What happened in 1791

6 entries recorded for 1791, listed by date. That was 235 years ago.

1791 at a glance

May 3
Great Sejm
Historical event
The Great Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ratified the first codified national constitution in Europe.

July 14
Priestley Riots
Historical event
The Priestley Riots, targeting religious dissenters such as Joseph Priestley, began in Birmingham, England.

September 9
Washington, D.C.
Historical event
The commissioners overseeing the construction of the United States' new capital city named it Washington, in honor of the first president.
September 15
Olympe de Gouges
Historical event
French playwright Olympe de Gouges published the Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female Citizen, hoping to expose the failures of the French Revolution in the recognition of gender equality.
September 30
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Historical event
Mozart conducted the premiere of his last opera, The Magic Flute, in Vienna.

December 15
List of amendments to the Constitution of the United States
Historical event
The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution, collectively known as the Bill of Rights, were ratified.

This site records 6 entries for 1791, including Great Sejm on May 3. They are listed below by date.

235 years ago, counting from 2026. Anyone born in 1791 turns 235 this year.

1791 falls in the 18th century, in the 1790s.

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