Page 2: Historical Events In 1781

Mar 17   On this day in history dominique J de Eerens, governor-general of Neth Indies   

Mar 18   On this day in history charles Messier rediscovers global cluster M92   

Mar 18   On this day in history gustave Vogt, composer   

Apr 02   On this day in history frigate Alliance captures 2 British privateers, Mars and Minerva   

Apr 08   Premiere of Mozart's violin sonata K379 on this day in history.   

Apr 22   In the year 1781 christian Friedrich Hermann Uber, composer   

Apr 29   In the year 1781 french fleet occupies Tobago   

May 01   Emperor Jozef II decrees protection of population on this day in history.   

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

May 22   On this day in history garret Wesley Mornington, composer, dies at 45   

May 24   Louis-Francois Dauprat, composer/horn player in the year 1781.   

May 25   In the year 1781 ferdinand K J, archduke of Austria-Este/gov-gen (Sicily)   

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

May 26   On this day in history bank of North America incorporates in Philadelphia   

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

Jun 09   George Stephenson, Newcastle England, inventor (RR locomotive) in the year 1781.   

Jun 10   In the year 1781 giovanni Battista Polledro, composer   

Jul 05   Stamford Raffles, founder (Singapore) in the year 1781.   

Jul 11   In the year 1781 adolph Carl Kunzen, composer, dies at 60   

Jul 11   On this day in history thomas Hutchins designated Geographer of the US   

Jul 11   On this day in history thomas Hutchins designated Geographer of US   

Jul 27   Mauro Giuseppe Sergio Pantaleo Giuliani, composer on this day in history.   

Jul 30   Augustin Ullinger, composer, dies at 35 in the year 1781.   

Aug 01   In the year 1781 english army under general Cornwallis occupies Yorktown, Virginia   

Aug 05   Battle at Doggers Bank: Dutch fleet vs English fleet on this day in history.   

Aug 09   Michael Umlauf, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 12   In the year 1781 robert Mills, US, architect (Washington Monument)   

Aug 20   On this day in history george Washington begins to move his troops south to fight Cornwallis   

Aug 30   In the year 1781 french fleet of 24 ships under Comte de Grasse defeat British under Admiral Graves at battle of Chesapeake Capes in Revolutionary War   

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

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

Sep 05   In the year 1781 battle of Virginia Capes, French defeat British, traps Cornwallis   

Sep 06   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of francois-Antoine Habeneck, composer   

Jan 26   Achim v Arnim, writer was born in the year 1781.   

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   In the year 1781 birth of johann Baptist von Spix, German scientist (d. 1826)   

Feb 17   René-Theophile-Hyacinthe Lannec, France, inventor (stethoscope) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 18   In the year 1781 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 in the year 1781.   

Jan 22   On this day in history johann Siebenkas, composer, dies at 66   

Feb 04   In the year 1781 josef Myslivecek, composer, dies at 43   

Feb 15   On this day in history g E Lessing, writer, dies at 52   

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

Feb 24   On this day in history death of edward Capell, English critic (b. 1713)