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 Napoléon 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
World Leaders in 1791
George Washington
First US President
Louis XVI
King of France
William Pitt the Younger
British Prime Minister
Famous People in 1791
Ludwig van Beethoven
Composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Classical Musician and Composer
Charles Babbage
James Buchanan
Samuel MorseFamous Weddings
- Oct 1 Prince Willem Frederick (later King of Netherlands) marries his cousin princess Frederica Louise Wilhelmine of Prussia
Comte de Mirabeau
Francis Hopkinson
John Wesley