1791

Years: 1788 1789 1790 - 1791 - 1792 1793 1794
Decades: 1760s 1770s 1780s - 1790s - 1800s 1810s 1820s
Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century

1791 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar).

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Events

January 25 - The British Parliament passes the Constitutional Act of 1791, splitting the old province of Quebec into Upper and Lower Canada
March 3 - The U.S. Congress passes a resolution calling for the establishment of the United States Mint (U.S. Mint not created until next year).
March 4 - Vermont is admitted as the 14th U.S. state.
May 3 - Constitution of third May the first modern codified constitution in Europe, proclaimed by Polish Sejm (Parliament)
July 14 - The Priestley Riots in Birmingham, England.
June 20 - French Royal family captured when they try to flee in disguise
August 26 - John Fitch is granted a patent for the steamboat in the United States.
December 4 - The first issue of The Observer, the world's first Sunday newspaper, is published.
December 15 - The United States Bill of Rights is passed, but two of the package of twelve are not approved at that time. More than 200 years later, one of those two became the Twenty-seventh Amendment.

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