Historical Events In 1791

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 12   Jan D Zocher Jr, Dutch garden architect (Vondelpark, Amsterdam) on this day in history.   

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

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   In the year 1791 1st Bank of US chartered   

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

Mar 03   1st internal revenue act (taxing distilled spirits & carriages) on this day in history.   

Mar 03   Congress establishes US Mint in the year 1791.   

Mar 03   First Internal Revenue Act (taxing distilled spirits & carriages) in the year 1791.   

Mar 04   1st Jewish member of US Congress, Israel Jacobs (PA), takes office in the year 1791.   

Mar 04   In the year 1791 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   Anna Claypoole Peale, painted miniatures on this day in history.   

Mar 09   In the year 1791 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   John Stone, Concord MA, patents a pile driver on this day in history.   

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   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   Samuel Mulliken, Phila, is 1st to obtain more than 1 US patent in the year 1791.   

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

Mar 21   On this day in history capt Hopley Yeaton of NH becomes 1st commissioned officer in USN   

Mar 21   On this day in history captain Hopley Yeaton of New Hampshire becomes first commissioned officer in USN   

Mar 28   In the year 1791 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   On this day in history francis Preston Blair, newspaper editor (Washington Globe)   

Apr 13   On this day in history félix PBOG earl de Merode, Belgian minister of War/Finance   

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Jan 06   On this day in history birth of jose Melchor Gomiz y Colomer, composer   

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

Jan 14   On this day in history birth of calvin Phillips, became shortest known adult male (67 cm; 2' 2")   

Jan 15   Franz Gillparzer, Austrian tragic dramatist (Golden Fleece) was born in the year 1791.   

Feb 01   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of peter Cooper, industrialist/philanthropist (Cooper Union)   

Feb 20   Carl Czerny, Vienna Austria, pianist/composer (Schule der Virtuosen) was born in the year 1791.   

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

Feb 16   In the year 1791 death of richard earl d'Alton, Austria general of S Neth, commits suicide at 58   

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   Richard Butler American soldier (b. 1743) died on this day in history.   

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   Francis Hopkinson, US writer/music/lawyer, dies at 53 in the year 1791.