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• "Wilhelmus" Guilliaume Guilliaume, Meijel, NL († 1863)
• Abel Perdok, Wagenborgen
• Adrian, Ariana Janssen, Jansz, Herveld († 1849)
• Albert Teunisz Schermer, Zuid en Noord Schermer († 1782)
• Antonij Est van der, Dinteloord en Princeland († 1857)
• Adrianus Pietersz SOETEMAN, Charlois († 1783)
• Andries Bennis, Gouda
• Antonia Pieters Marijnus, Noordwijk
• Antje Pietersdr Bestevaar, Zijpe, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1841)
• Adrianus Zoeteman, Charlois, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• Cornelia Arijsd van 't SELFDE (2)
• Auguste Louise Eleonore van Mauchenheim-Bechtolsheim (49), Stedten, Saksen-Anhalt
• Geertje Reijersen (36), Putten-Halvinkhuizen
• Albert HOLST (0), Amsterdam
• Anna Catharina Kerckherderen (75), Hulsberg, Nuth
• Geertje Reiers Reijers Reijersen (41), Halvinkhuizen, 3882 MP, Nederland
• Anna Maria van Col (1), Geldrop, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Bernardus VINDEVOGHEL (71), Wannegem-Lede
• Geertje Jacobs' Butter (75), Enkhuizen
• Geertje (36), Putten

• 1742 » Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, German field marshal († 1819)
• 1770 » Ludwig van Beethoven, composer († 1827)
• 1775 » François-Adrien Boieldieu, French pianist and composer († 1834)
• 1775 » Jane Austen, English novelist († 1817)
• 1776 » Johann Wilhelm Ritter, German chemist, physicist, and philosopher († 1810)
• 1778 » John Ordronaux, French-American soldier († 1841)
• 1787 » Mary Russell Mitford, English author and playwright († 1855)
• 1790 » Leopold I of Belgium († 1865)
• 1804 » Viktor Bunyakovsky, Russian mathematician and academic († 1889)
• 1812 » Stuart Donaldson, English-Australian politician, 1st Premier of New South Wales († 1867)

• 1669 » Nathaniel Fiennes, English soldier and politician (b. 1608)
• 1687 » William Petty, English economist and philosopher (b. 1623)
• 1751 » Leopold II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (b. 1700)
• 1774 » François Quesnay, French economist, physician, and philosopher (b. 1694)
• 1783 » Johann Adolph Hasse, German composer and educator (b. 1699)
• 1783 » Sir William James, 1st Baronet, Welsh-English commander and politician (b. 1720)
• 1805 » Saverio Cassar, Gozitan priest and rebel leader (b. 1746)
• 1809 » Antoine François, comte de Fourcroy, French chemist and entomologist (b. 1755)
• 1859 » Wilhelm Grimm, German anthropologist and author (b. 1786)
• 1892 » Henry Yesler, American businessman and politician, 7th Mayor of Seattle (b. 1810)

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)
• January 5 » American Revolutionary War: Richmond, Virginia, is burned by British naval forces led by Benedict Arnold.
• 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 1 » The Articles of Confederation goes into effect in the United States.
• 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 17 » American Revolutionary War: British General Charles, Earl Cornwallis surrenders at the Siege of Yorktown.

The temperature on December 16, 1781 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west. Weather type: omtrent helder. Special wheather fenomena: noorderlicht.