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Born on Saturday January 6, 1781
- Anthonij Scholten, Gorssel, Gelderland, Nederland († 1857)
- Elisabeth Schütz, Berleburg, Kreis Wittgenstein († 1824)
- Catharina Theresia Bekaert, Langemark West Vlaanderen België
- Clasina Maria Schrijnemaker, Rotterdam
- George W Stanton, Charlestown, Washington, Rhode Island, Verenigde Staten († 1849)
- Friedrich Heinrich Melchior Clemens August Freiherr von Eerde, Kasteel Eyll (Rheinland) († 1848)
- Anna Elisabeth Moenen, Heerlen,, Limburg, Nederland
- Agnita Heinen, Bunschoten
- Albert Scholte Winkel, Winkelscholte, De Lutte (Losser) († 1837)
- Aagje Hartman, Oude-Tonge, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1844)
Died on Saturday January 6, 1781
- Appelman Gerrit Claassen Claasen (74), Hoogkarspel
- Geertruijd (Stuijbers) Huijbers (67), Tiel
- Franciscus ALGOET (1), Tielt,8700,West-Vlaanderen,Wvl, België
- Adrianus de Bock (0)
- Eleonora Verbruggen, Schoonhoven
- Aaltje Leendertsdr BOOTSER (79), Vlaardingen
- Anne Lamberts Bolding (62), Zwartsluis
- Dirkje Gerrits (59), Zalk, Kampen, Overijssel, Nederland
- Gerrit Claasen Appelman (76), Hoogkarspel, Drechterland, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Dirkje Gerrits (58), Zalk, Overijssel, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 6, 1781 at Delpher
Born on January 6
- 1745 » Jacques-Etienne Montgolfier, French co-inventor of the hot air balloon († 1799)
- 1766 » José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia, Paraguayan lawyer and politician, first dictator of Paraguay († 1840)
- 1785 » Andreas Moustoxydis, Greek historian and philologist († 1860)
- 1793 » James Madison Porter, American lawyer and politician, 18th United States Secretary of War († 1862)
- 1795 » Anselme Payen, French chemist and academic († 1871)
- 1799 » Jedediah Smith, American hunter, explorer, and author († 1831)
- 1803 » Henri Herz, Austrian pianist and composer († 1888)
- 1807 » Joseph Petzval, German-Hungarian mathematician and physicist († 1891)
- 1808 » Joseph Pitty Couthouy, American conchologist and paleontologist († 1864)
- 1811 » Charles Sumner, American lawyer and politician († 1874)
Died on January 6
- 1711 » Philips van Almonde, Dutch admiral (b. 1646)
- 1718 » Giovanni Vincenzo Gravina, Italian lawyer and jurist (b. 1664)
- 1725 » Chikamatsu Monzaemon, Japanese actor and playwright (b. 1653)
- 1731 » Étienne François Geoffroy, French physician and chemist (b. 1672)
- 1734 » John Dennis, English playwright and critic (b. 1657)
- 1813 » Louis Baraguey d'Hilliers, French general (b. 1764)
- 1829 » Josef Dobrovský, Czech philologist and historian (b. 1753)
- 1831 » Rodolphe Kreutzer, French violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1766)
- 1840 » Frances Burney, English author and playwright (b. 1752)
- 1852 » Louis Braille, French educator, invented Braille (b. 1809)
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
- Grietje
- Antje
- Neeltje
- 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)
- March 1 » The Articles of Confederation goes into effect in the United States.
- June 3 » Jack Jouett begins his midnight ride to warn Thomas Jefferson and the Virginia legislature of an impending raid by Banastre Tarleton.
- 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 8 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Eutaw Springs in South Carolina, the war's last significant battle in the Southern theater, ends in a narrow British tactical victory.
- October 19 » American Revolutionary War: The siege of Yorktown comes to an end.
- November 29 » The crew of the British slave ship Zong murders 133 Africans by dumping them into the sea to claim insurance.
Weather January 6, 1781
The temperature on January 6, 1781 was about -1.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south. Weather type: omtrent helder.