Page 4: Historical Events In 1791

Dec 26   In the year 1791 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   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   On this day in history birth of calvin Phillips, became shortest known adult male (67 cm; 2' 2")   

Jan 15   In the year 1791 birth of franz Gillparzer, Austrian tragic dramatist (Golden Fleece)   

Feb 01   In the year 1791 birth of charles J Sax, Belgian music instrument builder   

Feb 12   Jan D Zocher Jr, Dutch garden architect (Vondelpark, Amsterdam) was born in the year 1791.   

Feb 12   Peter Cooper, industrialist/philanthropist (Cooper Union) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 11   In the year 1791 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   On this day in history death of john Wesley, English founder of Methodism (b. 1703)   

Mar 14   On this day in history death of johann Salomo Semler, German historian and Bible commentator (b. 1725)   

Apr 01   In the year 1791 death of richard Butler American soldier (b. 1743)   

Apr 02   Mirabeau, French statesman (b. 1749) died on this day in history.   

Apr 19   In the year 1791 richard Price, nonconformist minister/writer (Alabi's World), dies   

May 09   In the year 1791 francis Hopkinson, US writer/music/lawyer, dies at 53