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Born on Saturday January 6, 1781
- Elisabeth Bosch, Steenbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Aagje Hartman, Oude-Tonge, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1844)
- Gasparus Guillelmus CEUSTERMANS, Diest ( Sint Sulpitius )
- Clasina Maria Schrijnemaker, Rotterdam
- Effy McCallum, Bladen, North Carolina, United States († 1849)
- Christiaan Swaans, Schaijk († 1820)
- "Jeanne" Johanna Johanna, Rosmalen, NL († 1862)
- Dorotea Terry, Málaga, Spain
- Franziska Kotrba, Svatoslav, Třebíč, Moravia, Czechoslovakia
- Agnita Heinen, Bunschoten
Died on Saturday January 6, 1781
- Cornelius van Ranst (34), New York City, New York County, New York, Verenigde Staten
- Bathsheba Palmer (63), Rhode Island, United States
- Ambrosius van der Becke (75), Temse
- Gerrit Claassen (Claasen) Schoenmaker (Appelman) (74), Hoogkarspel
- Gerrit Claasz. Appelman (74), Hoogkarspel, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Elizabeth (Infant) NEALE (0)
- Gerrit Claassen Appelman (74), Hoogkarspel, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Franciscus Emmanuel Delanoye (51), Aartrijke West-Vlaanderen België
- Gerrit Claasse Appelman (76), Hoogkarspel
- Dirkje Gerrits (59), Zalk, Kampen, Overijssel, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 6, 1781 at Delpher
Born on January 6
- 1745 » Jacques-Etienne Montgolfier, French co-inventor of the hot air balloon († 1799)
- 1766 » José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia, Paraguayan lawyer and politician, first dictator of Paraguay († 1840)
- 1785 » Andreas Moustoxydis, Greek historian and philologist († 1860)
- 1793 » James Madison Porter, American lawyer and politician, 18th United States Secretary of War († 1862)
- 1795 » Anselme Payen, French chemist and academic († 1871)
- 1799 » Jedediah Smith, American hunter, explorer, and author († 1831)
- 1803 » Henri Herz, Austrian pianist and composer († 1888)
- 1807 » Joseph Petzval, German-Hungarian mathematician and physicist († 1891)
- 1808 » Joseph Pitty Couthouy, American conchologist and paleontologist († 1864)
- 1811 » Charles Sumner, American lawyer and politician († 1874)
Died on January 6
- 1711 » Philips van Almonde, Dutch admiral (b. 1646)
- 1718 » Giovanni Vincenzo Gravina, Italian lawyer and jurist (b. 1664)
- 1725 » Chikamatsu Monzaemon, Japanese actor and playwright (b. 1653)
- 1731 » Étienne François Geoffroy, French physician and chemist (b. 1672)
- 1734 » John Dennis, English playwright and critic (b. 1657)
- 1813 » Louis Baraguey d'Hilliers, French general (b. 1764)
- 1829 » Josef Dobrovský, Czech philologist and historian (b. 1753)
- 1831 » Rodolphe Kreutzer, French violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1766)
- 1840 » Frances Burney, English author and playwright (b. 1752)
- 1852 » Louis Braille, French educator, invented Braille (b. 1809)
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
- Antje
- Grietje
- 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 6 » In the Battle of Jersey, the British defeat the last attempt by France to invade Jersey in the Channel Islands.
- January 17 » American Revolutionary War: Battle of Cowpens: Continental troops under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan defeat British forces under Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton at the battle in South Carolina.
- 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).
- April 29 » American Revolutionary War: British and French ships clash in the Battle of Fort Royal off the coast of Martinique.
- August 24 » American Revolutionary War: A small force of Pennsylvania militia is ambushed and overwhelmed by an American Indian group, which forces George Rogers Clark to abandon his attempt to attack Detroit.
- September 28 » American Revolution: American forces backed by a French fleet begin the siege of Yorktown.
Weather January 6, 1781
The temperature on January 6, 1781 was about -1.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south. Weather type: omtrent helder.