January 11 » William Herschel discovers Titania and Oberon, two moons of Uranus.
May 25 » After a delay of 11 days, the United States Constitutional Convention formally convenes in Philadelphia after a quorum of seven states is secured.
July 13 » The Continental Congress enacts the Northwest Ordinance establishing governing rules for the Northwest Territory. It also establishes procedures for the admission of new states and limits the expansion of slavery.
September 17 » The United States Constitution is signed in Philadelphia.
October 1 » Russians under Alexander Suvorov defeat the Turks at Kinburn.
December 18 » New Jersey becomes the third state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
Day of death July 8, 1791
The temperature on July 8, 1791 was about 15.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
January 10 » The Siege of Dunlap's Station begins near Cincinnati during the Northwest Indian War.
January 25 » The British Parliament passes the Constitutional Act of 1791 and splits the old Province of Quebec into Upper Canada and Lower Canada.
May 15 » French Revolution: Maximilien Robespierre proposes the Self-denying Ordinance.
June 21 » King Louis XVI of France and his immediate family begin the Flight to Varennes during the French Revolution.
September 27 » The National Assembly votes to award full citizenship to Jews in France.
November 4 » Northwest Indian War: The Western Confederacy of American Indians wins a major victory over the United States in the Battle of the Wabash.
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