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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history british Parliament approves bill splitting the old province of Quebec into Upper and Lower Canada.   

Feb 01   Charles J Sax, Belgian music instrument builder in the year 1791.   

Feb 12   On this day in history jan D Zocher Jr, Dutch garden architect (Vondelpark, Amsterdam)   

Feb 16   On this day in history richard earl d'Alton, Austria general of S Neth, commits suicide at 58   

Feb 17   Messier catalogs M83 (spiral galaxy in Hydra) on this day in history.   

Feb 20   Carl Czerny, Vienna Austria, pianist/composer (Schule der Virtuosen) on this day in history.   

Feb 25   1st Bank of US chartered on this day in history.   

Mar 02   Long-distance communication speeds up with the unveiling of a semaphore machine in Paris on this day in history.   

Mar 03   1st internal revenue act (taxing distilled spirits & carriages) on this day in history.   

Mar 03   In the year 1791 congress establishes US Mint   

Mar 03   On this day in history first Internal Revenue Act (taxing distilled spirits & carriages)   

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

Mar 04   In the year 1791 president Washington calls the US Senate into its first special session   

Mar 04   In the year 1791 vermont becomes the 14th state of the Union.   

Mar 06   Anna Claypoole Peale, painted miniatures in the year 1791.   

Mar 09   On this day in history george Hayward, US, surgeon, 1st to use ether   

Mar 09   George Hayward, Us, surgeon, first to use ether on this day in history.   

Mar 10   On this day in history john Stone, Concord MA, patents a pile driver   

Mar 10   On this day in history john Stone, Concord, Mass, patents a pile driver   

Mar 10   Pope condemns France's Civil Constitution's treatment of the clergy in the year 1791.   

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   Samuel Mulliken, Phila, is 1st to obtain more than 1 US patent in the year 1791.   

Mar 21   In the year 1791 bangalore in India is seized by the British under Lord Cornwallis in the Third Mysore War   

Mar 21   On this day in history 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 in the year 1791.   

Mar 31   Franciszek Wincenty Mirecki, composer in the year 1791.   

Apr 12   On this day in history 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   In the year 1791 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   On this day in history birth of franz Gillparzer, Austrian tragic dramatist (Golden Fleece)   

Feb 01   Charles J Sax, Belgian music instrument builder was born in the year 1791.   

Feb 12   Jan D Zocher Jr, Dutch garden architect (Vondelpark, Amsterdam) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 12   On this day in history birth of peter Cooper, industrialist/philanthropist (Cooper Union)   

Feb 20   Carl Czerny, Vienna Austria, pianist/composer (Schule der Virtuosen) was born in the year 1791.   

Jan 11   On this day in history 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   John Wesley, English founder of Methodism (b. 1703) died on this day in history.   

Mar 14   Johann Salomo Semler, German historian and Bible commentator (b. 1725) died on this day in history.   

Apr 01   Richard Butler American soldier (b. 1743) died on this day in history.   

Apr 02   On this day in history death of mirabeau, French statesman (b. 1749)   

Apr 19   Richard Price, nonconformist minister/writer (Alabi's World), dies in the year 1791.   

May 09   Francis Hopkinson, US writer/music/lawyer, dies at 53 in the year 1791.