April 15 » The Pocotaligo Massacre triggers the start of the Yamasee War in colonial South Carolina.
May 3 » A total solar eclipse was visible across northern Europe, and northern Asia, as predicted by Edmond Halley to within 4 minutes accuracy.
July 20 » Seventh Ottoman–Venetian War: The Ottoman Empire captures Nauplia, the capital of the Republic of Venice's "Kingdom of the Morea", thereby opening the way to the swift Ottoman reconquest of the Morea.
July 31 » Seven days after a Spanish treasure fleet of 12 ships left Havana, Cuba for Spain, 11 of them sink in a storm off the coast of Florida. A few centuries later, treasure is salvaged from these wrecks.
September 1 » King Louis XIV of France dies after a reign of 72 years, which is the longest of any major European monarch.
November 13 » Jacobite rising in Scotland: Battle of Sheriffmuir: The forces of the Kingdom of Great Britain halt the Jacobite advance, although the action is inconclusive.
Day of death March 11, 1791
The temperature on March 11, 1791 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west. Weather type: omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
January 25 » The British Parliament passes the Constitutional Act of 1791 and splits the old Province of Quebec into Upper Canada and Lower Canada.
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).
March 4 » Vermont is admitted to the United States as the fourteenth state.
August 4 » The Treaty of Sistova is signed, ending the Ottoman–Habsburg wars.
August 14 » Slaves from plantations in Saint-Domingue hold a Vodou ceremony led by houngan Dutty Boukman at Bois Caïman, marking the start of the Haitian Revolution.
August 30 » HMSPandora sinks after having run aground on the outer Great Barrier Reef the previous day.
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