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Born on Monday February 5, 1781
- Anna van der Mark, Wassenaar († 1791)
- Aert Gerrits de Haas, Nunspeet († 1851)
- Adriaan Raaijmakers, Oosterhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1868)
- Anna Maria Kett, Seething Hall, Seething, Norwich, England
- Aaron Forman, New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey († 1817)
- Aaltje Hilbrands Boerstra, Oldeberkoop († 1861)
- Ane Drijfhout Braunius, Langezwaag, Nederland († 1806)
- Aaltje Hilbrands Boerstra, Oldeberkoop, Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands († 1861)
- Arie Vuik, Ouderkerk aan de IJssel († 1781)
- Antje Cornelisdr. Been, Aalsmeer, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1819)
Died on Monday February 5, 1781
- Capt. John William Darden (Durdino) Sr. (71), North Carolina, United States
- Dirk Laken Laake (41), Zoeterwoude
- Abraham Oths Walraven (72), Emmikhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Anne Marie Louise Bernard de Boulainvilliers (23)
- Antje Schouten (0), de Goorn
- Ernst Jansz van Rheenen, Lekkerkerk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Maria van Troijen (81), Rotterdam
- Cornelis (de) Vos (38), Heikop, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Elisabetha THIELEMANS THIELENS
- Adriana* Van Oudenhove (38), Steenhuize
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 5, 1781 at Delpher
Born on February 5
- 1723 » John Witherspoon, Scottish-American minister and academic († 1794)
- 1725 » James Otis, Jr., American lawyer and politician († 1783)
- 1748 » Christian Gottlob Neefe, German composer and conductor († 1798)
- 1788 » Robert Peel, English lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1850)
- 1795 » Wilhelm Karl Ritter von Haidinger, Austrian mineralogist, geologist, and physicist († 1871)
- 1804 » Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Finnish poet and hymn-writer († 1877)
- 1808 » Carl Spitzweg, German painter and poet († 1885)
- 1810 » Ole Bull, Norwegian violinist and composer († 1880)
- 1827 » Peter Lalor, Irish-Australian activist and politician († 1889)
- 1837 » Dwight L. Moody, American evangelist and publisher, founded Moody Church, Moody Bible Institute, and Moody Publishers († 1899)
Died on February 5
- 1705 » Philipp Spener, German theologian and author (b. 1635)
- 1751 » Henri François d'Aguesseau, French jurist and politician, Chancellor of France (b. 1668)
- 1754 » Nicolaas Kruik, Dutch astronomer and cartographer (b. 1678)
- 1766 » Count Leopold Joseph von Daun, Austrian field marshal (b. 1705)
- 1775 » Eusebius Amort, German theologian and academic (b. 1692)
- 1790 » William Cullen, Scottish physician and chemist (b. 1710)
- 1807 » Pasquale Paoli, Corsican commander and politician (b. 1725)
- 1818 » Charles XIII, king of Sweden (b. 1748)
- 1881 » Thomas Carlyle, Scottish philosopher, historian, and academic (b. 1795)
- 1882 » Adolfo Rivadeneyra, Spanish orientalist and diplomat (b. 1841)
Names that were popular for boys in 1781
- Jan
- Johannes
- Pieter
- Joannes
- Hendrik
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Jacob
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jean
- Jacobus
- Dirk
- Klaas
- John
- Adrianus
Names that were popular for girls in 1781
- Maria
- Anna
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Marie
- Joanna
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Trijntje
- Adriana
- Grietje
- Antje
- Neeltje
- Elizabeth
- Aaltje
- Jannetje
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)
- February 3 » American Revolutionary War: British forces seize the Dutch-owned Caribbean island Sint Eustatius.
- 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).
- 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.
- 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.
- September 28 » American Revolution: American forces backed by a French fleet begin the siege of Yorktown.
- October 17 » American Revolutionary War: British General Charles, Earl Cornwallis surrenders at the Siege of Yorktown.
Weather February 5, 1781
The temperature on February 5, 1781 was about 4.0 °C. There was 44 mm of rainWind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: betrokken.