Page 2: Historical Events In 1781

Mar 17   On this day in history dominique J de Eerens, governor-general of Neth Indies   

Mar 18   On this day in history charles Messier rediscovers global cluster M92   

Mar 18   In the year 1781 gustave Vogt, composer   

Apr 02   On this day in history frigate Alliance captures 2 British privateers, Mars and Minerva   

Apr 08   In the year 1781 premiere of Mozart's violin sonata K379   

Apr 22   In the year 1781 christian Friedrich Hermann Uber, composer   

Apr 29   On this day in history french fleet occupies Tobago   

May 01   Emperor Jozef II decrees protection of population in the year 1781.   

May 14   In the year 1781 friedrich von Raumer, German historian/parliamentarian   

May 22   In the year 1781 garret Wesley Mornington, composer, dies at 45   

May 24   In the year 1781 louis-Francois Dauprat, composer/horn player   

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

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

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

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   In the year 1781 giovanni Battista Polledro, composer   

Jul 05   Stamford Raffles, founder (Singapore) on this day in history.   

Jul 11   In the year 1781 adolph Carl Kunzen, composer, dies at 60   

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

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

Jul 27   Mauro Giuseppe Sergio Pantaleo Giuliani, composer in the year 1781.   

Jul 30   Augustin Ullinger, composer, dies at 35 in the year 1781.   

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

Aug 05   In the year 1781 battle at Doggers Bank: Dutch fleet vs English fleet   

Aug 09   Michael Umlauf, composer on this day in history.   

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

Aug 20   George Washington begins to move his troops south to fight Cornwallis on this day in history.   

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

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

Sep 04   On this day in history los Angeles founded in Bahia de las Fumas by 44 settlers, (Valley of Smokes)   

Sep 05   Battle of Virginia Capes, French defeat British, traps Cornwallis in the year 1781.   

Sep 06   On this day in history anton Diabelli, Austria publisher/composer   

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

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Jan 20   In the year 1781 birth of joseph Hormayr Freiherr zu Hortenburg, Austrian politician (d. 1848)   

Jan 22   Francois-Antoine Habeneck, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 26   Achim v Arnim, writer was born in the year 1781.   

Jan 26   In the year 1781 birth of ludwig Joachim "Achim" von Arnim, German poet (Des Knaben Wunderhorn)   

Jan 30   On this day in history birth of a v Chamisso, writer   

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

Feb 17   In the year 1781 birth of rené-Theophile-Hyacinthe Lannec, France, inventor (stethoscope)   

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

Jan 12   Richard Challoner, English Catholic prelate (b. 1691) died on this day in history.   

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

Jan 17   In the year 1781 marie de Negre Dables, marquess, dies   

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

Feb 04   Josef Myslivecek, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.   

Feb 15   G E Lessing, writer, dies at 52 in the year 1781.   

Feb 23   In the year 1781 death of george Taylor, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (bc. 1716)   

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