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January 25 - The British Parliament passes the Constitutional Act of 1791, splitting the old province of Quebec into Upper and Lower Canada
March 3 - The United States Congress passes a resolution calling for the establishment of the United States Mint (U.S. Mint not created until next year).
March 4 - Vermont is admitted as the 14th U.S. state.
May 3 - Constitution of third May the first written constitution in Europe, proclaimed by Polish Sejm (Parliament)
July 14 - The Priestley Riots in Birmingham, England.
June 20 - French Royal family captured when they try to flee in disguise
August 26 - John Fitch is granted a patent for the steamboat in the United States.
December 4 - The first issue of The Observer, the world's first Sunday newspaper, is published.
December 15 - The United States Bill of Rights is passed, but two of the package of twelve are not approved at that time. More than 200 years later, one of those two became the Twenty-seventh Amendment.

Slave rebellion in Haiti is crushed
Brandenburg Gate in Berlin finished

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1791Events January 25 The British Parliament passes the Constitutional Act of 1791, splitting the old province of Quebec into Upper and Lower Canada March 3 The United States Congress passes a resolution calling for the establishment of the United States Mint	1791 in literatureSee also 1790 in literature, other events of 1791, 1792 in literature, list of years in literature. Events Samuel Taylor Coleridge begins his course at Jesus College, Cambridge. New Books Life of Johnson James Boswell A Simple Story Elizabeth Inchbald The	1791 in musicSee also 1790 in music, other events of 1791, 1792 in music, list of years in music. Events Opera Die Zauberflote The Magic Flute first performed in Vienna. Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and libretto by Emanuel Schikander. Lodoiska by Luigi Cherubini B
1791 in scienceThe year 1791 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here. See also 1790 in science, other events of 1791, 1792 in science and the list of years in science. Physics Pierre Prevost shows that all bodies radiate heat, no ma	1791 in CanadaSee also 1790 in Canada, other events of 1791, 1792 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'. Events 1791-95 British Captain George Vancouver explores Northwest Coast exhaustively with two ships, but finds no Northwest Passage. Edmund Burke supports th

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