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1781 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. Archery. Events. Foundation of the Toxophilite Society at Leicester Square, London; it later gained royal ...
10 September 1624 — death of Jasper Vinall (born c. 1590), the first cricketer known to die as a result of an injury received when playing the game. [5] Village cricket thrives in the middle period of the 17th century, but there is no evidence of teams of county strength being formed at this time.
29 January 1781 Court Theatre (now Cuvilliés Theatre), Munich K.366 Score: 1781–82 Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio) Singspiel 3 acts German Gottlieb Stephanie, based on C. Bretzner's Belmont und Constanze, oder Die Entführung aus dem Serail: 2 soprano, 2 tenor, 1 bass, 2 speaking roles [ae] 16 July 1782
The 1781 English cricket season was the 10th in which matches have been awarded retrospective first-class cricket status. The scorecards of six first-class matches have survived. Broadhalfpenny Down in Hampshire was abandoned in favour of Windmill Down and the earliest known mention of cricket in Lancashire has been found during the season.
New Zealand was restricted to play three-day test matches. [51] New Zealand and India both became Test playing nations before World War II and Pakistan joined soon afterwards in 1952. [52] At the initial suggestion of Pakistan, the ICC was expanded to include non-Test playing countries from 1965, with Associate members being admitted.
Washington’s younger brother Samuel, who died in 1781, and 19 other members of the family were buried in a cemetery at Samuel’s estate near Charles Town, West Virginia.
March – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart moves to Vienna to pursue his career. Although he is passed over in favour of Antonio Salieri as music teacher of Princess of Württemberg, he never returns permanently to Salzburg.
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