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Born on Tuesday January 16, 1781
- Anna Elisabeth Küster, Landkreis Düsseldorf, Kalkum, Rheinland, Deutschland († 1781)
- Adrien Leenaerts, Nijlen, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Antonie de Bijl, Lith († 1861)
- Antje Bestevaer, Hippolytushoef († 1781)
- Adriana Rossum, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
- Charles Comly, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten († 1840)
- Christophorus Walters, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Clara Klaaske Sytzes Roorda, Warstiens, Friesland, Nederland († 1823)
- Adrianus Leys, Geel, Antwerpen, BelgiÁe († 1853)
- Christophorus Walters, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Died on Tuesday January 16, 1781
- Claes Leendertsz. van der Aa (75), Zoeterwoude, ZH, Nederland
- Apollonia Teunisdr Cortecaes (26), Wassenaar, ZH, Nederland
- Anna (Antje, Anneke) Jacobs (66)
- Antje Jacobs (66)
- Cornelis Bastiaanszn van der Hoek (71), Oostvoorne
- Barbertje Reinderts VOS, Westzaan, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Cornelis van Kesteren (0), Lisse, ZH, Nederland
- Apolonia Teeuwisdr. Kortekaas (40), Wassenaar (Z-H), Nederland
- Baartje Ariensdr Groenendijk (71), Maasland
- Apollonia Teeuwis (Pleuntje) Kortekaas (40), Wassenaar
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 16, 1781 at Delpher
Born on January 16
- 1728 » Niccolò Piccinni, Italian composer and educator († 1800)
- 1749 » Vittorio Alfieri, Italian poet and playwright († 1803)
- 1757 » Richard Goodwin Keats, English admiral and politician, 3rd Commodore-Governor of Newfoundland († 1834)
- 1807 » Charles Henry Davis, American admiral († 1877)
- 1815 » Henry Halleck, American lawyer, general, and scholar († 1872)
- 1821 » John C. Breckinridge, American general and politician, 14th Vice President of the United States († 1875)
- 1834 » Robert R. Hitt, American lawyer and politician, 13th United States Assistant Secretary of State († 1906)
- 1836 » Francis II of the Two Sicilies († 1894)
- 1838 » Franz Brentano, German philosopher and psychologist († 1917)
- 1851 » William Hall-Jones, English-New Zealand politician, 16th Prime Minister of New Zealand († 1936)
Died on January 16
- 1710 » Higashiyama, Japanese emperor (b. 1675)
- 1711 » Joseph Vaz, Indian-Sri Lankan priest and saint (b. 1651)
- 1747 » Barthold Heinrich Brockes, German poet and playwright (b. 1680)
- 1748 » Arnold Drakenborch, Dutch lawyer and scholar (b. 1684)
- 1750 » Ivan Trubetskoy, Russian field marshal and politician (b. 1667)
- 1752 » Francis Blomefield, English historian and author (b. 1705)
- 1794 » Edward Gibbon, English historian and politician (b. 1737)
- 1809 » John Moore, Scottish general and politician (b. 1761)
- 1817 » Alexander J. Dallas, Jamaican-American lawyer and politician, 6th United States Secretary of the Treasury (b. 1759)
- 1834 » Jean Nicolas Pierre Hachette, French mathematician and academic (b. 1769)
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 5 » American Revolutionary War: Richmond, Virginia, is burned by British naval forces led by Benedict Arnold.
- 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 3 » American Revolutionary War: British forces seize the Dutch-owned Caribbean island Sint Eustatius.
- March 13 » William Herschel discovers Uranus.
- September 4 » Los Angeles is founded as El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora La Reina de los Ángeles (The Village of Our Lady, the Queen of the Angels) by 44 Spanish settlers.
- October 20 » The Patent of Toleration, providing limited freedom of worship, is approved in Austria.
Weather January 16, 1781
The temperature on January 16, 1781 was about -7.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south east. Weather type: omtrent helder.