Historical Events In 1791

Jan 02   Big Bottom massacre in the Ohio Country, marking the beginning of the Northwest Indian War in the year 1791.   

Jan 06   Jose Melchor Gomiz y Colomer, composer in the year 1791.   

Jan 08   In the year 1791 jacob Collamer, (Sen-Vt)   

Jan 14   In the year 1791 calvin Phillips, became shortest known adult male (67 cm; 2' 2")   

Jan 15   Franz Gillparzer, Austrian tragic dramatist (Golden Fleece) on this day in history.   

Jan 25   British Parliament approves bill splitting the old province of Quebec into Upper and Lower Canada in the year 1791.   

Feb 01   Charles J Sax, Belgian music instrument builder on this day in history.   

Feb 12   In the year 1791 jan D Zocher Jr, Dutch garden architect (Vondelpark, Amsterdam)   

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

Feb 17   Messier catalogs M83 (spiral galaxy in Hydra) in the year 1791.   

Feb 20   In the year 1791 carl Czerny, Vienna Austria, pianist/composer (Schule der Virtuosen)   

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

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

Mar 03   1st internal revenue act (taxing distilled spirits & carriages) in the year 1791.   

Mar 03   Congress establishes US Mint in the year 1791.   

Mar 03   In the year 1791 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   President Washington calls the US Senate into its first special session on this day in history.   

Mar 04   Vermont becomes the 14th state of the Union on this day in history.   

Mar 06   Anna Claypoole Peale, painted miniatures on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1791 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 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1791 samuel Mulliken, Phila, is 1st to obtain more than 1 US patent   

Mar 21   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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.   

Mar 31   On this day in history franciszek Wincenty Mirecki, composer   

Apr 12   Francis Preston Blair, newspaper editor (Washington Globe) on this day in history.   

Apr 13   In the year 1791 félix PBOG earl de Merode, Belgian minister of War/Finance   

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Jan 06   Jose Melchor Gomiz y Colomer, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 08   Jacob Collamer, (Sen-Vt) was born in the year 1791.   

Jan 14   Calvin Phillips, became shortest known adult male (67 cm; 2' 2") was born in the year 1791.   

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   In the year 1791 birth of peter Cooper, industrialist/philanthropist (Cooper Union)   

Feb 20   In the year 1791 birth of carl Czerny, Vienna Austria, pianist/composer (Schule der Virtuosen)   

Jan 11   William Williams Pantycelyn, Welsh hymnist (b. 1717) died in the year 1791.   

Feb 16   Richard earl d'Alton, Austria general of S Neth, commits suicide at 58 died in the year 1791.   

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