Historical Events Happened In 1791

Jan 02   Big Bottom massacre in the Ohio Country, marking the beginning of the Northwest Indian War on this day in history.  

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

Jan 08   Jacob Collamer, (Sen-Vt) in the year 1791.  

Jan 14   Calvin Phillips, became shortest known adult male (67 cm; 2' 2") on this day in history.  

Jan 15   On this day in history franz Gillparzer, Austrian tragic dramatist (Golden Fleece)  

Jan 25   In the year 1791 british Parliament approves bill splitting the old province of Quebec into Upper and Lower Canada.  

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mar 02   Long-distance communication speeds up with the unveiling of a semaphore machine in Paris in the year 1791.  

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

Mar 03   On this day in history congress establishes US Mint  

Mar 03   In the year 1791 first Internal Revenue Act (taxing distilled spirits & carriages)  

Mar 04   1st Jewish member of US Congress, Israel Jacobs (PA), takes office in the year 1791.  

Mar 04   In the year 1791 president Washington calls the US Senate into its first special session  

Mar 04   Vermont becomes the 14th state of the Union on this day in history.  

Mar 06   Anna Claypoole Peale, painted miniatures on this day in history.  

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

Mar 09   In the year 1791 george Hayward, Us, surgeon, first to use ether  

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

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

Mar 11   Samuel Mulliken, Phila, is 1st to obtain more than 1 US patent on this day in history.  

Mar 21   Bangalore in India is seized by the British under Lord Cornwallis in the Third Mysore War on this day in history.  

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

Mar 21   Captain Hopley Yeaton of New Hampshire becomes first commissioned officer in USN in the year 1791.  

Mar 28   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 on this day in history.  

Mar 31   On this day in history franciszek Wincenty Mirecki, composer  

Apr 12   Francis Preston Blair, newspaper editor (Washington Globe) on this day in history.  

Apr 13   Félix PBOG earl de Merode, Belgian minister of War/Finance on this day in history.  

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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 in the year 1791.  

Jan 14   Calvin Phillips, became shortest known adult male (67 cm; 2' 2") was born on this day in history.  

Jan 15   On this day in history birth of franz Gillparzer, Austrian tragic dramatist (Golden Fleece)  

Feb 01   On this day in history birth of charles J Sax, Belgian music instrument builder  

Feb 12   On this day in history birth of jan D Zocher Jr, Dutch garden architect (Vondelpark, Amsterdam)  

Feb 12   Peter Cooper, industrialist/philanthropist (Cooper Union) was born in the year 1791.  

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   In the year 1791 death of richard earl d'Alton, Austria general of S Neth, commits suicide at 58  

Mar 02   John Wesley, English founder of Methodism (b. 1703) died on this day in history.  

Mar 14   On this day in history death of johann Salomo Semler, German historian and Bible commentator (b. 1725)  

Apr 01   On this day in history death of richard Butler American soldier (b. 1743)  

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

Apr 19   Richard Price, nonconformist minister/writer (Alabi's World), dies in the year 1791.  

May 09   In the year 1791 francis Hopkinson, US writer/music/lawyer, dies at 53