About the day » Sunday December 2, 1781Calender converter

• Antoine François HARNISFEGER, Brugge,8000,Flandre Occidentale,Flandre,BELGIQUE,Saint-Gillis († 1781)
• Antje Schellinger, Oudeschild
• Anna van Dongen, Willemstad
• André Garnier, Tendu, 36219, France († 1869)
• Antonie Bezemer, 's-Gravenzande, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Antje de Wijs, Amersfoort
• Aleid Hemker, Burgsteinbruck, Munster, Noordrijn-Westfalen, Duitsland († 1842)
• Antoinette Johanna van Venroij, Amsterdam († 1858)
• Adrianus Zevenhuizen, Noordwijkerhout († 1783)
• Arend Buijsertsz van Velzen, Katwijk

• Gerrit Jacob Mr. Van Cattenburch (46), Batavia, Nederlands-Indië
• Antje Cornelisdr Dalenberg (54), Alkmaar, Netherlands
• Françoise Baudry (24), Salles D'Angles, 16359, France
• Anna NIEMANTS (46), Dongen,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anna Ely (39), Bucks, Pennsylvania
• Florent Joseph Duhayon (35), Herlies, 59134, Nord, FRANCE
• Antje Sijmondr Dalenberg (54), Alkmaar
• Andreas SELS (31), Turnhout (Antwerpen), België
• Abraham Cilliers (72), Tulbagh, South Africa
• Gerard Jacob van Cattenburgh (46), Batavia, Indonesië

• 1738 » Richard Montgomery, Irish-American general († 1775)
• 1754 » William Cooper, American judge and politician, founded Cooperstown, New York († 1809)
• 1759 » James Edward Smith, English botanist and mycologist, founded the Linnean Society († 1828)
• 1760 » John Breckinridge, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 5th United States Attorney General († 1806)
• 1760 » Joseph Graetz, German organist, composer, and educator († 1826)
• 1810 » Henry Yesler, American businessman and politician, 7th Mayor of Seattle († 1892)
• 1811 » Jean-Charles Chapais, Canadian farmer and politician, 1st Canadian Minister of Agriculture († 1885)
• 1817 » Heinrich von Sybel, German historian, academic, and politician († 1895)
• 1825 » Pedro II of Brazil († 1891)
• 1827 » William Burges, English architect and designer († 1881)

• 1719 » Pasquier Quesnel, French theologian and author (b. 1634)
• 1723 » Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (b. 1674)
• 1726 » Samuel Penhallow, English-American historian and author (b. 1665)
• 1747 » Vincent Bourne, English poet and scholar (b. 1695)
• 1748 » Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician, Lord President of the Council (b. 1662)
• 1774 » Johann Friedrich Agricola, German organist and composer (b. 1720)
• 1814 » Marquis de Sade, French philosopher, author, and politician (b. 1740)
• 1844 » Eustachy Erazm Sanguszko, Polish general and politician (b. 1768)
• 1849 » Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen (b. 1792)
• 1859 » John Brown, American abolitionist (b. 1800)

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.
• March 1 » The Articles of Confederation goes into effect in the United States.
• 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.
• 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.
• October 17 » American Revolutionary War: British General Charles, Earl Cornwallis surrenders at the Siege of Yorktown.
• October 19 » American Revolutionary War: The siege of Yorktown comes to an end.

The temperature on December 2, 1781 was about 2.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east by south. Weather type: geheel betrokken.