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Born on Friday February 23, 1781
- Anna Penning, Angerlo († 1860)
- Antje Aalten van Meer, Garderbroek († 1854)
- Alle Jurjens Geuker, Dronrijp († 1817)
- Anna Margaretha Spicker
- Annetje, Garderen († 1822)
- Bart Sonderman, R.K parochie 't zand, Amersfoort
- Annetje Aalten Vermeer, Garderen († 1822)
- Antonius van der Kaa, Raamsdonk († 1802)
- Arndt Vutz († 1869)
- Alle Jurjens Geuker, Dronrijp, Menaldumadeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1817)
Died on Friday February 23, 1781
- Anna Kottingh, Amsterdam
- Bernard Benedikt van Leeuwe (26), Heyle, Zeeland, Nederland
- Beeltje Reijerse Rijckerts (40)
- HAASJE VROLIJK (34), SCHEVENINGEN
- Haasje Maartense Vrolijk (34), Scheveningen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Dirk Cornelisz BRAVENBOER (1)
- Hester Eijlerts Alring (49), Leer, Nedersaksen, Duitsland
- Cornelis Everdse Steenkamer (81), Lopik, Utrecht, Netherlands
- "Suzanne" SCHOMUS (81), Bévercé-Malmedy
- Anna Catharina Proost (39), Beerse
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 23, 1781 at Delpher
Born on February 23
- 1723 » Richard Price, Welsh-English minister and philosopher († 1791)
- 1744 » Mayer Amschel Rothschild, German banker and businessman († 1812)
- 1792 » José Joaquín de Herrera, Mexican politician and general. President three times (1844–1854) († 1854)
- 1831 » Felicita Vestvali, German actress and opera singer († 1880)
- 1831 » Hendrik Willem Mesdag, Dutch painter († 1915)
- 1840 » Carl Menger, Austrian economist and educator († 1921)
- 1842 » Karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann, German philosopher and author († 1906)
- 1850 » César Ritz, Swiss businessman, founded The Ritz Hotel, London and Hôtel Ritz Paris († 1918)
- 1868 » Anna Hofman-Uddgren, Swedish actress, singer, and director († 1947)
- 1868 » W. E. B. Du Bois, American sociologist, historian, and activist († 1963)
Died on February 23
- 1704 » Georg Muffat, French organist and composer (b. 1653)
- 1766 » Stanisław Leszczyński, Polish king (b. 1677)
- 1781 » George Taylor, Irish-American blacksmith and politician (b. 1716)
- 1792 » Joshua Reynolds, English painter and academic (b. 1723)
- 1821 » John Keats, English poet (b. 1795)
- 1848 » John Quincy Adams, American politician, 6th President of the United States (b. 1767)
- 1855 » Carl Friedrich Gauss, German mathematician, astronomer, and physicist (b. 1777)
- 1859 » Zygmunt Krasiński, Polish poet and playwright (b. 1812)
- 1879 » Albrecht von Roon, Prussian soldier and politician, 10th Minister President of Prussia (b. 1803)
- 1897 » Woldemar Bargiel, German composer and educator (b. 1828)
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 1 » American Revolutionary War: One thousand five hundred soldiers of the 6th Pennsylvania Regiment under General Anthony Wayne's command rebel against the Continental Army's winter camp in Morristown, New Jersey in the Pennsylvania Line Mutiny of 1781.
- January 5 » American Revolutionary War: Richmond, Virginia, is burned by British naval forces led by Benedict Arnold.
- 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 13 » William Herschel discovers Uranus.
- 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.
- November 29 » The crew of the British slave ship Zong murders 133 Africans by dumping them into the sea to claim insurance.
The weather on Friday February 23, 1781
The temperature on February 23, 1781 was about 3.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI