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Born on Friday October 5, 1781
- Aantje Ysaaks Cuperus, Marssum, Waadhoeke, Friesland, Nederland († 1813)
- Ann Renny, Arbroath, Angus, Scotland († 1823)
- Adriana VAN DER ZANDE, Goirle, Province of North Brabant, Netherlands († 1856)
- Christine Mengel, Beddelhausen, Kreis Wittgenstein († 1806)
- Catharina Sophia Derdaele, Klerken († 1781)
- Rieger, Evangelisch,Fellbach,Neckarkreis,Wuerttemberg († 1781)
- Anna Catharina LIEFSOENS, Herk-de-Stad,Hasselt,Limbourg,Belgi († 1853)
- Carolina Slos, Aalter
- Albert Bokslag, Vorden, Gelderland, Nederland († 1809)
- Carl Wilhelm Heinrich Freiherr von und zu Hesberg, Lich,Regierungsbezirk Gießen,Hesse,Germany († 1858)
Died on Friday October 5, 1781
- Andreas Dries Wouters Andriessen (75), Hoogeloon
- Antonie Smeehuijzen (40), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Barbara Anthonius van Veghel (38), Sint-Oedenrode, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Cornelis Maartensz HOFLAND (30), Ouderkerk aan de IJssel
- Catherine Gerits (41), Neeroeteren, Graafschap Loon, Prinsbisdom Luik &, Abdijvorstendom Thorn
- Dirk Krommenhoek (51), Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Andreas Andries WOUTERS (75), Hoogeloon, 3766, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- barbara grundhoffer (4), zewen saare allemagne
- Berendjen Abbing (37), Angerlo, Zevenaar, Gelderland, Nederland
- Elisabeth ALLARD (54), Azerailles, 54122, Meurthe &, Moselle, FRANCE
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 5, 1781 at Delpher
Born on October 5
- 1743 » Giuseppe Gazzaniga, Italian composer and educator († 1818)
- 1781 » Bernard Bolzano, Czech mathematician and philosopher († 1848)
- 1792 » Joseph Crosfield, English businessman († 1844)
- 1795 » Alexander Keith, Scottish-Canadian brewer and politician, 13th Mayor of Halifax († 1873)
- 1803 » Friedrich Bernhard Westphal, Danish-German painter († 1844)
- 1816 » Ursula Frayne, Irish-Australian nun and missionary († 1885)
- 1817 » Catherine Cooper Hopley, British author and naturalist († 1911)
- 1820 » David Wilber, American lawyer and politician († 1890)
- 1824 » Henry Chadwick, English-American historian and author († 1908)
- 1829 » Chester A. Arthur, American general, lawyer, and politician, 21st President of the United States († 1886)
Died on October 5
- 1714 » Kaibara Ekken, Japanese botanist and philosopher (b. 1630)
- 1740 » Jean-Philippe Baratier, German astronomer and scholar (b. 1721)
- 1777 » Johann Andreas Segner, Slovak-German mathematician, physicist, and physician (b. 1704)
- 1802 » Sanité Bélair, Haitian freedom fighter (b. 1781)
- 1805 » Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1738)
- 1813 » Tecumseh, American tribal leader (b. 1768)
- 1827 » William Mullins, 2nd Baron Ventry, Anglo-Irish politician and peer (b. 1761)
- 1848 » Joseph Hormayr, Baron zu Hortenburg, Austrian-German historian and politician (b. 1781)
- 1861 » Antoni Melchior Fijałkowski, Polish archbishop (b. 1778)
- 1880 » Jacques Offenbach, German-French cellist and composer (b. 1819)
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 6 » In the Battle of Jersey, the British defeat the last attempt by France to invade Jersey in the Channel Islands.
- February 3 » American Revolutionary War: British forces seize the Dutch-owned Caribbean island Sint Eustatius.
- 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 28 » American Revolution: American forces backed by a French fleet begin 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 October 5, 1781
The temperature on October 5, 1781 was about 13.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: geheel betrokken.