Page 2: Historical Events In 1781

Mar 17   In the year 1781 dominique J de Eerens, governor-general of Neth Indies   

Mar 18   Charles Messier rediscovers global cluster M92 in the year 1781.   

Mar 18   In the year 1781 gustave Vogt, composer   

Apr 02   In the year 1781 frigate Alliance captures 2 British privateers, Mars and Minerva   

Apr 08   Premiere of Mozart's violin sonata K379 on this day in history.   

Apr 22   Christian Friedrich Hermann Uber, composer on this day in history.   

Apr 29   French fleet occupies Tobago on this day in history.   

May 01   In the year 1781 emperor Jozef II decrees protection of population   

May 14   On this day in history friedrich von Raumer, German historian/parliamentarian   

May 22   Garret Wesley Mornington, composer, dies at 45 in the year 1781.   

May 24   Louis-Francois Dauprat, composer/horn player in the year 1781.   

May 25   On this day in history ferdinand K J, archduke of Austria-Este/gov-gen (Sicily)   

May 26   On this day in history bank of North America incorporated in Philadelphia   

May 26   Bank of North America incorporates in Philadelphia on this day in history.   

Jun 03   In the year 1781 jack Jouett rides to warn Jefferson of British attack   

Jun 09   George Stephenson, Newcastle England, inventor (RR locomotive) on this day in history.   

Jun 10   Giovanni Battista Polledro, composer in the year 1781.   

Jul 05   In the year 1781 stamford Raffles, founder (Singapore)   

Jul 11   Adolph Carl Kunzen, composer, dies at 60 in the year 1781.   

Jul 11   Thomas Hutchins designated Geographer of the US in the year 1781.   

Jul 11   In the year 1781 thomas Hutchins designated Geographer of US   

Jul 27   In the year 1781 mauro Giuseppe Sergio Pantaleo Giuliani, composer   

Jul 30   In the year 1781 augustin Ullinger, composer, dies at 35   

Aug 01   In the year 1781 english army under general Cornwallis occupies Yorktown, Virginia   

Aug 05   On this day in history battle at Doggers Bank: Dutch fleet vs English fleet   

Aug 09   Michael Umlauf, composer in the year 1781.   

Aug 12   Robert Mills, US, architect (Washington Monument) in the year 1781.   

Aug 20   On this day in history george Washington begins to move his troops south to fight Cornwallis   

Aug 30   French fleet of 24 ships under Comte de Grasse defeat British under Admiral Graves at battle of Chesapeake Capes in Revolutionary War on this day in history.   

Sep 04   Los Angeles founded by 44 in Bahia de las Fumas, (Valley of Smokes) on this day in history.   

Sep 04   Los Angeles founded in Bahia de las Fumas by 44 settlers, (Valley of Smokes) in the year 1781.   

Sep 05   Battle of Virginia Capes, French defeat British, traps Cornwallis on this day in history.   

Sep 06   Anton Diabelli, Austria publisher/composer on this day in history.   

Sep 06   The Battle of Groton Heights takes place, resulting a British victory in the year 1781.   

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Jan 20   Joseph Hormayr Freiherr zu Hortenburg, Austrian politician (d. 1848) was born in the year 1781.   

Jan 22   Francois-Antoine Habeneck, composer was born in the year 1781.   

Jan 26   In the year 1781 birth of achim v Arnim, writer   

Jan 26   Ludwig Joachim "Achim" von Arnim, German poet (Des Knaben Wunderhorn) was born in the year 1781.   

Jan 30   A v Chamisso, writer was born in the year 1781.   

Feb 09   On this day in history birth of johann Baptist von Spix, German scientist (d. 1826)   

Feb 17   René-Theophile-Hyacinthe Lannec, France, inventor (stethoscope) was born in the year 1781.   

Feb 18   In the year 1781 birth of henry Martyn, Truro, missionary   

Jan 12   On this day in history death of richard Challoner, English Catholic prelate (b. 1691)   

Jan 15   In the year 1781 death of marianne Victoria of Borbón, queen regent of Portugal (b. 1718)   

Jan 17   Marie de Negre Dables, marquess, dies in the year 1781.   

Jan 22   Johann Siebenkas, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Feb 04   In the year 1781 josef Myslivecek, composer, dies at 43   

Feb 15   In the year 1781 g E Lessing, writer, dies at 52   

Feb 23   George Taylor, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (bc. 1716) died in the year 1781.   

Feb 24   Edward Capell, English critic (b. 1713) died on this day in history.