1791
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 17th century–18th century–19th century |
| Decades: | 1760s1770s1780s–1790s–1800s1810s1820s |
| Years: | 178817891790–1791–179217931794 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1791 MDCCXCI |
| Ab urbe condita | 2544 |
| Armenian calendar | 1240 ԹՎ ՌՄԽ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6541 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1712–1713 |
| Bengali calendar | 1198 |
| Berber calendar | 2741 |
| British Regnal year | 31Geo. 3– 32Geo. 3 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2335 |
| Burmese calendar | 1153 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7299–7300 |
| Chinese calendar | Canh tuấtNăm(MetalDog) 4487 or 4427 — to — Tân hợi năm(MetalPig) 4488 or 4428 |
| Coptic calendar | 1507–1508 |
| Discordian calendar | 2957 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1783–1784 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5551–5552 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| -Vikram Samvat | 1847–1848 |
| -Shaka Samvat | 1712–1713 |
| -Kali Yuga | 4891–4892 |
| Holocene calendar | 11791 |
| Igbo calendar | 791–792 |
| Iranian calendar | 1169–1170 |
| Islamic calendar | 1205–1206 |
| Japanese calendar | Kansei3 ( khoan chính ３ năm ) |
| Javanese calendar | 1717–1718 |
| Julian calendar | Gregorian minus 11 days |
| Korean calendar | 4124 |
| Minguo calendar | 121 beforeROC Dân trước 121 năm |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 323 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2333–2334 |
| Tibetan calendar | Dương kim cẩu năm (male Iron-Dog) 1917 or 1536 or 764 — to — Âm kim heo năm (female Iron-Pig) 1918 or 1537 or 765 |
1791(MDCCXCI) was acommon yearstarting on Saturdayof theGregorian calendarand acommon year starting on Wednesdayof theJulian calendar,the 1791st year of theCommon Era(CE) andAnno Domini(AD) designations, the 791st year of the2nd millennium,the 91st year of the18th century,and the 2nd year of the1790sdecade. As of the start of 1791, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
Events
[change|change source]- January 25– TheBritish Parliamentpasses the Constitutional Act of 1791, splitting the province of Quebec (a colony inNorth Americaspreading from theGulf of Mexicocoast toHudson Bay)
- March 2– Asemaphoremachine is revealed to the public inParis.
- March 4–Vermontbecomes astatein theUnited States.
- May 3– The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Sejm (Parliament) proclaims theConstitution of third May,the first modern codified, or legal code-like,constitutioninEurope.
- July 14– ThePriestley Riotshappen inBirmingham,West Midlands,England.
- June 20– The French Royal Family is captured when they try to flee in disguise.
- July 17– TheChamp de Mars Massacreoccurs during theFrench Revolution.
- August 4– TheTreaty of Sistovais signed, ending the Ottoman-Habsburg wars.
- August 6–Brandenburg GateinBerlinis finished.
- August 26–John Fitchis given apatentfor thesteamboatin theUnited States.
- September 25– TheMission Santa Cruzis founded by FatherFermín Francisco de Lasuén,becoming the twelfthmissionin theCaliforniamission chain.
- September 30– First showing ofWolfgang Amadeus Mozart'ssingspiel,a type ofopera,Die Zauberflöte(Magic Flute) in theFreihaustheaterinVienna.
- October 9– TheMission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad,was founded by FatherFermín Francisco de Lasuén,becoming the thirteenthmissionin theCaliforniamission chain.
- December 4– The first issue ofThe Observer,the world's firstSundaynewspaper, is published.
- December 15– The states approve tenamendmentsto theUnited States Constitution,which become theBill of Rights.Two additional amendments are still being thought about, and one of these is finally approved in1992,becoming theTwenty-seventh Amendment.
Undated Events
[change|change source]Births
[change|change source]- January 15–Franz Grillparzer,Austrian writer (d.1872)
- January 28–Louis Joseph Ferdinand Herold,French composer (d.1833)
- February 12–Peter Cooper,American Industrialist, inventor and philanthropist (d.1883)
- February 21
- Carl Czerny,Austrian composer (d.1857)
- John Mercer,chemist and industrialist (d.1866)
- April 23–James Buchanan,15thPresident of the United States(d.1868)
- April 27–Samuel Morse,American inventor (d.1872)
- July 26–Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart,Austrian composer and pianist (d.1844)
- September 5–Giacomo Meyerbeer,German composer (d.1864)
- September 21–István Széchenyi,Hungarian politician and writer (d.1860)
- September 22–Michael Faraday,British scientist (d.1867)
- September 26–Théodore Géricault,French painter (d.1824)
- November 11–Josef Munzinger,member of the Swiss Federal Council(d.1855)
- December 26–Charles Babbage,British mathematician and inventor (d.1871)
Deaths
[change|change source]- January 11–William Williams Pantycelyn,Welsh hymnist (b.1717)
- March 2–John Wesley,English founder of Methodism (b.1703)
- March 14–Johann Salomo Semler,German historian and Bible commentator (b.1725)
- April 19–Richard Price,Welsh philosopher (b.1723)
- May 9–Francis Hopkinson,American signer of the Declaration of Independence (b.1737)
- June 5–Frederick Haldimand,Swiss-born British colonial governor (b.1718)
- June 10–Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte,French admiral (b.1720)
- July 17–Martin Dobrizhoffer,Austrian Jesuit missionary (b.1717)
- July 25–Isaac Low,American delegate to the Continental Congress (b.1735)
- August 16–Charles-François de Broglie, marquis de Ruffec,French soldier and diplomat (b.1719)
- November 4–Richard Butler (general),American soldier (b.1743)
- September 25–William Bradford,American printer (b.1719)
- December 5–Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,Austrian composer (b.1756)