Historical Events 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   In the year 1791 jacob Collamer, (Sen-Vt)  

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   British Parliament approves bill splitting the old province of Quebec into Upper and Lower Canada in the year 1791.  

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

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   In the year 1791 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 in the year 1791.  

Mar 04   On this day in history 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   On this day in history anna Claypoole Peale, painted miniatures  

Mar 09   George Hayward, US, surgeon, 1st to use ether in the year 1791.  

Mar 09   George Hayward, Us, surgeon, first to use ether in the year 1791.  

Mar 10   John Stone, Concord MA, patents a pile driver on this day in history.  

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

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

Mar 11   In the year 1791 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   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   In the year 1791 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   Franciszek Wincenty Mirecki, composer in the year 1791.  

Apr 12   In the year 1791 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 in the year 1791.  

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

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

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 in the year 1791.  

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

Feb 16   In the year 1791 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   Johann Salomo Semler, German historian and Bible commentator (b. 1725) died in the year 1791.  

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

Apr 02   In the year 1791 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   On this day in history francis Hopkinson, US writer/music/lawyer, dies at 53