About the day » Wednesday March 21, 1781Calender converter

• Anna Maria Elisabeth Bergmans, Maastricht, Limburg, Nederland († 1862)
• Augustinus Kogels, Baardwijk († 1855)
• Christian Mathieson, Peeblesshire, Scotland
• Emerentiana Santegoets, Boxtel (N.Br)
• Adrianus van Velsen, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland († 1859)
• Christoph "Karl" Jakob Kress von Kressenstein, Nürnberg, Allemagne († 1856)
• Anna Catharina Elisabeth Du Tour, 's Gravenhage († 1853)
• Adrianus van Velzen, Utrecht († 1859)
• Anna Maria van Asten, Lierop, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Antje Klases Indijkstra, Bolsward, Friesland, Nederland († 1817)

• François LE COQ (56), Saint-Denis-en-Val,45560,Loiret,Centre-Val de Loire,FRANCE
• Henderijntje Jansdr. Kniest (75), Katwijk
• Andrée CHAPAT (55)
• Gezina Pierik (67), Haaksbergen
• Dirk Veraar, Waverveen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Henderina Jansdr. Kniest (75), Katwijk aan den Rijn, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Henderijktje Jansdr Kniest (72), Katwijk
• Hendrik Pieterse Smits (31), Oud en nieuw Gastel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Christiana Weller (31), Greenwich Township, Warren County, New Jersey, United States of America
• Henderijntje Hendrina Jansdr Kniest (75), Katwijk aan de Rijn,Zuid-Holland,Netherlands

• 1713 » Francis Lewis, Welsh-American merchant and politician († 1803)
• 1716 » Josef Seger, Bohemian organist, composer, and educator († 1782)
• 1752 » Mary Dixon Kies, American inventor († 1837)
• 1763 » Jean Paul, German journalist and author († 1825)
• 1768 » Joseph Fourier, French mathematician and physicist († 1830)
• 1806 » Benito Juárez, Mexican lawyer and politician, 25th President of Mexico († 1872)
• 1811 » Nathaniel Woodard, English priest and educator († 1891)
• 1825 » Alexander Mozhaysky, Russian soldier and engineer († 1890)
• 1835 » Thomas Hayward, English cricketer († 1876)
• 1839 » Modest Mussorgsky, Russian pianist and composer († 1881)

• 1729 » Elżbieta Sieniawska, politically influential Polish magnate (b. 1669)
• 1729 » John Law, Scottish-French economist and politician, Controller-General of Finances (b. 1671)
• 1734 » Robert Wodrow, Scottish historian and author (b. 1679)
• 1751 » Johann Heinrich Zedler, German publisher (b. 1706)
• 1752 » Gio Nicola Buhagiar, Maltese painter (b. 1698)
• 1762 » Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, French priest, astronomer, and academic (b. 1713)
• 1772 » Jacques-Nicolas Bellin, French geographer and cartographer (b. 1703)
• 1795 » Giovanni Arduino, Italian miner and geologist (b. 1714)
• 1801 » Andrea Luchesi, Italian composer and educator (b. 1741)
• 1804 » Louis Antoine, Duke of Enghien (b. 1772)

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)
• 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).
• March 1 » The Articles of Confederation goes into effect in the United States.
• June 3 » Jack Jouett begins his midnight ride to warn Thomas Jefferson and the Virginia legislature of an impending raid by Banastre Tarleton.
• October 19 » American Revolutionary War: The siege of Yorktown comes to an end.
• November 29 » The crew of the British slave ship Zong murders 133 Africans by dumping them into the sea to claim insurance.

The temperature on March 21, 1781 was about 9.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west. Weather type: zeer betrokken.