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Born on Tuesday January 16, 1781
- Christophorus Walters, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Adriaan Josephus Loonen, Oosterhout († 1856)
- Adrianus Ceuppens, Herenthout, België († 1807)
- Adrianus Leijs, Geel († 1853)
- Cornelis van Gool, Goirle, Nederland
- cornelis leendertsz VISSER, sliedrecht († 1851)
- Adrianus Leys, Geel 2440, Antwerpen, Belgie († 1853)
- Anna Elisabeth Küster, Landkreis Düsseldorf, Kalkum, Rheinland, Deutschland († 1781)
- Anna Christina VUYE, Maarke-Kerkem,9680,Flandre Orientale,Flandre,BELGIQUE († 1863)
- Adrianus Leenaerts, Nijlen, Antwerpen, Belgium
Died on Tuesday January 16, 1781
- Cornelis van Kesteren (0), Lisse, ZH, Nederland
- Cornelis Bastiaansz van der Hoek (70), oostvoorne (zuid holland)
- Apollonia Teeuwis (Pleuntje) Kortekaas (40), Wassenaar
- claas pieters UDO (45), tienhoven
- Apolonia Teeuwisdr. Kortekaas (40), Wassenaar (Z-H), Nederland
- Antje Jacobs (66)
- cornelis bastaensz van der HOEK (71), oostvoorne
- Christian VAUGHT VOGT (59), Derry Twp, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
- Anneke Jacobs (66), Ameland, Ballum, fr.nld
- Baartje Ariensdr Groenendijk (71), Maasland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 16, 1781 at Delpher
Born on January 16
- 1728 » Niccolò Piccinni, Italian composer and educator († 1800)
- 1749 » Vittorio Alfieri, Italian poet and playwright († 1803)
- 1757 » Richard Goodwin Keats, English admiral and politician, 3rd Commodore-Governor of Newfoundland († 1834)
- 1807 » Charles Henry Davis, American admiral († 1877)
- 1815 » Henry Halleck, American lawyer, general, and scholar († 1872)
- 1821 » John C. Breckinridge, American general and politician, 14th Vice President of the United States († 1875)
- 1834 » Robert R. Hitt, American lawyer and politician, 13th United States Assistant Secretary of State († 1906)
- 1836 » Francis II of the Two Sicilies († 1894)
- 1838 » Franz Brentano, German philosopher and psychologist († 1917)
- 1851 » William Hall-Jones, English-New Zealand politician, 16th Prime Minister of New Zealand († 1936)
Died on January 16
- 1710 » Higashiyama, Japanese emperor (b. 1675)
- 1711 » Joseph Vaz, Indian-Sri Lankan priest and saint (b. 1651)
- 1747 » Barthold Heinrich Brockes, German poet and playwright (b. 1680)
- 1748 » Arnold Drakenborch, Dutch lawyer and scholar (b. 1684)
- 1750 » Ivan Trubetskoy, Russian field marshal and politician (b. 1667)
- 1752 » Francis Blomefield, English historian and author (b. 1705)
- 1794 » Edward Gibbon, English historian and politician (b. 1737)
- 1809 » John Moore, Scottish general and politician (b. 1761)
- 1817 » Alexander J. Dallas, Jamaican-American lawyer and politician, 6th United States Secretary of the Treasury (b. 1759)
- 1834 » Jean Nicolas Pierre Hachette, French mathematician and academic (b. 1769)
Names that were popular for boys in 1781
- Jan
- Johannes
- Pieter
- Joannes
- Hendrik
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Jacob
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jean
- Jacobus
- Dirk
- Klaas
- John
- Adrianus
Names that were popular for girls in 1781
- Maria
- Anna
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Marie
- Joanna
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Trijntje
- Adriana
- Neeltje
- Grietje
- Antje
- Elizabeth
- Aaltje
- Jannetje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1781
- Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- January 1 » American Revolutionary War: One thousand five hundred soldiers of the 6th Pennsylvania Regiment under General Anthony Wayne's command rebel against the Continental Army's winter camp in Morristown, New Jersey in the Pennsylvania Line Mutiny of 1781.
- January 6 » In the Battle of Jersey, the British defeat the last attempt by France to invade Jersey in the Channel Islands.
- February 3 » American Revolutionary War: British forces seize the Dutch-owned Caribbean island Sint Eustatius.
- August 5 » The Battle of Dogger Bank takes place.
- September 5 » Battle of the Chesapeake in the American Revolutionary War: The British Navy is repelled by the French Navy, contributing to the British surrender at Yorktown.
- September 28 » American Revolution: American forces backed by a French fleet begin the siege of Yorktown.
Weather January 16, 1781
The temperature on January 16, 1781 was about -7.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south east. Weather type: omtrent helder.