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Instance of: common year starting and ending on Saturday
Part of: Gregorian calendar
Followed by: 1792
Follows: 1790

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Commons category: 1791
topic's main category: Category:1791
point in time: 1791-01-01
has list: list of state leaders in 1791
category for births in this time period: Category:1791 births
category for deaths in this time period: Category:1791 deaths

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August 21: Black slaves begin uprising against white slave masters in Haitian Revolution.

January 2: Big Bottom massacre 1791 (MDCCXCI) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1791st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 791st year of the 2nd millennium, the 91st year of the 18th century, and the 2nd year of the 1790s decade. As of the start of 1791, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.

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