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• Arend Rozeboom, Amsterdam
• Antonia Tibos († 1853)
• Adam Sieben, Kleingladbach, Duitsland
• Anna Margaretha van Egmond, Amsterdam († 1834)
• Anthonia Tibos, WAMEL (West Maas en Waal), GD, NL († 1853)
• Anthonij (Mulder), Nijkerk, Gelderland, Nederland († 1858)
• Adrianus Franciscus KEYMEULEN, Aalst,9300,Flandre Orientale,Flandre,BELGIQUE († 1791)
• Allegonda JANSSEN, 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1843)
• Alberdina Engberts Wagenvoort, Voorst, Gelderland, Nederland
• Antonia Gloudemans, Nuland

• Hindrik Heyes Kuiper (78), Blijham, Groningen, Nederland
• James Elias Sr Worthen (45), Cowpens, SC
• Benjamin Pease (65), Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
• Christiaan Dirksz Droesbeek (61), Spaarndam
• Hindrik Heijes Kuiper (78), Blijham
• fokke jellesz valk, oostzaandam (noord holland)
• Andries Cornelis (76), Enkhuizen, Noord-Holland, Nederland NL
• Berber Johannes, Blessum, Menaldumadeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Guillaume OILLIC (59), Vannes,56000,Morbihan,Bretagne,FRANCE
• "Jan" Dircksz van der Velde (80), Brielle

• 1732 » Stanisław August Poniatowski, Polish-Lithuanian king († 1798)
• 1734 » François-Joseph Gossec, French composer and conductor († 1829)
• 1761 » Sir James Hall, 4th Baronet, Scottish geologist and geophysicist († 1832)
• 1789 » August Neander, German historian and theologian († 1850)
• 1793 » Antonio José Martínez, Spanish-American priest, rancher and politician († 1867)
• 1814 » Ellen Wood, English author († 1887)
• 1820 » Anne Brontë, English author and poet († 1849)
• 1828 » Ede Reményi, Hungarian violinist and composer († 1898)
• 1828 » Lewis A. Grant, American lawyer and general, Medal of Honor recipient († 1918)
• 1832 » Henry Martyn Baird, American historian and academic († 1906)

• 1705 » John Ray, English botanist and historian (b. 1627)
• 1718 » Benjamin Church, American colonel (b. 1639)
• 1737 » Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann, German architect (b. 1662)
• 1738 » Jean-François Dandrieu, French organist and composer (b. 1682)
• 1751 » Tomaso Albinoni, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1671)
• 1826 » Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga, Spanish-French composer (b. 1806)
• 1834 » Giovanni Aldini, Italian physicist and academic (b. 1762)
• 1861 » Lola Montez, Irish actress and dancer (b. 1821)
• 1863 » Horace Vernet, French painter (b. 1789)
• 1869 » Alexander Dargomyzhsky, Russian composer (b. 1813)

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)
• February 3 » American Revolutionary War: British forces seize the Dutch-owned Caribbean island Sint Eustatius.
• March 13 » William Herschel discovers Uranus.
• 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 8 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Eutaw Springs in South Carolina, the war's last significant battle in the Southern theater, ends in a narrow British tactical victory.
• October 17 » American Revolutionary War: British General Charles, Earl Cornwallis surrenders at the Siege of Yorktown.
• 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 January 17, 1781 was about -6.0 °C. Weather type: zeer betrokken.