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Born on Thursday January 20, 1791
- Andrew Dunlap Sr, Winchester, Clark, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten († 1847)
- Aaltjen Bolthof, Winterswijk, Gelderland, Nederland
- Aalbert Walet, Amersfoort
- Alida Clara Jukes, Spaarndam, Noord Holland, Nederland († 1858)
- ANNA ELISABETH BOELS († 1877)
- ? Zoetenhorst, Almen († 1791)
- Albert Hendriks Udinga, Noordwolde,weststellingwerf, Friesland, Nederland († 1851)
- Alida Clara Inkes (Jukes), Haarlemmerliede († 1858)
- Aaltje Aartsen van den Krol, Garderbroek († 1860)
- Anna Catherina Verhaegen († 1865)
Died on Thursday January 20, 1791
- Carolus Poellaert (1), Leffinge
- Derk de Groot, Harfsen
- Antje Jans (69), Enkhuizen
- Frans van BEEFTINGH (77)
- Catherine ALTENBURGER - ALTENBOURGER (34), Neunkirch-les-Sarreguemines, 57200, Moselle, Grand Est, FRANCE
- Anne Marie Jonckheere, Loppem
- Dingena Schellekens (65), Gilze
- ? Zoetenhorst (0), Almen
- Anna de Blécourt (63), Sas van Gent
- Anna Catharina de Swart, Chaam
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 20, 1791 at Delpher
Born on January 20
- 1755 » Sir Albemarle Bertie, 1st Baronet, English admiral († 1824)
- 1762 » Jérôme-Joseph de Momigny, Belgian-French composer and theorist († 1842)
- 1775 » André-Marie Ampère, French physicist and mathematician († 1836)
- 1781 » Joseph Hormayr, Baron zu Hortenburg, Austrian-German historian and politician († 1848)
- 1783 » Friedrich Dotzauer, German cellist and composer († 1860)
- 1799 » Anson Jones, American physician and politician, 5th President of the Republic of Texas († 1858)
- 1804 » Eugène Sue, French author and politician († 1857)
- 1812 » Thomas Meik, Scottish engineer († 1896)
- 1814 » David Wilmot, American politician, sponsor of Wilmot Proviso († 1868)
- 1834 » George D. Robinson, American lawyer and politician, 34th Governor of Massachusetts († 1896)
Died on January 20
- 1751 » John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol, English politician (b. 1665)
- 1770 » Charles Yorke, English lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1722)
- 1779 » David Garrick, English actor, producer, playwright, and manager (b. 1717)
- 1810 » Benjamin Chew, American lawyer and judge (b. 1721)
- 1819 » Charles IV, Spanish king (b. 1748)
- 1837 » John Soane, English architect, designed the Bank of England (b. 1753)
- 1841 » Jørgen Jørgensen, Danish explorer (b. 1780)
- 1841 » Minh Mạng, Vietnamese emperor (b. 1791)
- 1848 » Christian VIII, Danish king (b. 1786)
- 1850 » Adam Oehlenschläger, Danish poet and playwright (b. 1779)
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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 25 » The British Parliament passes the Constitutional Act of 1791 and splits the old Province of Quebec into Upper Canada and Lower Canada.
- March 2 » Long-distance communication speeds up with the unveiling of a semaphore machine in Paris.
- May 15 » French Revolution: Maximilien Robespierre proposes the Self-denying Ordinance.
- July 14 » The Priestley Riots drive Joseph Priestley, a supporter of the French Revolution, out of Birmingham, England.
- 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.
Weather January 20, 1791
The temperature on January 20, 1791 was about 4.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south east. Weather type: zeer betrokken.