 carl Czerny, Vienna Austria, pianist/composer (Schule der Virtuosen)  

Feb 25   In the year 1791 1st Bank of US chartered  

Mar 02   On this day in history long-distance communication speeds up with the unveiling of a semaphore machine in Paris.  

Mar 03   1st internal revenue act (taxing distilled spirits & carriages) on this day in history.  

Mar 03   In the year 1791 congress establishes US Mint  

Mar 03   First Internal Revenue Act (taxing distilled spirits & carriages) in the year 1791.  

Mar 04   1st Jewish member of US Congress, Israel Jacobs (PA), takes office on this day in history.  

Mar 04   President Washington calls the US Senate into its first special session in the year 1791.  

Mar 04   On this day in history vermont becomes the 14th state of the Union.  

Mar 06   In the year 1791 anna Claypoole Peale, painted miniatures  

Mar 09   In the year 1791 george Hayward, US, surgeon, 1st to use ether  

Mar 09   George Hayward, Us, surgeon, first to use ether on this day in history.  

Mar 10   John Stone, Concord MA, patents a pile driver in the year 1791.  

Mar 10   On this day in history john Stone, Concord, Mass, patents a pile driver  

Mar 10   On this day in history pope condemns France's Civil Constitution's treatment of the clergy  

Mar 11   On this day in history samuel Mulliken of Philadelphia, PA became the first person to receive more than one patent from the U.S. Patent Office.  

Mar 11   On this day in history samuel Mulliken, Phila, is 1st to obtain more than 1 US patent  

Mar 21   In the year 1791 bangalore in India is seized by the British under Lord Cornwallis in the Third Mysore War  

Mar 21   Capt Hopley Yeaton of NH becomes 1st commissioned officer in USN on this day in history.  

Mar 21   On this day in history captain Hopley Yeaton of New Hampshire becomes first commissioned officer in USN  

Mar 28   In the year 1791 convicts Mary and William Bryant, their two children and seven other convicts escape from Port Jackson Australia in open boat to Timor but are recaptured there.  

Mar 31   Franciszek Wincenty Mirecki, composer in the year 1791.  

Apr 12   On this day in history francis Preston Blair, newspaper editor (Washington Globe)  

Apr 13   On this day in history félix PBOG earl de Merode, Belgian minister of War/Finance  

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Jan 06   In the year 1791 birth of jose Melchor Gomiz y Colomer, composer  

Jan 08   Jacob Collamer, (Sen-Vt) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 14   In the year 1791 birth of calvin Phillips, became shortest known adult male (67 cm; 2' 2")  

Jan 15   In the year 1791 birth of franz Gillparzer, Austrian tragic dramatist (Golden Fleece)  

Feb 01   In the year 1791 birth of charles J Sax, Belgian music instrument builder  

Feb 12   In the year 1791 birth of jan D Zocher Jr, Dutch garden architect (Vondelpark, Amsterdam)  

Feb 12   Peter Cooper, industrialist/philanthropist (Cooper Union) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 20   Carl Czerny, Vienna Austria, pianist/composer (Schule der Virtuosen) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 11   William Williams Pantycelyn, Welsh hymnist (b. 1717) died on this day in history.  

Feb 16   On this day in history death of richard earl d'Alton, Austria general of S Neth, commits suicide at 58  

Mar 02   In the year 1791 death of john Wesley, English founder of Methodism (b. 1703)  

Mar 14   In the year 1791 death of johann Salomo Semler, German historian and Bible commentator (b. 1725)  

Apr 01   In the year 1791 death of richard Butler American soldier (b. 1743)  

Apr 02   Mirabeau, French statesman (b. 1749) died on this day in history.  

Apr 19   In the year 1791 richard Price, nonconformist minister/writer (Alabi's World), dies  

May 09   On this day in history francis Hopkinson, US writer/music/lawyer, dies at 53