See also: 1790 in Australia, other events of 1791, 1792 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. See also 1789 in Australia other events of 1790, 1791 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. Year 1791 ( MDCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common See also 1791 in Australia other events of 1792, 1793 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. This is a timeline of Australian history. BC c 68000 BC-40000 BC Aboriginal tribes thought to have arrived in Australia

Leaders

• Governor of New South Wales - Captain Arthur Phillip, RN
• Lieutenant-Governor of Norfolk Island - Philip Gidley King
• Commanding officer of the colony's marine presence - Major Robert Ross (marine)

Events

Watercolour painting of the Governor's House at Port Jackson in 1791

• February 22 - The first land grant in Australia is made to ex-convict James Ruse. The Governor of New South Wales is the representative in the Australian state of New South Wales of Australia's monarch, Elizabeth II, Admiral Arthur Phillip RN (11 October 1738 &ndash 31 August 1814 was a British naval Admiraland colonial administrator The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) List of Administrative Heads of Norfolk Island, ( Australia) Philip Gidley King RN (23 April 1758 &ndash 3 September 1808 was an British naval officer and colonial administrator The Royal Marines ( RM) are the marine corps and amphibious Infantry of the United Kingdom and along with the Royal Navy Major Robert Ross (c1740–1794 was the officer in charge of the First Fleet garrison of marines, and Lieutenant-Governor of the Convict settlement Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne James Ruse (9 August 1759 &ndash 5 September 1837 was a pioneer of Agriculture in Australia being the first to successfully grow grain in the early colony
• March - Philip Gidley King returns to Norfolk Island from Britain and resumes command from Robert Ross. Philip Gidley King RN (23 April 1758 &ndash 3 September 1808 was an British naval officer and colonial administrator Norfolk Island ( Norfuk: Norfuk Ailen) is a small inhabited island in the Pacific Ocean located between Australia, New Zealand Major Robert Ross (c1740–1794 was the officer in charge of the First Fleet garrison of marines, and Lieutenant-Governor of the Convict settlement
• June 2 - Rose Hill renamed Paramatta
• August 1 - The Third Fleet begins to arrive with convicts and supplies; the first ship, Matilda brings 205 convicts. Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Parramatta (ˈpærɑːmætɑː is a suburb in the west of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman
• August 18 - Richard Bowen enters and names Jervis Bay aboard the Atlantic. Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. For other uses of the term Jervis Bay please refer to Jervis Bay (disambiguation.
• September 28 - The ships Active and Queen arrive beinging the first Irish convicts. Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt.
• September 29 - The West Coast of Australia is claimed by British Commander George Vancouver when he sailed into King George Sound, previously only the east coast had been claimed for the Crown. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. Captain George Vancouver King George Sound is the name of a sound on the south coast of Western Australia.
• October 16 - The last ship of the Third Fleet arrives, with Captain William Paterson of the New South Wales Corps onboard. Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Colonel William Paterson ( 17 August 1755, Montrose, Scotland – 21 June 1810, off Cape Horn) was a The New South Wales Corps (aka The Rum Corps was formed in England in 1789 as permanent regiment to relieve the marines who had accompanied the First Fleet
• October 24 - HMS Britannia and William Ann set out on Australia's first whaling expedition. Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat
• November 1 - A party of twenty-one convicts escape from Port Jackson and (with an obviously limited knowledge of Australian geography) attempt to walk to China. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Some die in the wilderness, while others are recaptured.
• December 5 - Ross returns to Port Jackson from Norfolk Island. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. His marines, having been displaced by the newly arrived New South Wales Corps, are frequently drunk and rowdy. The New South Wales Corps (aka The Rum Corps was formed in England in 1789 as permanent regiment to relieve the marines who had accompanied the First Fleet On December 17, Ross and most of the marines returned to England on HMS Gorgon. Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Gorgon, after the Gorgon of Greek mythology: HMS ''Gorgon'' was a

Births

• January - James Stirling
• April 26 - John Lee Archer
• July 13 - Allan Cunningham, botanist and explorer, best known for discovering the Darling Downs is born in Wimbledon, London. James Stirling may refer to James Stirling (1692&ndash1770 mathematician Admiral Sir James Stirling (1791&ndash1865 Governor of Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. John Lee Archer (1791-1852 architect and engineer was born in Ireland and emigrated to Tasmania in 1827 Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Allan Cunningham ( 13 July 1791 – 27 June 1839) was an English botanist and explorer, primarily known The Darling Downs is a Farming region on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range in southern Queensland, Australia. Wimbledon is a Suburb of London, part of the London Borough of Merton and located south west of Charing Cross.
• August 4 - Henry Savery
• December 13 - Phillip Parker King
• George Gipps

Deaths

• January 28 - Henry Dodd

References

• Barker, Anthony (1996). Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Henry Savery ( 4 August 1791 - 6 February 1842) was a convict transported to Port Arthur Tasmania and Australia Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Admiral Phillip Parker King, FRS, RN ( 13 December 1791 - February 26, 1856) was an early explorer of the Sir George Gipps (1791 – 28 February 1847) was Governor of the Colony of New South Wales, Australia, for eight years between 1838 Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted What Happened When. St Leonards: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86373-986.  
• National Library of Australia. The World Upside Down: Australia 1788 - 1830.