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• Amandus Declercq, Gits, West-Vlaanderen, West-Vlaanderen († 1854)
• Adriaan Cornelis MAES, Rijsbergen,Noord-Brabant,NEDERLAND († 1852)
• Cornelis Christiaansz van Dijk, Voorschoten, Nederland († 1854)
• Anna Maria Godefridi Eckendonk, Mierlo (NL) († 1880)
• Eva Evertsd BLOK, 's Gravenmoer († 1839)
• Eva Blok, 's Gravenmoer († 1839)
• Albertus Willems van GELDER, Zwolle
• Cornelis Christiaansz. van Dijk, Veur († 1854)
• Cornelis van Dijk, Voorschoten († 1854)
• Abiel Goodell Jr., Westminster, Windham, Vermont, Verenigde Staten († 1845)

• Bengt BORJESSON (75), Lilla Stockaslatt, Bjurback, Skaraborgs County
• Joanna Clara Matton (44), Oudenburg
• Godefridus van der Weijden (72), Zeelst, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anna Verwimp (80), Tongerlo, Belgie
• Egidius Goovaerts, Heist Op den Berg
• Antje [Aaltje] Pieters (58), Zijpe
• Jan Vassen de Hoogh (69), Waspik
• Franciscus De Schryver (65), Bornem
• Adrianus van Rijswijk (42), Baardwijk, North Brabant, Netherlands
• Godefridus (Goort) van der Weijden (72), Zeelst

• 1735 » Nathaniel Dance-Holland, English painter and politician († 1811)
• 1737 » Edward Gibbon, English historian and politician († 1794)
• 1745 » Carl Stamitz, German violinist and composer († 1801)
• 1753 » Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Mexican priest and rebel leader († 1811)
• 1786 » John Vianney, French priest and saint († 1859)
• 1815 » Edward Tompkins, American lawyer and politician († 1872)
• 1818 » Samuel Leonard Tilley, Canadian pharmacist and politician, 3rd Premier of New Brunswick († 1896)
• 1821 » William Henry Vanderbilt, American businessman and philanthropist († 1885)
• 1824 » William Walker, American physician, lawyer, journalist and mercenary († 1860)
• 1825 » George Bruce Malleson, English-Indian colonel and author († 1898)

• 1766 » Samuel Chandler, English minister and author (b. 1693)
• 1773 » Ali Bey al-Kabir, Egyptian sultan (b. 1728)
• 1781 » Richard Jago, English priest and poet (b. 1715)
• 1782 » Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, Portuguese politician, Prime Minister of Portugal (b. 1699)
• 1785 » Étienne François, duc de Choiseul, French general and politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1719)
• 1785 » Pietro Longhi, Italian painter (b. 1701)
• 1788 » Giovanni Antonio Scopoli, Italian physician and botanist (b. 1723)
• 1794 » Antoine Lavoisier, French chemist and biologist (b. 1743)
• 1819 » Kamehameha I, king of the Hawaiian Islands
• 1822 » John Stark, American general (b. 1728)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Pieter
4. Joannes
5. Hendrik
6. Cornelis
7. Willem
8. Jacob
9. Gerrit
10. Petrus
11. Jean
12. Jacobus
13. Dirk
14. Klaas
15. John
16. Adrianus

1. Maria
2. Anna
3. Johanna
4. Cornelia
5. Marie
6. Joanna
7. Elisabeth
8. Catharina
9. Trijntje
10. Adriana
11. Neeltje
12. Grietje
13. Antje
14. Elizabeth
15. Aaltje
16. Jannetje

• 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 5 » American Revolutionary War: Richmond, Virginia, is burned by British naval forces led by Benedict Arnold.
• February 3 » American Revolutionary War: British forces seize the Dutch-owned Caribbean island Sint Eustatius.
• March 1 » The Articles of Confederation goes into effect in the United States.
• June 3 » Jack Jouett begins his midnight ride to warn Thomas Jefferson and the Virginia legislature of an impending raid by Banastre Tarleton.
• August 5 » The Battle of Dogger Bank takes place.
• September 28 » American Revolution: American forces backed by a French fleet begin the siege of Yorktown.

The temperature on May 8, 1781 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: omtrent helder.