What happened in 1791?
99 recorded events in 1791, including 40 in people, 12 in religion & belief systems and 11 in architecture & engineering.
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Major Events 1
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Haitian Revolution begins
An enslaved-led uprising begins in the French colony, eventually leading to Haiti's independence.
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Wars & Conflicts 9
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St. Clair's Defeat
1791 battle of the Northwest Indian War
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Battle of Măcin
1791 battle of the Russo-Turkish War
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Siege of Anapa
1791 battle of the Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792)
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Big Bottom Massacre
Battle
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Battle of Hingakaka
Major battle between two Maori coalitions c. 1807
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Swedish–Algerian War
1791–1792 war
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Capture of Shimoga
Conflict
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Siege of Bangalore
1791 siege
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Siege of Coimbatore
1791 historic Indian battle
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Politics & Government 3
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Treaty of Sistova
Peace treaty signed 1791
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Treaty with the Cherokee, 1791
July 2, 1791 treaty between the U.S. government and the Cherokee tribes
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Treaty of Drottningholm
Treaty between Russia and Sweden against France
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People 40
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Patriarch Callinicus IV of Constantinople died
Patriarch of Constantinople
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died
Austrian composer of the Classical period (1756-1791)
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Tevele Schiff died
German rabbi
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Sayakumane died
King of Champasak
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Richard Price died
British philosopher, preacher and mathematician (1723–1791)
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Daniel Houghton died
Irish explorer
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Ignaz von Born died
Czech mineralogist and nobleman (1742-1791)
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João de Loureiro died
Portuguese scientist and botanist
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Maria Petraccini died
Italian anatomist and physician
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Søren Abildgaard died
Naturalist, writer and illustrator (1718-1791)
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Caspar Stoll died
Dutch entomologist of German origin
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Giovanni Salvemini died
Italian mathematician (1709-1791)
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Jean-Baptiste de La Chapelle died
French mathematician
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Mathieu Tillet died
French botanist (1714-1791)
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Archibald Campbell died
Governor of Jamaica and Madras (1739-1791)
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Placidus Fixlmillner died
Austrian monk-astronomer
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Potap Kuzmich Zaikov died
Russian explorer
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George Forster died
English traveller and civil servant of the East India Company
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John Henry Cox died
British explorer (c. 1750–1791)
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Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart died
German poet (1739-1791)
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Marie-Anne-Catherine Quinault died
French opera singer and composer
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Frantisek Kotzwara died
Czech composer and violist
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Johann August Just died
German-Dutch composer
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Elisabeth Lillström died
Singer and actress
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Antoine Huberty died
18th century French musician and engraver
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Uilleam Ros died
Scottish poet
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Michael Faraday born
Born in Newington Butts. British scientist (1791–1867).
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James Buchanan born
Born in Stony Batter. President of the United States from 1857 to 1861.
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Charles Babbage born
Born in Walworth. English mathematician, philosopher, and engineer (1791–1871).
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Samuel Finley Breese Morse born
Born in Charlestown. American inventor and painter (1791–1872).
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Franz Grillparzer born
Born in Vienna. Austrian dramatist and poet (1791-1872).
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Minh Mạng born
Born in Ho Chi Minh City. Vietnamese emperor (1791–1841).
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Theodor Körner born
Born in Dresden. German poet (1791–1813).
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Ángel de Saavedra, 3rd Duke of Rivas born
Born in Córdoba. Spanish writer, poet, playwright and politician (1791-1865).
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Giuseppe Gioachino Belli born
Born in Rome. Italian poet.
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Václav Hanka born
Born in Hořiněves. Czech archivist, poet, librarian, lexicographer, linguist, literature historian, publicist, translator, writer, university educator and science writer.
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Johan Ludvig Heiberg born
Born in Copenhagen. Danish poet and critic (1791–1860).
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Kazimierz Brodziński born
Born in Królówka, Lesser Poland Voivodeship. Polish poet (1791-1835).
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Henryk Dembiński born
Born in Kraków. Polish general (1791-1864).
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Adolf Ivar Arwidsson born
Born in Padasjoki. Finnish political journalist, writer and historian (1791-1858).
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Science & Technology 2
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Saint-Antoine Hospital
Hospital in Paris, France
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Zoological Museum of Moscow University
Museum in Moscow, Russia
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Exploration & Discovery 10
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Rapa Iti
Island of the Bass Islands in French Polynesia
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Snares Islands/Tini Heke
Small group of islands SSW of Stewart Island, New Zealand
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Tureia
Atoll in French Polynesia
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Ua Huka
Island in French Polynesia
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Ua Pou
Island in French Polynesia
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Eiao
Island in French Polynesia
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Hatutu
Island in French Polynesia
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Motu Iti
Island of the northern Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia
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Broken Stone in Uji Bridge
Stone inscription in Japan
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Dolomieu Crater
Volcano crater
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Religion & Belief Systems 12
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Hajji Heybat mosque
Mosque in Baku, Azerbaijan
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Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Pondicherry
Building in India
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Cathedral of San Carlos Borromeo
Historic church in California, United States
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Monterrey Cathedral
Church in Monterrey, Mexico
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Cathedral of the Assumption
Greek Orthodox church in Budapest, Hungary
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Synagogue of Pfaffenhoffen
Synagogue located in Bas-Rhin, in France
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Kutlyer mosque
Mosque in Ukraine
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Badoyun Mosque
An 18th-century mosque located in Lahij town.
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Protection Cathedral
Protection Cathedral (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Abbey at Guiche
Abbey located in Loir-et-Cher, in France
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Synagoge (Enkhuizen)
Synagoge (Enkhuizen) (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Mariä Geburt
Filial church in Hofwies near Guttenburg, Kraiburg am Inn, Germany
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Economy & Trade 4
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Girard-Perregaux
Company, Luxury High End Watches
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House of Bolin
Luxury jewelry company from Stockholm
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Horrockses, Crewdson & Co.
Textile company based in Preston, Lancashire
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Low Moor Ironworks
Business
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Social Movements & Revolutions 1
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Priestley Riots
English riots regarding Joseph Priestley
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Architecture & Engineering 11
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St. Michael Archangel's Church, Smolnik
A Gothic, wooden church located in the village of Smolnik from the eighteenth-century
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St. Mary's Church of Lappee
Church in Lappeenranta, Finland
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Dar Hassan Pacha
Building in Algiers, Algeria
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Korsnes Church
Church in Tysfjord, Norway
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Mission Santa Cruz
Mission in Santa Cruz, California
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Church of San Francisco
Catholic church in León, Spain
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Christ Church with St Ewen, Bristol
Church in Bristol, England, UK
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The Lutheran Church of the Holy Catherine
Church
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St Peter and St Leonard's Church, Horbury
Grade I listed church in Horbury, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, UK
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Misión Santo Tomás de Aquino
Spanish mission in Baja California, Mexico
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Spire of Lloyd
Lighthouse in Ireland
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Sports & Entertainment 1
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Salle Feydeau
Former theatre building in Paris (1791-1829)
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Empires & Countries 5
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Kingdom of France dissolved
Kingdom of France ceased to exist, having been centered at Paris.
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French constitutional monarchy founded
French constitutional monarchy was founded, with its capital at Paris.
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Comtat Venaissin dissolved
Comtat Venaissin ceased to exist, having been centered at Carpentras.
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Sachin State founded
Sachin State was founded, with its capital at Sachin.
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Republic of Liège dissolved
Republic of Liège ceased to exist, having been centered at Liège.
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