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• Cornelia de JONGE, 's-Heerenhoek, Zeeland, Nederland († 1785)
• Antje Tjebbes WITTEVEEN, Joure(Friesland)
• Bernardina Last, Megen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Antje Tiebbes, Joure, Haskerland, Friesland, Nederland († 1811)
• Taeymans Maria Theresia, Baarle-Hertog, Antwerpen, België
• Antje Witteveen, Joure
• Annigjen Hendriks Stam, Wanneperveen, Overijsel, Nederland († 1867)
• Andrew GALLOWAY, Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland († 1851)
• BARENT BAVINK, AMSTERDAM († 1860)
• Antonie van der Wijst, Uden, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• Dominique François AERNOUTS (44), Rubrouck, 59285, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
• Feitze Saakes Talsma (55), Nieuwehorne
• Elisabeth Dirks van Heinsbergen (81)
• Antonius Lenssen (46), Leut (B)
• Feitze Sakes (4) Talsma (55), ,, Nieuwehorne, Schoterland, Friesland, Netherlands
• Arie Hoogenraad (0), Ter Heijde, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Daniel Pocock (89), Mine Run, Baltimore, Maryland, Verenigde Staten
• Adrianus Joannis Schellekens (85), Sint Michielsgestel (Sint Michielsgestel) (Noord Brabant)
• Dirk van der Helm (8), Stompwijk
• Elisabeth Jansse Dirckx (49), Aarle-Rixtel

• 1724 » John Joachim Zubly, Swiss-American pastor, planter, and politician († 1781)
• 1730 » Johann Georg Hamann, German philosopher and author († 1788)
• 1770 » Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, German philosopher and academic († 1831)
• 1785 » Agustín Gamarra, Peruvian general and politician, 10th and 14th President of Peru († 1841)
• 1795 » Giorgio Mitrovich, Maltese politician († 1885)
• 1803 » Edward Beecher, American minister and theologian († 1895)
• 1809 » Hannibal Hamlin, American publisher and politician, 15th Vice President of the United States († 1891)
• 1812 » Bertalan Szemere, Hungarian poet and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Hungary († 1869)
• 1827 » Charles Lilley, English-Australian politician, 4th Premier of Queensland († 1897)
• 1845 » Ödön Lechner, Hungarian architect, designed the Museum of Applied Arts and the Church of St Elisabeth († 1914)

• 1664 » Francisco de Zurbarán, Spanish painter and educator (b. 1598)
• 1748 » James Thomson, Scottish poet and playwright (b. 1700)
• 1782 » John Laurens, American Revolutionary and Congressman (b.1754)
• 1828 » Eise Eisinga, Dutch astronomer and academic, built the Eisinga Planetarium (b. 1744)
• 1857 » Rufus Wilmot Griswold, American anthologist, poet, and critic (b. 1815)
• 1865 » Thomas Chandler Haliburton, Canadian judge and politician (b. 1796)
• 1871 » William Whiting Boardman, American lawyer and politician (b. 1794)
• 1875 » William Chapman Ralston, American businessman and financier, founded the Bank of California (b. 1826)
• 1891 » Samuel C. Pomeroy, American businessman and politician (b. 1816)
• 1903 » Kusumoto Ine, first Japanese female doctor of Western medicine (b. 1827)

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 6 » In the Battle of Jersey, the British defeat the last attempt by France to invade Jersey in the Channel Islands.
• 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 17 » American Revolutionary War: British General Charles, Earl Cornwallis surrenders at the Siege of Yorktown.
• October 19 » American Revolutionary War: The siege of Yorktown comes to an end.
• October 20 » The Patent of Toleration, providing limited freedom of worship, is approved in Austria.

The temperature on August 27, 1781 was about 22.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: geheel betrokken weerlicht bliksem donder.