What Happened in 1791

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Significant Events

  • Mar 2 Long-distance communication speeds up with the unveiling of a semaphore machine in Paris
  • May 3 The Constitution of May 3 (the first modern constitution in Europe) is proclaimed by the Sejm of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
  • Nov 21 Colonel NapolĂ©on Bonaparte is promoted to 1st Lieutenant and appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Armies of the French Republic.
  • Dec 4 Britain's Observer, oldest Sunday newspaper in the world, first published
  • Dec 15 US Bill of Rights ratified when Virginia gives its approval, becomes amendments 1-10 of the US constitution
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1791 in Music

  • Sep 6 Mozart's opera "La Clemenza di Tito" premieres in Prague

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Famous People Born in 1791

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Famous Weddings

  • Oct 1 Prince Willem Frederick (later King of Netherlands) marries his cousin princess Frederica Louise Wilhelmine of Prussia

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