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Born on Wednesday February 7, 1781
- Catharina Karp, Groningen († 1850)
- Albert Blaauw, Midwolda
- Cornelia Cordia, Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1857)
- Arend Veldhuis, Hardinghausen († 1831)
- Catharina Elisabeth Jansdr Hoog, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1836)
- Antonia Abraham Heegemans, Gemonde, NL († 1848)
- Apolonia Arijsdr Boertje, Zuid-Beijerland († 1850)
- Apolonia Ariesd BOERTJE, Zuid-Beijerland
- Arend Velthuis, Hardinghausen Dld († 1831)
- apolonia BOERTJE, zuid beijerland († 1850)
Died on Wednesday February 7, 1781
- Cornelis Ariesz ALDERLIEFSTE (59)
- Fennetjen Jans Esgert (74), Epe,Gemeente Epe, Gelderland, Nederland
- Fennigjen Van Den Esket (74), Epe, Gemeente Epe, Gelderland, Nederland
- Hancke (Hanke) Klasen (Klazen) (78)
- Cornelia Krijnsdr den Besten (64), charlois (rotterdam)
- Gerardus Joris van den Broeck (0), Casteren
- Dirk Balkenende (42), Terneuzen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Cornelis Alderliefste (59), Ridderkerk, South Holland, Netherlands
- Andrâ© TSCHENN (80), Linthal (68610, Haut-Rhin, France)
- Baartje Kulders (65), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 7, 1781 at Delpher
Born on February 7
- 1726 » Margaret Fownes-Luttrell, English painter († 1766)
- 1741 » Henry Fuseli, Swiss-English painter and academic († 1825)
- 1758 » Benedikt Schack, Czech tenor and composer († 1826)
- 1796 » Thomas Gregson, English-Australian lawyer and politician, 2nd Premier of Tasmania (baptism date; d. 1874)
- 1802 » Louisa Jane Hall, American poet, essayist, and literary critic († 1892)
- 1804 » John Deere, American blacksmith and businessman, founded Deere & Company († 1886)
- 1812 » Charles Dickens, English novelist and critic († 1870)
- 1825 » Karl Möbius, German zoologist and ecologist († 1908)
- 1834 » Alfred-Philibert Aldrophe, French architect († 1895)
- 1837 » James Murray, Scottish lexicographer and philologist († 1915)
Died on February 7
- 1736 » Stephen Gray, English astronomer and physicist (b. 1666)
- 1779 » William Boyce, English organist and composer (b. 1711)
- 1799 » Qianlong Emperor of China (b. 1711)
- 1801 » Daniel Chodowiecki, Polish-German painter and academic (b. 1726)
- 1819 » August Wilhelm Hupel, German-Estonian linguist and author (b. 1737)
- 1823 » Ann Radcliffe, English author (b. 1764)
- 1837 » Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden (b. 1778)
- 1849 » Mariano Paredes, Mexican general and 16th president (1845-1846) (b. 1797)
- 1862 » Francisco de Paula Martínez de la Rosa y Berdejo, Spanish playwright and politician, Prime Minister of Spain (b. 1787)
- 1864 » Vuk Karadžić, Serbian philologist and linguist (b. 1787)
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
- Neeltje
- Grietje
- Antje
- 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 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 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 4 » Los Angeles is founded as El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora La Reina de los Ángeles (The Village of Our Lady, the Queen of the Angels) by 44 Spanish settlers.
- 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 20 » The Patent of Toleration, providing limited freedom of worship, is approved in Austria.
Weather February 7, 1781
The temperature on February 7, 1781 was about 4.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: betrokken mist.