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

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

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

Feb 01   On this day in history charles J Sax, Belgian music instrument builder   

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

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

Feb 17   On this day in history messier catalogs M83 (spiral galaxy in Hydra)   

Feb 20   Carl Czerny, Vienna Austria, pianist/composer (Schule der Virtuosen) on this day in history.   

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

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) in the year 1791.   

Mar 03   Congress establishes US Mint in the year 1791.   

Mar 03   On this day in history 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   On this day in history president Washington calls the US Senate into its first special session   

Mar 04   In the year 1791 vermont becomes the 14th state of the Union.   

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   On this day in history george Hayward, Us, surgeon, first to use ether   

Mar 10   On this day in history 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   In the year 1791 pope condemns France's Civil Constitution's treatment of the clergy   

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

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   Capt Hopley Yeaton of NH becomes 1st commissioned officer in USN on this day in history.   

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

Mar 28   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 on this day in history.   

Mar 31   Franciszek Wincenty Mirecki, composer on this day in history.   

Apr 12   Francis Preston Blair, newspaper editor (Washington Globe) in the year 1791.   

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

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

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of jacob Collamer, (Sen-Vt)   

Jan 14   In the year 1791 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   On this day in history birth of jan D Zocher Jr, Dutch garden architect (Vondelpark, Amsterdam)   

Feb 12   Peter Cooper, industrialist/philanthropist (Cooper Union) was born in the year 1791.   

Feb 20   Carl Czerny, Vienna Austria, pianist/composer (Schule der Virtuosen) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 11   In the year 1791 death of william Williams Pantycelyn, Welsh hymnist (b. 1717)   

Feb 16   On this day in history 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   In the year 1791 death of johann Salomo Semler, German historian and Bible commentator (b. 1725)   

Apr 01   Richard Butler American soldier (b. 1743) died in the year 1791.   

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.