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Died on Monday November 12, 1781
- Catarina van Uffelen (63), Monster, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Cornelis van Kamerick (45), Middelburg,Gemeente Middelburg,Zeeland,Netherlands
- Charles baron de Saint-Genois (71)
- Benjamin Rumsey (74), Fairfield, CT
- Annigje van der Wouden (74), Lekkerkerk,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Claas Beumer (69), Rheden
- Claire Elisabeth CARRÉ (51), Amsterdam,, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Aagje de Moet (6), 's-Gravenhage
- Cornelis van der Haak (75)
- Augustin DEFOIS (24), Chemillé, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from November 12, 1781 at Delpher
Born on November 12
- 1729 » Louis Antoine de Bougainville, French admiral and explorer († 1811)
- 1755 » Gerhard von Scharnhorst, Prussian general and politician, Prussian Minister of War († 1813)
- 1780 » Piet Retief, South African ruler († 1838)
- 1793 » Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz, Livonian physician and botanist († 1831)
- 1795 » Thaddeus William Harris, American entomologist and botanist († 1856)
- 1815 » Elizabeth Cady Stanton, American activist († 1902)
- 1817 » Bahá'u'lláh, Persian spiritual leader, founded the Bahá'í Faith († 1892)
- 1833 » Alexander Borodin, Russian composer and chemist († 1887)
- 1840 » Auguste Rodin, French sculptor and illustrator, created The Thinker († 1917)
- 1842 » John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1919)
Died on November 12
- 1667 » Hans Nansen, Danish politician (b. 1598)
- 1671 » Thomas Fairfax, English general and politician (b. 1612)
- 1742 » Friedrich Hoffmann, German physician and chemist (b. 1660)
- 1793 » Jean Sylvain Bailly, French astronomer, mathematician, and politician, 1st Mayor of Paris (b. 1736)
- 1793 » Lord George Gordon, English politician (b. 1751)
- 1836 » Juan Ramón Balcarce, Argentinian general and politician, 6th Governor of Buenos Aires Province (b. 1773)
- 1847 » William Christopher Zeise, Danish chemist who prepared Zeise's salt, one of the first organometallic compounds (b. 1789)
- 1865 » Elizabeth Gaskell, English author (b. 1810)
- 1896 » Joseph James Cheeseman, Liberian politician, 12th President of Liberia (b. 1843)
- 1902 » William Henry Barlow, English engineer (b. 1812)
Names that were popular for boys in 1781
- Jan
- Johannes
- Hendrik
- Joannes
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Willem
- Petrus
- Gerrit
- Jacob
- Joseph
- Jacobus
- Jean
- Jans
- Franciscus
- Dirk
Names that were popular for girls in 1781
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Johanna
- Elisabeth
- Marie
- Cornelia
- Joanna
- Jans
- Trijntje
- Adriana
- Elizabeth
- Neeltje
- Grietje
- Antje
- Aaltje
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.
- 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.
- March 15 » American Revolutionary War: Battle of Guilford Court House: Near present-day Greensboro, North Carolina, 1,900 British troops under General Charles Cornwallis defeat a mixed American force numbering 4,400 in a Pyrrhic victory.
- August 5 » The Battle of Dogger Bank takes place.
- 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.
- October 20 » The Patent of Toleration, providing limited freedom of worship, is approved in Austria.
The weather on Monday November 12, 1781
The temperature on November 12, 1781 was about 12.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: regen geheel betrokken.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI