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• Anna Nilsdotter, Norrlycke, Sireköpinge, Malmöhus, Sweden († 1847)
• Eltje ELZES, Oostwold, Midwolda, Scheemda, Oldambt, Groningen, Nederland
• Franciscus Roelandt, Denderhoutem († 1854)
• Catharina Thoonissen, Alphen, Gelderland, Nederland
• Eleanor Taylor, Pooley, Barton, Westmorland, England
• Franciscus Albertus DECLERCQ, Reningelst,8970,West Vlaanderen,Vlaams Gewest,Begie,Belgie († 1834)
• Eltje Elzes Kroeze, Oostwold, Midwolda, Groningen, Nederland († 1781)
• Cornelis Cornelisz van Ekeris, Woudenberg († 1796)
• Anthonij Dubel, 's Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1854)
• Catherine Unknown

• Bastiaantje Jongenburger (71), Naaldwijk, Holanda
• Jean SAVELS (36), Heist-Aan-Zee,West Vlaanderen,BELGIE
• jacob arijsz van der KOOIJ (57), kethel
• Bastiaantje Jongenburger (71), Naaldwijk
• Bastiaanje Jongenburger (71)
• Barbara De Bruyn (71), Boom
• jenneken lutke berenbroek (49), enschede
• Jenneken Lutke Berenbroeck (49), Enschede
• Cornelis Diels (46), Kasterlee, Antwerpen, Belgium
• (71), Boom

• 1719 » Johann Gottlob Lehmann, German mineralogist and geologist († 1767)
• 1721 » Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford, English politician, Lord President of the Council († 1803)
• 1755 » Nicolas-Jacques Conté, French soldier, painter, balloonist, and inventor († 1805)
• 1792 » Percy Bysshe Shelley, English poet and playwright († 1822)
• 1805 » William Rowan Hamilton, Irish physicist, astronomer, and mathematician († 1865)
• 1821 » James Springer White, American religious leader, co-founded the Seventh-day Adventist Church († 1881)
• 1821 » Louis Vuitton, French fashion designer, founded Louis Vuitton († 1892)
• 1834 » John Venn, English mathematician and philosopher († 1923)
• 1836 » Jens Vilhelm Dahlerup, Danish architect († 1907)
• 1839 » Walter Pater, English author, critic, and academic († 1894)

• 1718 » René Lepage de Sainte-Claire, French-Canadian founder of Rimouski (b. 1656)
• 1727 » Victor-Maurice, comte de Broglie, French general (b. 1647)
• 1741 » Andrew Hamilton, Scottish-American lawyer and politician (b. 1676)
• 1778 » Pierre de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnial, Canadian-French politician, Governor General of New France (b. 1698)
• 1792 » John Burgoyne, English general and politician (b. 1723)
• 1795 » Timothy Ruggles, American lawyer, jurist, and politician (b. 1711)
• 1804 » Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan, Scottish admiral (b. 1731)
• 1822 » Kristjan Jaak Peterson, Estonian poet and author (b. 1801)
• 1844 » Jacob Aall, Norwegian economist, historian, and politician (b. 1773)
• 1859 » John Vianney, French priest and saint (b. 1786)

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 18 » Fourth Anglo-Dutch War: Captain Thomas Shirley opens his expedition against Dutch colonial outposts on the Gold Coast of Africa (present-day Ghana).
• March 13 » William Herschel discovers Uranus.
• March 15 » American Revolutionary War: Battle of Guilford Court House: Near present-day Greensboro, North Carolina, 1,900 British troops under General Charles Cornwallis defeat a mixed American force numbering 4,400 in a Pyrrhic victory.
• October 20 » The Patent of Toleration, providing limited freedom of worship, is approved in Austria.
• November 29 » The crew of the British slave ship Zong murders 133 Africans by dumping them into the sea to claim insurance.

The temperature on August 4, 1781 was about 23.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north by west. Weather type: zeer half bewolkt regen.