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1791 Historical Event(s)
- March 2, 1791 – Long-distance communication speeds up with the unveiling of a semaphore machine in Paris.
- May 3, 1791 – The Constitution of May 3 (the first modern constitution in Europe) is proclaimed by the Sejm of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
- May 15, 1791 – Maximilien Robespierre proposes the Self-denying Ordinance.
- July 14, 1791 – The Priestley Riots drive Joseph Priestley, a supporter of the French Revolution, out of Birmingham, England.
- August 4, 1791 – The Treaty of Sistova is signed, ending the Ottoman-Habsburg wars.
- August 7, 1791 – United States troops destroy the Miami town of Kenapacomaqua near the site of present-day Logansport, Indiana in the Northwest Indian War.
- August 26, 1791 – John Fitch is granted a United States patent for the steamboat.
- August 30, 1791 – HMS Pandora sinks after having run aground on a reef the previous day.
- September 13, 1791 – King Louis XVI of France accepts the new constitution.
- December 4, 1791 – The first edition of The Observer, the world’s first Sunday newspaper, is published.
Who Were Born On 1791?
- January 15, 1791 – Franz Grillparzer, Austrian writer (d. 1872)
- February 21, 1791 – Carl Czerny, Austrian composer (d. 1857)
- March 15, 1791 – Charles Knight, English publisher (d. 1873)
- September 14, 1791 – Franz Bopp, German linguist (d. 1867)
- September 22, 1791 – Michael Faraday, English scientist (d. 1867)
- September 23, 1791 – Johann Franz Encke, German astronomer (d. 1865)
- September 26, 1791 – Théodore Géricault, French painter (d. 1824)
- November 11, 1791 – Josef Munzinger, Swiss Federal Councillor (d. 1855)
- November 30, 1791 – Count Franz Philipp von Lamberg, Austrian soldier and statesman (d. 1848)
- December 14, 1791 – Charles Wolfe, Irish poet (d. 1823)