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January 11 - William Williams Pantycelyn, hymn-writer and poet
March 2March 2 is the 61st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (62nd in leap years). There are 304 days remaining. Events 986 Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1717 The Loves of Mars and Venus became the first ballet performed in England. 1791 Long dista - John WesleyJohn Wesley was an 18th century preacher and the founder of the Methodist denomination of Protestant Christianity. He was born at Epworth, England (23 miles north-west of Lincoln, England) June 28, 1703, and died in London March 2, 1791. Youth The Wesleys

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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