Page 2: Historical Events In 1781

Mar 17   Dominique J de Eerens, governor-general of Neth Indies on this day in history.   

Mar 18   Charles Messier rediscovers global cluster M92 on this day in history.   

Mar 18   In the year 1781 gustave Vogt, composer   

Apr 02   Frigate Alliance captures 2 British privateers, Mars and Minerva in the year 1781.   

Apr 08   Premiere of Mozart's violin sonata K379 in the year 1781.   

Apr 22   On this day in history christian Friedrich Hermann Uber, composer   

Apr 29   In the year 1781 french fleet occupies Tobago   

May 01   Emperor Jozef II decrees protection of population in the year 1781.   

May 14   In the year 1781 friedrich von Raumer, German historian/parliamentarian   

May 22   Garret Wesley Mornington, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

May 24   Louis-Francois Dauprat, composer/horn player on this day in history.   

May 25   Ferdinand K J, archduke of Austria-Este/gov-gen (Sicily) in the year 1781.   

May 26   In the year 1781 bank of North America incorporated in Philadelphia   

May 26   Bank of North America incorporates in Philadelphia on this day in history.   

Jun 03   Jack Jouett rides to warn Jefferson of British attack in the year 1781.   

Jun 09   In the year 1781 george Stephenson, Newcastle England, inventor (RR locomotive)   

Jun 10   On this day in history giovanni Battista Polledro, composer   

Jul 05   Stamford Raffles, founder (Singapore) on this day in history.   

Jul 11   Adolph Carl Kunzen, composer, dies at 60 in the year 1781.   

Jul 11   Thomas Hutchins designated Geographer of the US on this day in history.   

Jul 11   In the year 1781 thomas Hutchins designated Geographer of US   

Jul 27   Mauro Giuseppe Sergio Pantaleo Giuliani, composer in the year 1781.   

Jul 30   Augustin Ullinger, composer, dies at 35 on this day in history.   

Aug 01   English army under general Cornwallis occupies Yorktown, Virginia on this day in history.   

Aug 05   Battle at Doggers Bank: Dutch fleet vs English fleet in the year 1781.   

Aug 09   Michael Umlauf, composer in the year 1781.   

Aug 12   Robert Mills, US, architect (Washington Monument) in the year 1781.   

Aug 20   George Washington begins to move his troops south to fight Cornwallis in the year 1781.   

Aug 30   French fleet of 24 ships under Comte de Grasse defeat British under Admiral Graves at battle of Chesapeake Capes in Revolutionary War on this day in history.   

Sep 04   Los Angeles founded by 44 in Bahia de las Fumas, (Valley of Smokes) on this day in history.   

Sep 04   Los Angeles founded in Bahia de las Fumas by 44 settlers, (Valley of Smokes) in the year 1781.   

Sep 05   Battle of Virginia Capes, French defeat British, traps Cornwallis on this day in history.   

Sep 06   In the year 1781 anton Diabelli, Austria publisher/composer   

Sep 06   The Battle of Groton Heights takes place, resulting a British victory in the year 1781.   

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Jan 20   Joseph Hormayr Freiherr zu Hortenburg, Austrian politician (d. 1848) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 22   Francois-Antoine Habeneck, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 26   In the year 1781 birth of achim v Arnim, writer   

Jan 26   Ludwig Joachim "Achim" von Arnim, German poet (Des Knaben Wunderhorn) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 30   On this day in history birth of a v Chamisso, writer   

Feb 09   Johann Baptist von Spix, German scientist (d. 1826) was born in the year 1781.   

Feb 17   René-Theophile-Hyacinthe Lannec, France, inventor (stethoscope) was born in the year 1781.   

Feb 18   On this day in history birth of henry Martyn, Truro, missionary   

Jan 12   Richard Challoner, English Catholic prelate (b. 1691) died in the year 1781.   

Jan 15   Marianne Victoria of Borbón, queen regent of Portugal (b. 1718) died in the year 1781.   

Jan 17   Marie de Negre Dables, marquess, dies on this day in history.   

Jan 22   Johann Siebenkas, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1781.   

Feb 04   On this day in history josef Myslivecek, composer, dies at 43   

Feb 15   G E Lessing, writer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

Feb 23   In the year 1781 death of george Taylor, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (bc. 1716)   

Feb 24   Edward Capell, English critic (b. 1713) died in the year 1781.