1791

Events

 * March 4:
 * Aaron Burr becomes a Senator of New York
 * June 13:
 * Roger Sherman becomes a Senator of Connecticut
 * August 12:
 * Timothy Pickering becomes United States Postmaster General

Births

 * April 23:
 * James Buchanan Jr. - President of the United States (d. 1868)
 * May 15:
 * Alexander James Dallas Jr. - United States Navy Captain (d. 1844)