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Born on Sunday January 21, 1781
- Albert van den Bos, Amsterdam
- Anna Abraham de Groot, Rotterdam
- Aartje Treure, Stolwijk, Gemeente Krimpenerwaard, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands († 1867)
- Anna Friederika DÜSER, ,NIEDERSACHSEN,DEUTSCHLAND,Hankhausen,Ammerland
- Anna Petronella Verdonck, Sint-Pauwels
- Albert Schut, Heerde († 1858)
- Annigje Cornelis Bouwman, Veenendaal
- Abraham Gotfriedt Fenstermacher, Bowers, Berks Co.Pennsylvania († 1851)
- Aldert Nobel, Schagen, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1858)
- Andries van Ommen, Gemeente Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1820)
Died on Sunday January 21, 1781
- Gerardus Senden (88), Hoensbroek
- Catharina Otten (55), Puth,, Limburg, Nederland
- Gerardus Hubertus CROMBACH, Eys, Limburg, Nederland
- Anne Boeles (Dantuma) (81), Dantumawoude, Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland
- Christian François Kairis (79), Chaineux, 4650 (B)
- Christoph Wilhelm Klein (45), Ludwigsburg, Deutschland
- Bartholomeus Offermans (0), Heerlen
- Ariaentje van den Bergh, Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
- Eleazar Hunt (55), New Garden, Guilford, North Carolina, Verenigde Staten
- Eleazer Hunt (55), New Garden Friends Meeting, Guildford County, North Carolina, Verenigde Staten
Born on January 21
- 1763 » Augustin Robespierre, younger brother of French Revolutionary leader Maximilien Robespierre († 1794)
- 1775 » Manuel Garcia, Spanish opera singer and composer († 1832)
- 1784 » Peter De Wint, English painter († 1849)
- 1788 » William Henry Smyth, Royal Navy officer, hydrographer, astronomer and numismatist
- 1796 » Princess Marie of Hesse-Kassel, consort of George, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz († 1880)
- 1797 » Joseph Méry, French author and journalist († 1866)
- 1800 » Theodor Fliedner, German Lutheran minister († 1864)
- 1801 » John Batman, Australian entrepreneur and explorer († 1839)
- 1804 » Moritz von Schwind, Austrian painter († 1871)
- 1808 » Juan Crisóstomo Torrico, 16th President of Peru († 1875)
Died on January 21
- 1731 » Ignjat Đurđević, Croatian poet and translator (b. 1675)
- 1773 » Alexis Piron, French playwright and author (b. 1689)
- 1774 » Mustafa III, Ottoman sultan (b. 1717)
- 1775 » Yemelyan Pugachev, Russian rebel (b. 1742)
- 1789 » Baron d'Holbach, French-German philosopher and author (b. 1723)
- 1793 » Louis XVI of France (b. 1754)
- 1795 » Samuel Wallis, English navigator and explorer (b. 1728)
- 1809 » Josiah Hornblower, American engineer and politician (b. 1729)
- 1814 » Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, French botanist and author (b. 1737)
- 1823 » Cayetano José Rodríguez, Argentinian cleric, journalist, and poet (b. 1761)
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 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.
- 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.
- April 29 » American Revolutionary War: British and French ships clash in the Battle of Fort Royal off the coast of Martinique.
- 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 21, 1781
The temperature on January 21, 1781 was about 2.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: betrokken regen.