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 on this day in history.  

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

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

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 in the year 1791.  

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

Feb 20   In the year 1791 carl Czerny, Vienna Austria, pianist/composer (Schule der Virtuosen)  

Feb 25   1st Bank of US chartered in the year 1791.  

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

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   First Internal Revenue Act (taxing distilled spirits & carriages) in the year 1791.  

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

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   In the year 1791 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 on this day in history.  

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

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   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   In the year 1791 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 in the year 1791.  

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

Apr 12   In the year 1791 francis Preston Blair, newspaper editor (Washington Globe)  

Apr 13   Félix PBOG earl de Merode, Belgian minister of War/Finance in the year 1791.  

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Jan 06   In the year 1791 birth of jose Melchor Gomiz y Colomer, composer  

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

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

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

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

Feb 12   In the year 1791 birth of jan D Zocher Jr, Dutch garden architect (Vondelpark, Amsterdam)  

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

Feb 20   In the year 1791 birth of carl Czerny, Vienna Austria, pianist/composer (Schule der Virtuosen)  

Jan 11   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

May 09   Francis Hopkinson, US writer/music/lawyer, dies at 53 on this day in history.