January 2nd, 1791

Born on January 2nd, 1791

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What happened on January 2nd, 1791?

January 2nd, 1791

Northwest Indian War: The Big Bottom massacre is committed by Lenape and Wyandot warriors in the Ohio Country, North America.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Indian_War

What else happened on January 2nd?

January 2nd, 2009

Sri Lankan civil war: The Sri Lankan army captured the town of Kilinochchi from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, concluding the Battle of Kilinochchi.

January 2nd, 2016

Nimr al-Nimr, a prominent Shia cleric in Saudi Arabia, was executed by the Saudi government along with 46 other people.

January 2nd, 2004

The Stardust space probe flew by the comet Wild 2 and collected particle samples from its coma, which were later returned to Earth.

January 2nd, 1991

Sharon Pratt Dixon was sworn in as the mayor of Washington, D.C., becoming the first African-American woman to hold the position.

January 2nd, 1976

An extratropical cyclone began affecting parts of western Europe, resulting in coastal flooding around the southern portions of the North Sea and leading to at least 82 deaths.

January 2nd, 1967

Ronald Reagan began his career in government when he was sworn in as the 33rd governor of California.

January 2nd, 1963

Vietnam War: The Viet Cong won its first major victory at the Battle of Ap Bac.

January 2nd, 1959

The Soviet Luna 1, the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon, was launched by a Vostok rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.

January 2nd, 1944

World War II: United States and Australian forces successfully landed in Papua New Guinea in an attempt to cut off a Japanese retreat.

January 2nd, 1941

Second World War: Llandaff Cathedral (pictured) in Cardiff, Wales, was severely damaged by German bombing during the Cardiff Blitz.

January 2nd, 1920

Under the leadership of Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer (pictured), U.S. Department of Justice agents launched a series of raids against radical leftists and anarchists in more than 30 cities and towns across 23 states.

January 2nd, 1865

Uruguayan War: Brazilian and Colorado Party forces captured the city of Paysandú from its Uruguayan defenders.

January 2nd, 1860

French mathematician Urbain Le Verrier (pictured) announced the putative discovery of the planet Vulcan at a meeting at the French Academy of Sciences in Paris.

January 2nd, 1777

American Revolutionary War: American forces under the command of George Washington repulsed a British attack at the Battle of the Assunpink Creek near Trenton, New Jersey.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 2nd

Same year
Born in 1791

75

Michael Faraday

British scientist (1791–1867)

*September 22nd, 1791, Newington Butts †August 25th, 1867, Hampton Court Palace

77

James Buchanan

President of the United States from 1857 to 1861

*April 23rd, 1791, Cove Gap †June 1st, 1868, Lancaster

79

Charles Babbage

English mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer who originated the concept of a programmable computer (1791-1871)

*December 26th, 1791, London †October 18th, 1871, Marylebone

80

Samuel Finley Breese Morse

American inventor and painter (1791–1872)

*April 27th, 1791, Charlestown †April 2nd, 1872, New York City

69

Eugène Scribe

French dramatist and librettist (1791-1861)

*December 24th, 1791, Paris †February 20th, 1861, Paris

81

Charles Knight

British publisher, editor and author (1791–1873)

*March 15th, 1791, Windsor †March 9th, 1873, Addlestone

73

Bernard Pierre Magnan

Marshal of France (1791-1865)

*December 7th, 1791, Paris †May 29th, 1865, Paris

65

Vincenzo Tineo

Italian botanist (1791-1856)

*February 27th, 1791, Palermo †July 25th, 1856, Palermo

66

Carl Czerny

Austrian composer and pianist (1791-1857)

*February 21st, 1791, Vienna †July 15th, 1857, Vienna

81

Franz Grillparzer

Austrian dramatist and poet (1791-1872)

*January 15th, 1791, Vienna †January 21st, 1872, Vienna

72

Giacomo Meyerbeer

German-French composer

*September 5th, 1791, Tasdorf †May 2nd, 1864, Paris

76

Franz Bopp

German linguist (1791-1861)

*September 14th, 1791, Mainz †October 23rd, 1867, Berlin

73

Johann Franz Encke

German astronomer

*September 23rd, 1791, Hamburg †August 26th, 1865, Berlin

74

Alexandros Mavrokordatos

Greek politician (1791-1865)

*February 3rd, 1791, Constantinople †August 6th, 1865, Aegina

68

István Széchenyi

Hungarian nobleman, writer, politician and national revivalist

*September 21st, 1791, Vienna †April 8th, 1860, Döbling

76

Norman Williams

American politician (1791-1868)

*October 6th, 1791, Woodstock †January 12th, 1868, Woodstock

77

August Piepenhagen

Czech painter (1791-1868)

*August 2nd, 1791, Myślibórz †September 27th, 1868, Prague

73

Jacques Matter

French historian (1791-1864)

*May 31st, 1791, Alteckendorf †June 22nd, 1864, Strasbourg

49

Friedrich Parrot

Baltic German explorer (1791-1841)

*October 14th, 1791, Karlsruhe †January 15th, 1841, Tartu

85

Eduard von Peucker

German politician (1791-1876)

*January 19th, 1791, Kowary †February 10th, 1876, Berlin

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1791 is a normal year and no leap year.

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