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Born on Thursday August 18, 1791
- CORNELIUS THYS, Ranst († 1860)
- Adriaan Rijnberg, Nieuwerkerk († 1884)
- Adriana Van Dussen, Annaland, St, Zeeland, Nederland († 1866)
- Catherine BOHLER, Morschwiller-le-Bas, 68, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France († 1844)
- David de Lange, Harderwijk, Gelderland, Nederland
- Arie Jacob van Veelan, Monster, South Holland, Netherlands († 1845)
- Anna Maria VAN TASSEL, Gooik, 23024, Vlaams-Brabant, België
- Dirk Joannes Voskuilen, Hoogland, Utrecht, Nederland († 1865)
- Anna de Braal, Kerkwerve († 1793)
- Adriana van Dussen, St. Annaland, Zeeland, Nederland († 1866)
Died on Thursday August 18, 1791
- Sofie Charlotte von Boltenstern (41), Kenz (Pommern) D
- jan adriaansz RAZENBERG (70), middelharnis
- John Morse (80), Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
- Antonetta Rovers (35), Tilburg
- Pierre Lauwers, Langemark
- Sarah Broadhurst (46), Biggin, Hartington, Derbyshire, England
- Anthonetta Roovers, Tilburg
- Joannes Piters (74), Eijsden
- Geertruij Menke (1), Amsterdam
- Henricus Huughe (79), Rotterdam,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 18, 1791 at Delpher
Born on August 18
- 1750 » Antonio Salieri, Italian composer and conductor († 1825)
- 1754 » François, marquis de Chasseloup-Laubat, French general and engineer († 1833)
- 1774 » Meriwether Lewis, American soldier, explorer, and politician († 1809)
- 1792 » John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1878)
- 1803 » Nathan Clifford, American lawyer, jurist, and politician, 19th United States Attorney General († 1881)
- 1807 » B. T. Finniss, Australian politician, 1st Premier of South Australia († 1893)
- 1819 » Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia († 1876)
- 1822 » Isaac P. Rodman, American general and politician († 1862)
- 1830 » Franz Joseph I of Austria († 1916)
- 1831 » Ernest Noel, Scottish businessman and politician († 1931)
Died on August 18
- 1683 » Charles Hart, English actor (b. 1625)
- 1707 » William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire (b. 1640)
- 1712 » Richard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Essex (b. 1660)
- 1765 » Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1708)
- 1815 » Chauncey Goodrich, American lawyer and politician, 8th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut (b. 1759)
- 1823 » André-Jacques Garnerin, French balloonist and the inventor of the frameless parachute (b. 1769)
- 1842 » Louis de Freycinet, French explorer and navigator (b. 1779)
- 1850 » Honoré de Balzac, French novelist and playwright (b. 1799)
- 1886 » Eli Whitney Blake, American inventor, invented the Mortise lock (b. 1795)
- 1919 » Joseph E. Seagram, Canadian businessman and politician, founded the Seagram Company (b. 1841)
Names that were popular for boys in 1791
- Jan
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Pieter
- Joannes
- Gerrit
- Willem
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Dirk
- Klaas
- Adrianus
- John
- Leendert
Names that were popular for girls in 1791
- Maria
- Anna
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Joanna
- Trijntje
- Grietje
- Neeltje
- Marie
- Aaltje
- Adriana
- Antje
- Jannetje
- Elizabeth
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1791
- Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- January 10 » The Siege of Dunlap's Station begins near Cincinnati during the Northwest Indian War.
- February 18 » Congress passes a law admitting the state of Vermont to the Union, effective 4 March, after that state had existed for 14 years as a de facto independent largely unrecognized state.
- March 2 » Long-distance communication speeds up with the unveiling of a semaphore machine in Paris.
- March 4 » The Constitutional Act of 1791 is introduced by the British House of Commons in London which envisages the separation of Canada into Lower Canada (Quebec) and Upper Canada (Ontario).
- July 14 » The Priestley Riots drive Joseph Priestley, a supporter of the French Revolution, out of Birmingham, England.
- August 7 » American troops destroy the Miami town of Kenapacomaqua near the site of present-day Logansport, Indiana in the Northwest Indian War.
Weather August 18, 1791
The temperature on August 18, 1791 was about 17.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: omtrent helder.