About the day » Monday November 26, 1781Calender converter

• Gertrudes da Cunha de Macedo, Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo, Brasil
• Catherine Joseph Chaltin, Surice, 5600, België († 1820)
• Anna Catharina Verheyen, Merksplas († 1855)
• Benier Lyckles Venema*, Nijehaske, Haskerland,Frl († 1837)
• Anna van Lingen, Zwolle († 1869)
• Aukjen Feddes Graaf, Workum (FRL) († 1822)
• Berend Gerrits Wagenvoort, Voorst, Gelderland, Nederland
• Alfons van Monroy Prins van Pandolfina, Palermo, Sicilië († 1850)
• Dorothe Catherine Mechtilde LAX, Goch, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany († 1815)
• Emericus Peek, Hagestein

• Emiliana Francisca Maenhout (4), Koolkerke
• Andreas van Glansbeek, Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Derk Jan Hilferink (76), Zelhem
• Antje (76), Westergeest, Friesland, Nederland
• Gerbrich Hettes (66), wieuwerd
• Cathalina Hesselink (49), Groningen, GR, Nederland
• Antonie van den Akker, Hagestein
• Anneken Jansen van Hout, Zeelst, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Antje Berends (76)
• Antje Berends Berents (81), Westergeest, Kollumerland en Nieuw Kruisland, Friesland, Nederland

• 1727 » Artemas Ward, American general and politician († 1800)
• 1731 » William Cowper, English poet and hymnwriter († 1800)
• 1792 » Sarah Moore Grimké, American author and activist († 1873)
• 1817 » Charles Adolphe Wurtz, Alsatian-French chemist († 1884)
• 1827 » Ellen G. White, American religious leader and author, co-founded the Seventh-day Adventist Church († 1915)
• 1828 » René Goblet, French journalist and politician, 52nd Prime Minister of France († 1905)
• 1828 » Robert Battey, American surgeon and academic († 1895)
• 1832 » Mary Edwards Walker, American surgeon and activist, Medal of Honor recipient († 1919)
• 1832 » Rudolph Koenig, German-French physicist and academic († 1901)
• 1837 » Thomas Playford II, English-Australian politician, 17th Premier of South Australia († 1915)

• 1717 » Daniel Purcell, English organist and composer (b. 1664)
• 1719 » John Hudson, English librarian and scholar (b. 1662)
• 1780 » James Steuart, Scottish economist and educator (b. 1712)
• 1829 » Thomas Buck Reed, American lawyer and politician (b. 1787)
• 1836 » John Loudon McAdam, Scottish engineer (b. 1756)
• 1851 » Jean-de-Dieu Soult, French general and politician, 12th Prime Minister of France (b. 1769)
• 1855 » Adam Mickiewicz, Polish poet and playwright (b. 1798)
• 1857 » Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, German poet and author (b. 1788)
• 1860 » Benjamin Greene, English brewer, founded Greene King (b. 1780)
• 1872 » Pavel Kiselyov, Russian general and politician (b. 1788)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Pieter
4. Joannes
5. Hendrik
6. Cornelis
7. Willem
8. Jacob
9. Gerrit
10. Petrus
11. Jean
12. Jacobus
13. Dirk
14. Klaas
15. John
16. Adrianus

1. Maria
2. Anna
3. Johanna
4. Cornelia
5. Marie
6. Joanna
7. Elisabeth
8. Catharina
9. Trijntje
10. Adriana
11. Grietje
12. Neeltje
13. Antje
14. Elizabeth
15. Aaltje
16. Jannetje

• 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)
• 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).
• March 13 » William Herschel discovers Uranus.
• April 29 » American Revolutionary War: British and French ships clash in the Battle of Fort Royal off the coast of Martinique.
• September 6 » The Battle of Groton Heights takes place, resulting in a British victory.
• 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.

The temperature on November 26, 1781 was about 2.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southeast. Weather type: betrokken mist.