Page 3: Historical Events In 1791

Sep 01   Lydia Sigourney, US, religious author (How to Be Happy)   

Sep 03   French Constitution passed by French National Assembly   

Sep 05   Giacomo Meyerbeer, Vogelsdorf Germany, composer (Golt Und Die Natur).   

Sep 06   Mozarts opera "La Clemenza di Tito," premieres in Prague   

Sep 13   France's King Louis XVI accepts constitution   

Sep 20   Sergei T Aksakov, Russian writer (Semejnaja chronika)   

Sep 22   Michael Faraday (chemist, physicist) born   

Sep 22   Michael Faraday, discovered principle of electric motor   

Sep 22   Michael Faraday, English physicist is born.   

Sep 23   Johann F Encke, German astronomer (Encke Comet).   

Sep 30   Mozart's opera "Magic Flute" premieres in Vienna.   

Sep 30   Mozart's opera "The Magic Flute" premiers in Vienna   

Oct 01   1st session of new French legislative assembly.   

Oct 01   Sergey Aksakov, Russia, novelist (Chronicles of a Russian Family).   

Oct 01   The inaugural session of the new French legislative assembly   

Oct 10   C F D Schubart, writer, dies   

Oct 12   A L Karschin, writer, dies at 68.   

Oct 16   Grigorij A Potemkin, Monarch of Tauris, dies   

Oct 26   Charles Sprague, Boston, banker/poet (Curiosity).   

Oct 31   Ferdinand Huber, composer.   

Nov 03   Battle at Wabash: indians assault general St Clair/killed 637 soldiers.   

Nov 15   1st Catholic college in US, Georgetown, opens.   

Nov 21   Colonel Napoléon Bonaparte is promoted to full general and appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Armies of the French Republic.   

Dec 04   Britain's Observer, oldest Sunday newspaper in world, 1st published.   

Dec 04   Johann Gottlob Topfer, composer.   

Dec 05   Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composer, dies in Vienna, Austria, at 35.   

Dec 09   Peter Joseph von Lindpaintner, composer   

Dec 12   Bank of US opens.   

Dec 15   1st US law school established at University of Pennsylvania.   

Dec 15   The Bill of Rights (the inaugural ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution) is recorded as becoming law, following ratification by the state of Virginia.   

Dec 17   NYC traffic regulation creates 1st 1-way street   

Dec 17   NYC traffic regulation creates the 1-way street system   

Dec 24   A Eugene Scribe, French dramatist (Bertrand et Raton).   

Dec 26   In the British parlimentLondon England, British PM William Pitt passes the Constitutional Act, dividing Quebec along the Ottawa River, into Upper and Lower Canada,.   

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Jan 06   Jose melchor gomiz y colomer: Composer   

Jan 08   Jacob collamer: (sen-vt)   

Jan 14   Calvin phillips: Became shortest known adult male (67 cm; 2' 2")   

Jan 15   Franz gillparzer: Austrian tragic dramatist (golden fleece)   

Feb 01   Charles j sax: Belgian music instrument builder   

Feb 12   Jan d zocher jr: Dutch garden architect (vondelpark, amsterdam)   

Feb 12   Peter cooper: Industrialist/philanthropist (cooper union)   

Feb 20   Carl czerny: Vienna austria, pianist/composer (schule der virtuosen)   

Jan 11   William williams pantycelyn: Welsh hymnist (b. 1717)   

Feb 16   Richard earl d'alton: Austria general of s neth, commits suicide at 58   

Mar 02   John wesley: English founder of methodism (b. 1703)   

Mar 14   Johann salomo semler: German historian and bible commentator (b. 1725)   

Apr 01   Richard butler american soldier: Richard butler american soldier (b. 1743)   

Apr 02   Mirabeau: French statesman (b. 1749)   

Apr 19   Richard price: Nonconformist minister/writer (alabi's world),    

May 09   Francis hopkinson: Us writer/music/lawyer,