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Born on Sunday February 18, 1781
- Albertien Oostinge, Vries, Drenthe, Netherlands(Zeegeeze)
- Anna Dorfmulder, Nijkerk
- Albertien Jans Oosting, Seegse († 1849)
- Elizabet Webbina Janssonius, Delfzijl
- Anne Marie Jlse EILERT († 1850)
- Aleijda Christina Elshof, Doetinchem (GD) († 1824)
- Albert Hendriks Schonewille, Hoogeveen
- Albert Hendriks Schoonewille, Hoogeveen (DR
- Adriana Cornelisdr de Hoop, Willige Langerak, Utrecht, Nederland († 1868)
- Adriana de Hoop, Willige Langerak († 1868)
Died on Sunday February 18, 1781
- Johann Adam Thuri (63), Csátalja, 6523, Magyarország
- Hendrik Achelen van (46), Amsterdam
- Johanna Roeffen (8), Bladel
- Luiz de Freitas Villalva (54), Ouro Fino, Minas Gerais, Brasil
- Maria Catharina Bolders (0), Kalmthout, 2920, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Jacqueline DEGRAIN (54), Baudreville, 50035, Manche, Basse-Normandie, FRANCE
- Anna Catharina Proost (39), Beerse, Belgium
- Elske Feddes (31)
- Louis St. Denis (42), Sainte Genevieve,Ile Montreal, Quebec,Canada
- johannes mooijmans (1), amsterdam
Born on February 18
- 1732 » Johann Christian Kittel, German organist and composer († 1809)
- 1745 » Alessandro Volta, Italian physicist, invented the battery († 1827)
- 1814 » Samuel Fenton Cary, American lawyer and politician († 1900)
- 1817 » Lewis Armistead, American general († 1863)
- 1836 » Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Indian mystic and yogi († 1886)
- 1838 » Ernst Mach, Austrian physicist and philosopher († 1916)
- 1846 » Wilson Barrett, English actor, playwright, and manager († 1904)
- 1848 » Louis Comfort Tiffany, American stained glass artist († 1933)
- 1849 » Alexander Kielland, Norwegian author, playwright, and politician († 1906)
- 1850 » George Henschel, German-English singer-songwriter, pianist, and conductor († 1934)
Died on February 18
- 1695 » William Phips, governor of Massachusetts (b. 1650)
- 1712 » Louis, Dauphin of France, (b. 1682)
- 1743 » Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, Italian noble (b. 1667)
- 1748 » Otto Ferdinand von Abensberg und Traun, Austrian field marshal (b. 1677)
- 1772 » Count Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff, Danish politician (b. 1712)
- 1778 » Joseph Marie Terray, French economist and politician, Controller-General of Finances (b. 1715)
- 1780 » Kristijonas Donelaitis, Lithuanian pastor and poet (b. 1714)
- 1788 » John Whitehurst, English geologist and clockmaker (b. 1713)
- 1803 » Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim, German poet and educator (b. 1719)
- 1851 » Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi, German mathematician and academic (b. 1804)
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 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.
- 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 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.
- October 19 » American Revolutionary War: The siege of Yorktown comes to an end.
Weather February 18, 1781
The temperature on February 18, 1781 was about 4.0 °C. There was 66 mm of rainWind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: betrokken regen.