What Happened in 1791 — Events, Births & Deaths

Northwest Indian War: The Big Bottom massacre is committed by Lenape and Wyandot warriors in the Ohio Country, North America.

The Siege of Dunlap's Station begins near Cincinnati during the Northwest Indian War.

Beginning of Priestley Riots (to 17 July) in Birmingham targeting Joseph Priestley as a supporter of the French Revolution.

Members of the French National Guard under the command of General Lafayette open fire on a crowd of radical Jacobins at the Champ de Mars, Paris, during the French Revolution, killing scores of people.

The Treaty of Sistova is signed, ending the Ottoman–Habsburg wars.

American troops destroy the Miami town of Kenapacomaqua near the site of present-day Logansport, Indiana in the Northwest Indian War.

Enslaved Africans in Saint-Domingue, led by Dutty Boukman, held a Vodou ceremony that became a pivotal act of resistance. This gathering sparked a mass uprising against slavery, marking the beginning of the Haitian Revolution.

The Haitian slave revolution begins in Saint-Domingue, Haiti.

John Fitch is granted a United States patent for the steamboat.

The first performance of Mozart's opera The Magic Flute takes place two months before his death.

Northwest Indian War: The Western Confederacy of American Indians wins a major victory over the United States in the Battle of the Wabash.