What happened in 1791?

Haitian Revolution begins

Major Events · Saint-Domingue (Haiti)

An enslaved-led uprising begins in the French colony, eventually leading to Haiti's independence.

St. Clair's Defeat

Wars & Conflicts · Fort Recovery

1791 battle of the Northwest Indian War

Battle of Măcin

Wars & Conflicts · Măcin

1791 battle of the Russo-Turkish War

Siege of Anapa

Wars & Conflicts · Anapa

1791 battle of the Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792)

Big Bottom Massacre

Wars & Conflicts · Ohio

Battle

Battle of Hingakaka

Wars & Conflicts

Major battle between two Maori coalitions c. 1807

Swedish–Algerian War

Wars & Conflicts · Mediterranean Sea

1791–1792 war

Capture of Shimoga

Wars & Conflicts · Shimoga

Conflict

Siege of Bangalore

Wars & Conflicts · Bengaluru

1791 siege

Siege of Coimbatore

Wars & Conflicts · Coimbatore

1791 historic Indian battle

Champ de Mars Massacre

Wars & Conflicts · Champ de Mars

Massacre

Battle of Cape Kaliakra

Wars & Conflicts · Kaliakra

1791 battle

Bois Caïman

Wars & Conflicts

Voodoo ceremony that started the Haitian Revolution in 1791

1791 slave rebellion

Wars & Conflicts · Saint-Domingue

Slave rebellion

Bombardment of Tangier

Wars & Conflicts · Tangier

1791 bombardment

Treaty of Sistova

Politics & Government

Peace treaty signed 1791

Treaty with the Cherokee, 1791

Politics & Government · Holston River

July 2, 1791 treaty between the U.S. government and the Cherokee tribes

Treaty of Drottningholm

Politics & Government · Drottningholm

Treaty between Russia and Sweden against France

Patriarch Callinicus IV of Constantinople died

People · Zagora

Patriarch of Constantinople

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died

People · Vienna

Austrian composer of the Classical period (1756-1791)

Tevele Schiff died

People · London

German rabbi

Sayakumane died

People · Champasak

King of Champasak

Richard Price died

People · Newington Green

British philosopher, preacher and mathematician (1723–1791)

Daniel Houghton died

People · West Africa

Irish explorer

Ignaz von Born died

People · Vienna

Czech mineralogist and nobleman (1742-1791)

João de Loureiro died

People · Lisbon

Portuguese scientist and botanist

Maria Petraccini died

People · Ravenna

Italian anatomist and physician

Søren Abildgaard died

People · Copenhagen

Naturalist, writer and illustrator (1718-1791)

Caspar Stoll died

People · Amsterdam

Dutch entomologist of German origin

Giovanni Salvemini died

People · Berlin

Italian mathematician (1709-1791)

Jean-Baptiste de La Chapelle died

People · Paris

French mathematician

Mathieu Tillet died

People · Bordeaux

French botanist (1714-1791)

Archibald Campbell died

People · London

Governor of Jamaica and Madras (1739-1791)

Placidus Fixlmillner died

People · Kremsmünster

Austrian monk-astronomer

Potap Kuzmich Zaikov died

People · Unalaska Island

Russian explorer

George Forster died

People · Nagpur

English traveller and civil servant of the East India Company

John Henry Cox died

People · Huangpu District

British explorer (c. 1750–1791)

Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart died

People · Stuttgart

German poet (1739-1791)

Marie-Anne-Catherine Quinault died

People · Paris

French opera singer and composer

Frantisek Kotzwara died

People · London

Czech composer and violist

Johann August Just died

People · The Hague

German-Dutch composer

Elisabeth Lillström died

People · Storkyrkoförsamlingen

Singer and actress

Antoine Huberty died

People · Vienna

18th century French musician and engraver

Uilleam Ros died

People · Broadford

Scottish poet

Michael Faraday born

People · Newington Butts

Born in Newington Butts. British scientist (1791–1867).

James Buchanan born

People · Stony Batter

Born in Stony Batter. President of the United States from 1857 to 1861.

Charles Babbage born

People · Walworth

Born in Walworth. English mathematician, philosopher, and engineer (1791–1871).

Samuel Finley Breese Morse born

People · Charlestown

Born in Charlestown. American inventor and painter (1791–1872).

Franz Grillparzer born

People · Vienna

Born in Vienna. Austrian dramatist and poet (1791-1872).

Minh Mạng born

People · Ho Chi Minh City

Born in Ho Chi Minh City. Vietnamese emperor (1791–1841).

Theodor Körner born

People · Dresden

Born in Dresden. German poet (1791–1813).

Ángel de Saavedra, 3rd Duke of Rivas born

People · Córdoba

Born in Córdoba. Spanish writer, poet, playwright and politician (1791-1865).

Giuseppe Gioachino Belli born

People · Rome

Born in Rome. Italian poet.

Václav Hanka born

People · Hořiněves

Born in Hořiněves. Czech archivist, poet, librarian, lexicographer, linguist, literature historian, publicist, translator, writer, university educator and science writer.

Johan Ludvig Heiberg born

People · Copenhagen

Born in Copenhagen. Danish poet and critic (1791–1860).

Kazimierz Brodziński born

People · Królówka, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Born in Królówka, Lesser Poland Voivodeship. Polish poet (1791-1835).

Henryk Dembiński born

People · Kraków

Born in Kraków. Polish general (1791-1864).

Adolf Ivar Arwidsson born

People · Padasjoki

Born in Padasjoki. Finnish political journalist, writer and historian (1791-1858).

Said bin Sultan Al Busaidi born

People · Muscat

Born in Muscat. Sultan of Muscat and Oman (1791–1856).

Saint-Antoine Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Paris, France

Zoological Museum of Moscow University

Science & Technology

Museum in Moscow, Russia

Sampurnanand Sanskrit University

Science & Technology

State public university in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

University of Vermont

Science & Technology

Public research university in Burlington, Vermont, USA

Rapa Iti

Exploration & Discovery · Pacific Ocean

Island of the Bass Islands in French Polynesia

Snares Islands/Tini Heke

Exploration & Discovery

Small group of islands SSW of Stewart Island, New Zealand

Tureia

Exploration & Discovery · Pacific Ocean

Atoll in French Polynesia

Ua Huka

Exploration & Discovery

Island in French Polynesia

Ua Pou

Exploration & Discovery

Island in French Polynesia

Eiao

Exploration & Discovery

Island in French Polynesia

Hatutu

Exploration & Discovery

Island in French Polynesia

Motu Iti

Exploration & Discovery

Island of the northern Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia

Broken Stone in Uji Bridge

Exploration & Discovery · Hōjō-in Temple

Stone inscription in Japan

Dolomieu Crater

Exploration & Discovery

Volcano crater

Dale Furnace and Forge Historic District

Exploration & Discovery

building in Pennsylvania, United States

Hajji Heybat mosque

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in Baku, Azerbaijan

Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Pondicherry

Religion & Belief Systems

Building in India

Cathedral of San Carlos Borromeo

Religion & Belief Systems

Historic church in California, United States

Monterrey Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Monterrey, Mexico

Cathedral of the Assumption

Religion & Belief Systems

Greek Orthodox church in Budapest, Hungary

Synagogue of Pfaffenhoffen

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagogue located in Bas-Rhin, in France

Kutlyer mosque

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in Ukraine

Badoyun Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems

An 18th-century mosque located in Lahij town.

Protection Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Abbey at Guiche

Religion & Belief Systems

Abbey located in Loir-et-Cher, in France

Synagoge (Enkhuizen)

Religion & Belief Systems · Enkhuizen

Mariä Geburt

Religion & Belief Systems · Guttenburg

Filial church in Hofwies near Guttenburg, Kraiburg am Inn, Germany

Church of St. Demetrius

Religion & Belief Systems · Dalj

Church building in Dalj, Croatia

Church of Mary Magdalene

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Mariupol

Temple protestant d'Uzès

Religion & Belief Systems

Meeting house located in Gard, in France

Saint Catherine of Siena Parish Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Roman Catholic church in Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines

Chapel of Saint Anton

Religion & Belief Systems

Chapel in Villena, Spain

Magong Beiji Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

One of 4 ancient temples at Penghu, Taiwan

St. John the Baptist's Church, Wędrynia

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Wędrynia, Poland

Onze-Lieve-Heerkapel

Religion & Belief Systems · Herfelingen

Chapel in Herfelingen, Herne, Belgium

Christ Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Milford, Delaware, United States

Springfield Presbyterian Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Springfield Township, United States of America

South River Friends Meetinghouse

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Virginia, United States of America

Hova prästgård

Religion & Belief Systems · Hova

Liberec - kříž v Kubelíkově ulici

Religion & Belief Systems

Torgauer Straße 20

Religion & Belief Systems

Girard-Perregaux

Economy & Trade · La Chaux-de-Fonds

Company, Luxury High End Watches

House of Bolin

Economy & Trade · Stockholm

Luxury jewelry company from Stockholm

Horrockses, Crewdson & Co.

Economy & Trade · Preston

Textile company based in Preston, Lancashire

Low Moor Ironworks

Economy & Trade

Business

massacres of La Glacière

Disasters & Pandemics · Palais des Papes

Priestley Riots

Social Movements & Revolutions · Birmingham

English riots regarding Joseph Priestley

St. Michael Archangel's Church, Smolnik

Architecture & Engineering · Smolnik

A Gothic, wooden church located in the village of Smolnik from the eighteenth-century

St. Mary's Church of Lappee

Architecture & Engineering · Keskus

Church in Lappeenranta, Finland

Dar Hassan Pacha

Architecture & Engineering

Building in Algiers, Algeria

Korsnes Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Tysfjord, Norway

Mission Santa Cruz

Architecture & Engineering

Mission in Santa Cruz, California

Church of San Francisco

Architecture & Engineering · León

Catholic church in León, Spain

Christ Church with St Ewen, Bristol

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Bristol, England, UK

The Lutheran Church of the Holy Catherine

Architecture & Engineering

Church

St Peter and St Leonard's Church, Horbury

Architecture & Engineering

Grade I listed church in Horbury, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Misión Santo Tomás de Aquino

Architecture & Engineering · Santo Tomás

Spanish mission in Baja California, Mexico

Spire of Lloyd

Architecture & Engineering

Lighthouse in Ireland

Mingun Pahtodawgyi

Architecture & Engineering

Buddhist temple in Myanmar

Great Synagogue, Piotrków Trybunalski

Architecture & Engineering

Former synagogue in Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland

Mosesbrunnen

Architecture & Engineering · Green Quarter

Figure fountain from the 18th century on the Münsterplatz in the city of Bern, Switzerland

Nueva Square

Architecture & Engineering

Cultural property in Vitoria, Spain

Armenian Resurrection church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Saint Petersburg, Russia

Fortín de San Gerónimo

Architecture & Engineering

historic fortress in San Juan, Puerto Rico

Old Cathedral of Cuenca

Architecture & Engineering

church in Ecuador

L'Enfant Plan

Architecture & Engineering

Plan of the historic core of Washington, D.C., as designed by Pierre L'Enfant

Salle Feydeau

Sports & Entertainment

Former theatre building in Paris (1791-1829)

Kingdom of France dissolved

Empires & Countries · Paris

Kingdom of France ceased to exist, having been centered at Paris.

French constitutional monarchy founded

Empires & Countries · Paris

French constitutional monarchy was founded, with its capital at Paris.

Comtat Venaissin dissolved

Empires & Countries · Pernes-les-Fontaines

Comtat Venaissin ceased to exist, having been centered at Pernes-les-Fontaines.

Sachin State founded

Empires & Countries · Sachin

Sachin State was founded, with its capital at Sachin.

Republic of Liège dissolved

Empires & Countries · Liège

Republic of Liège ceased to exist, having been centered at Liège.

Vermont founded

Empires & Countries · Montpelier

Vermont was founded, with its capital at Montpelier.