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Born on Thursday January 4, 1781
- Christina Miltenburg, Utrecht († 1864)
- , Lissewege, België († 1842)
- 'Banks' Mitchum 'REV' Burrow, Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie, Virginia, Verenigde Staten († 1851)
- Assaerus Vloetgraven, Linderte, het vloedgraven, Raalte
- Cornelia de Wit, Delft
- Andreas Maas, Sieghem, België
- Anna Gertrudis Liesner, Legden-Beikelort, Borken, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
- Arnoldus Miermans, Lanaken
- Adrianus (Arie) de Kruijf, Nieuwer-Amstel, NH, Nederland
- Christiaan Bouwmeester, Vorden († 1784)
Died on Thursday January 4, 1781
- Anna Maria MOELANS (73), Merksplas, Province of Antwerp (Middle Brabant), Belgium
- Aagje Dirksdr van der Schalk (61), Noordwijk
- Antonius Theunissen (62), Veldwezelt, Limburg, België
- Gabriel Gabriel Vindeklee (84), leiden
- Aagje Agatha Dirkse van der Schalk (61), Noordwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Maria Moelans (73), Merksplas (B)
- Duifje Dirks Schalk│v.d.Huls (67), Noordwijk
- "Mr". Johan Hendrik van Panhuys (72), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anne Marie KEMPF (71), Wihr-au-Val, 68, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, FRANCE
- Duifje Dirks van de Schalk (67), Noordwijk,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 4, 1781 at Delpher
Born on January 4
- 1710 » Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Italian composer, violinist, and organist († 1736)
- 1720 » Johann Friedrich Agricola, German organist and composer († 1774)
- 1785 » Jacob Grimm, German philologist and mythologist († 1863)
- 1809 » Louis Braille, French educator, invented Braille († 1852)
- 1813 » Isaac Pitman, English linguist and educator († 1897)
- 1832 » George Tryon, English admiral († 1893)
- 1838 » General Tom Thumb, American circus performer († 1883)
- 1839 » Carl Humann, German archaeologist, architect, and engineer († 1896)
- 1848 » Katsura Tarō, Japanese general and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Japan († 1913)
- 1858 » Carter Glass, American publisher and politician, 47th United States Secretary of the Treasury († 1946)
Died on January 4
- 1695 » François-Henri de Montmorency, duc de Luxembourg, French general (b. 1628)
- 1752 » Gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician and physicist (b. 1704)
- 1761 » Stephen Hales, English clergyman and physiologist (b. 1677)
- 1782 » Ange-Jacques Gabriel, French architect, designed École Militaire (b. 1698)
- 1786 » Moses Mendelssohn, German philosopher and theologian (b. 1729)
- 1804 » Charlotte Lennox, English author and poet (b. 1730)
- 1821 » Elizabeth Ann Seton, American nun and saint (b. 1774)
- 1825 » Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies (b. 1751)
- 1863 » Roger Hanson, American general (b. 1827)
- 1874 » Thomas Gregson, English-Australian lawyer and politician, 2nd Premier of Tasmania (b. 1798)
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.
- February 3 » American Revolutionary War: British forces seize the Dutch-owned Caribbean island Sint Eustatius.
- February 18 » Fourth Anglo-Dutch War: Captain Thomas Shirley opens his expedition against Dutch colonial outposts on the Gold Coast of Africa (present-day Ghana).
- April 29 » American Revolutionary War: British and French ships clash in the Battle of Fort Royal off the coast of Martinique.
- 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.
Weather January 4, 1781
The temperature on January 4, 1781 was about 1.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north. Weather type: omtrent helder.