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 in the year 1791.   

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   On this day in history franz Gillparzer, Austrian tragic dramatist (Golden Fleece)   

Jan 25   British Parliament approves bill splitting the old province of Quebec into Upper and Lower Canada on this day in history.   

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

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

Feb 16   In the year 1791 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) in the year 1791.   

Feb 25   1st Bank of US chartered in the year 1791.   

Mar 02   Long-distance communication speeds up with the unveiling of a semaphore machine in Paris in the year 1791.   

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

Mar 03   On this day in history congress establishes US Mint   

Mar 03   In the year 1791 first Internal Revenue Act (taxing distilled spirits & carriages)   

Mar 04   On this day in history 1st Jewish member of US Congress, Israel Jacobs (PA), takes office   

Mar 04   On this day in history president Washington calls the US Senate into its first special session   

Mar 04   On this day in history vermont becomes the 14th state of the Union.   

Mar 06   In the year 1791 anna Claypoole Peale, painted miniatures   

Mar 09   George Hayward, US, surgeon, 1st to use ether in the year 1791.   

Mar 09   George Hayward, Us, surgeon, first to use ether in the year 1791.   

Mar 10   In the year 1791 john Stone, Concord MA, patents a pile driver   

Mar 10   John Stone, Concord, Mass, patents a pile driver on this day in history.   

Mar 10   Pope condemns France's Civil Constitution's treatment of the clergy on this day in history.   

Mar 11   Samuel Mulliken of Philadelphia, PA became the first person to receive more than one patent from the U.S. Patent Office in the year 1791.   

Mar 11   In the year 1791 samuel Mulliken, Phila, is 1st to obtain more than 1 US patent   

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

Mar 21   Capt Hopley Yeaton of NH becomes 1st commissioned officer in USN in the year 1791.   

Mar 21   Captain Hopley Yeaton of New Hampshire becomes first commissioned officer in USN in the year 1791.   

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   Franciszek Wincenty Mirecki, composer on this day in history.   

Apr 12   In the year 1791 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   Jose Melchor Gomiz y Colomer, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 08   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of charles J Sax, Belgian music instrument builder   

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

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

Feb 20   On this day in history birth of carl Czerny, Vienna Austria, pianist/composer (Schule der Virtuosen)   

Jan 11   William Williams Pantycelyn, Welsh hymnist (b. 1717) died on this day in history.   

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

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 in the year 1791.   

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 on this day in history.   

May 09   Francis Hopkinson, US writer/music/lawyer, dies at 53 on this day in history.