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• Barbara Theresia Scheldeman, Ledegem
• Catharina Kelder, Cabauw, Utrecht, Nederland
• (Jean) Paul SIMON, Soultz (68360, Haut-Rhin, France)
• Anna Maria De Mersie (Domerghi), Amsterdam
• Aagje Hendriks Dekker, Den Burg (Texel, NH)
• Anne VERNILLET, Mantoche, 70331, Haute Saône, Franche-Comté, France († 1872)
• Antje Lammerts Brandsma, Hallum, Ferwerderadeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1871)
• Anna Christina de Vos, Steenhuyse
• Anne Marie WOUTERS, Werchter
• Andreas Reith, Müs, Landkreis Fulda, Hessen, Duitsland

• Anna Maria Catharina GEVERS (60), Mol, Province of Antwerp (Middle Brabant), Belgium
• Catharina de Bresser (40), Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Aart Aalten van Bokhorst (43)
• Andrew Harrison Collins (51), Hillsborough Dist., Wake Co., North Carolina
• Hillegonda Wilhelmina Hagen, Edam
• Hugo Joannes Baptiste Dekeyrel, Woumen West-Vlaanderen, België
• Jantje Oeges, Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Hendrikje Jurriens Mulder (71), Nijbroek
• Eva Aelmans (Velmans) (57), Stevensweert,, Limburg, Nederland
• Aart Aalten van Bokhorst (42)

• 1753 » Joseph de Maistre, French philosopher, lawyer, and diplomat († 1821)
• 1755 » Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, French lawyer and politician († 1826)
• 1765 » Luigi Schiavonetti, Italian engraver and etcher († 1810)
• 1776 » Sophie Germain, French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher († 1831)
• 1786 » William Mulready, Irish genre painter († 1863)
• 1815 » Edward Clark, American lawyer and politician, 8th Governor of Texas († 1880)
• 1815 » Otto von Bismarck, German lawyer and politician, 1st Chancellor of the German Empire († 1898)
• 1823 » Simon Bolivar Buckner, American general and politician, 30th Governor of Kentucky († 1891)
• 1824 » Louis-Zéphirin Moreau, Canadian bishop († 1901)
• 1834 » James Fisk, American businessman († 1872)

• 1682 » Franz Egon of Fürstenberg, Bavarian bishop (b. 1625)
• 1787 » Floyer Sydenham, English scholar and academic (b. 1710)
• 1839 » Benjamin Pierce, American soldier and politician, 11th Governor of New Hampshire (b. 1757)
• 1865 » Giuditta Pasta, Italian soprano (b. 1797)
• 1872 » Frederick Denison Maurice, English theologian and academic (b. 1805)
• 1878 » John C.W. Daly, English-Canadian soldier and politician (b. 1796)
• 1890 » Alexander Mozhaysky, Russian soldier, pilot, and engineer (b. 1825)
• 1890 » David Wilber, American politician (b. 1820)
• 1914 » Charles Wells, English founder of Charles Wells Ltd (b. 1842)
• 1914 » Rube Waddell, American baseball player (b. 1876)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Pieter
6. Joannes
7. Gerrit
8. Willem
9. Jacob
10. Petrus
11. Jacobus
12. Dirk
13. Klaas
14. Adrianus
15. Leendert
16. John

1. Maria
2. Anna
3. Johanna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Catharina
7. Joanna
8. Trijntje
9. Grietje
10. Neeltje
11. Marie
12. Aaltje
13. Adriana
14. Antje
15. Jannetje
16. Elizabeth

• 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.
• August 4 » The Treaty of Sistova is signed, ending the Ottoman–Habsburg wars.
• September 27 » The National Assembly votes to award full citizenship to Jews in France.
• December 15 » The United States Bill of Rights becomes law when ratified by the Virginia General Assembly.

The temperature on April 1, 1791 was about 3.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south east. Weather type: omtrent helder.