Historical Events In 1781

Mar 17   Dominique J de Eerens, governor-general of Neth Indies in the year 1781.  

Mar 18   Charles Messier rediscovers global cluster M92 on this day in history.  

Mar 18   In the year 1781 gustave Vogt, composer  

Apr 02   Frigate Alliance captures 2 British privateers, Mars and Minerva on this day in history.  

Apr 08   On this day in history premiere of Mozart's violin sonata K379  

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

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   In the year 1781 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 on this day in history.  

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

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

May 26   In the year 1781 bank of North America incorporates in Philadelphia  

Jun 03   Jack Jouett rides to warn Jefferson of British attack on this day in history.  

Jun 09   George Stephenson, Newcastle England, inventor (RR locomotive) in the year 1781.  

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

Jul 05   Stamford Raffles, founder (Singapore) in the year 1781.  

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

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

Jul 11   On this day in history thomas Hutchins designated Geographer of US  

Jul 27   Mauro Giuseppe Sergio Pantaleo Giuliani, composer on this day in history.  

Jul 30   Augustin Ullinger, composer, dies at 35 on this day in history.  

Aug 01   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Aug 12   Robert Mills, US, architect (Washington Monument) on this day in history.  

Aug 20   George Washington begins to move his troops south to fight Cornwallis in the year 1781.  

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

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 in the year 1781.  

Sep 06   Anton Diabelli, Austria publisher/composer in the year 1781.  

Sep 06   The Battle of Groton Heights takes place, resulting a British victory on this day in history.  

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Jan 20   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of achim v Arnim, writer  

Jan 26   Ludwig Joachim "Achim" von Arnim, German poet (Des Knaben Wunderhorn) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 30   A v Chamisso, writer was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1781.  

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   Josef Myslivecek, composer, dies at 43 in the year 1781.  

Feb 15   On this day in history g E Lessing, writer, dies at 52  

Feb 23   George Taylor, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (bc. 1716) died on this day in history.  

Feb 24   Edward Capell, English critic (b. 1713) died in the year 1781.