Historical Events In 1791

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

Jan 06   Jose Melchor Gomiz y Colomer, composer on this day in history.   

Jan 08   On this day in history jacob Collamer, (Sen-Vt)   

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

Jan 15   On this day in history 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   On this day in history charles J Sax, Belgian music instrument builder   

Feb 12   Jan D Zocher Jr, Dutch garden architect (Vondelpark, Amsterdam) on this day in history.   

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

Feb 17   On this day in history messier catalogs M83 (spiral galaxy in Hydra)   

Feb 20   On this day in history carl Czerny, Vienna Austria, pianist/composer (Schule der Virtuosen)   

Feb 25   1st Bank of US chartered on this day in history.   

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

Mar 03   In the year 1791 1st internal revenue act (taxing distilled spirits & carriages)   

Mar 03   On this day in history congress establishes US Mint   

Mar 03   First Internal Revenue Act (taxing distilled spirits & carriages) on this day in history.   

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   Vermont becomes the 14th state of the Union in the year 1791.   

Mar 06   On this day in history 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   On this day in history john Stone, Concord MA, patents a pile driver   

Mar 10   In the year 1791 john Stone, Concord, Mass, patents a pile driver   

Mar 10   Pope condemns France's Civil Constitution's treatment of the clergy on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history bangalore in India is seized by the British under Lord Cornwallis in the Third Mysore War   

Mar 21   In the year 1791 capt Hopley Yeaton of NH becomes 1st commissioned officer in USN   

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   In the year 1791 félix PBOG earl de Merode, Belgian minister of War/Finance   

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Jan 06   Jose Melchor Gomiz y Colomer, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 14   Calvin Phillips, became shortest known adult male (67 cm; 2' 2") was born in the year 1791.   

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

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

Feb 12   Jan D Zocher Jr, Dutch garden architect (Vondelpark, Amsterdam) was born in the year 1791.   

Feb 12   In the year 1791 birth of peter Cooper, industrialist/philanthropist (Cooper Union)   

Feb 20   Carl Czerny, Vienna Austria, pianist/composer (Schule der Virtuosen) was born in the year 1791.   

Jan 11   In the year 1791 death of william Williams Pantycelyn, Welsh hymnist (b. 1717)   

Feb 16   Richard earl d'Alton, Austria general of S Neth, commits suicide at 58 died in the year 1791.   

Mar 02   On this day in history 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   Richard Butler American soldier (b. 1743) died in the year 1791.   

Apr 02   Mirabeau, French statesman (b. 1749) died in the year 1791.   

Apr 19   Richard Price, nonconformist minister/writer (Alabi's World), dies on this day in history.   

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