About the day » Sunday July 17, 1791Calender converter

• Adriana RAAIJMAKERS, Son, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1861)
• Johannes Boon, Monster
• Aaltje Gerrits de Best, Katwijk
• Albert Adams Schreur, Blokzijl († 1855)
• Abraham van Nassau-LaLecq, Leerdam († 1814)
• Aaltje Gerritsdr de Best, Katwijk aan Zee († 1855)
• Adriaan Ketting, Sint Maartensdijk († 1866)
• Albert Eikelenboom, Aarlanderveen, 2445, Nederland († 1867)
• Adrianus van der Steld, Werkendam
• Aaltje Everts Davelaar, Doorn

• Arie van de Wiel (0), Woudenberg
• Henricus Ockers (69), Nijmegen
• Anna Janssens (65), Eindhout,Antwerpen,Belgium
• Hilletjen Willems Vogel (1)
• Elisabetha Heijerman (Eijerman) (80), Sinaai
• Douwtjen Douwes Miedema (1), Hartwerd, Wonseradeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Franciscus Weijns, Hemiksem
• Henricus Ockkers
• Dina Feijtel (45), Scherpenisse, Zeeland, Nederland
• Arie VAN DER WIEL (0), Woudenberg, Utrecht, Nederland

• 1714 » Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten, German philosopher and academic († 1762)
• 1744 » Elbridge Gerry, American merchant and politician, 5th Vice President of the United States († 1814)
• 1763 » John Jacob Astor, German-American businessman and philanthropist († 1848)
• 1774 » John Wilbur, American minister and theologian († 1856)
• 1797 » Paul Delaroche, French painter and academic († 1856)
• 1823 » Leander Clark, American businessman, judge, and politician († 1910)
• 1831 » Xianfeng Emperor of China († 1861)
• 1837 » Joseph-Alfred Mousseau, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician, 7th Secretary of State for Canada († 1886)
• 1839 » Ephraim Shay, American engineer, invented the Shay locomotive († 1916)
• 1853 » Alexius Meinong, Ukrainian-Austrian philosopher and academic († 1920)

• 1704 » Pierre-Charles Le Sueur, French fur trader and explorer (b. 1657)
• 1709 » Robert Bolling, English planter and merchant (b. 1646)
• 1725 » Thomas King, English and British soldier, MP for Queenborough, lieutenant-governor of Sheerness (b. before 1660?).
• 1762 » Peter III of Russia (b. 1728)
• 1790 » Adam Smith, Scottish economist and philosopher (b. 1723)
• 1791 » Martin Dobrizhoffer, Austrian missionary and author (b. 1717)
• 1793 » Charlotte Corday, French murderer (b. 1768)
• 1794 » John Roebuck, English chemist and businessman (b. 1718)
• 1845 » Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1764)
• 1871 » Karl Tausig, Polish virtuoso pianist, arranger and composer (b. 1841)

• 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 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).
• August 4 » The Treaty of Sistova is signed, ending the Ottoman–Habsburg wars.
• August 26 » John Fitch is granted a United States patent for the steamboat.
• September 30 » France's National Constituent Assembly is dissolved, to be replaced the next day by the National Legislative Assembly
• December 15 » The United States Bill of Rights becomes law when ratified by the Virginia General Assembly.

The temperature on July 17, 1791 was about 19.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: omtrent helder. Special wheather fenomena: noorderlicht.