Historical Events Happened In 1791

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

Jan 06   Jose Melchor Gomiz y Colomer, composer in the year 1791.  

Jan 08   In the year 1791 jacob Collamer, (Sen-Vt)  

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

Jan 15   Franz Gillparzer, Austrian tragic dramatist (Golden Fleece) on this day in history.  

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

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

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) on this day in history.  

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

Feb 25   On this day in history 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   In the year 1791 1st internal revenue act (taxing distilled spirits & carriages)  

Mar 03   Congress establishes US Mint in the year 1791.  

Mar 03   On this day in history first Internal Revenue Act (taxing distilled spirits & carriages)  

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 on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history george Hayward, US, surgeon, 1st to use ether  

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

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

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

Mar 10   In the year 1791 pope condemns France's Civil Constitution's treatment of the clergy  

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

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   Franciszek Wincenty Mirecki, composer in the year 1791.  

Apr 12   Francis Preston Blair, newspaper editor (Washington Globe) in the year 1791.  

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 in the year 1791.  

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

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

Jan 15   Franz Gillparzer, Austrian tragic dramatist (Golden Fleece) was born in the year 1791.  

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

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

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

Mar 02   John Wesley, English founder of Methodism (b. 1703) died in the year 1791.  

Mar 14   In the year 1791 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   In the year 1791 death of mirabeau, French statesman (b. 1749)  

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

May 09   Francis Hopkinson, US writer/music/lawyer, dies at 53 in the year 1791.