Historical Events 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   On this day in history jacob Collamer, (Sen-Vt)  

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

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

Jan 25   In the year 1791 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 in the year 1791.  

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   In the year 1791 congress establishes US Mint  

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

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

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

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

Mar 06   Anna Claypoole Peale, painted miniatures in the year 1791.  

Mar 09   George Hayward, US, surgeon, 1st to use ether on this day in history.  

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   John Stone, Concord, Mass, patents a pile driver on this day in history.  

Mar 10   On this day in history 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 in the year 1791.  

Mar 11   Samuel Mulliken, Phila, is 1st to obtain more than 1 US patent in the year 1791.  

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

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   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   In the year 1791 franciszek Wincenty Mirecki, composer  

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

Jan 08   In the year 1791 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   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   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   Richard earl d'Alton, Austria general of S Neth, commits suicide at 58 died in the year 1791.  

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   Richard Butler American soldier (b. 1743) died on this day in history.  

Apr 02   On this day in history death of mirabeau, French statesman (b. 1749)  

Apr 19   On this day in history richard Price, nonconformist minister/writer (Alabi's World), dies  

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