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• Arnoldus Bisling (Bisseling), Zeddam, Nederland († 1860)
• Hamers, Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Betje Moses Pach († 1864)
• Alexander Josephus Tetaert, Bruges (Brugge), Belgium
• "Félicité" Madeleine Honorine Gabrielle Rouault de Gamaches, Paris († 1819)
• Aleksandr Ivanovitsj Ribeaupierre, Sint-Petersburg († 1865)
• Catharina (Katrina) Putz, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland (Netherlands) († 1854)
• Betje Mozes Pach, Goor, Overijssel, Nederland († 1864)
• Charlotte Hoch, Laasphe, Kreis Wittgenstein († 1826)
• Archibald Lee, Fred Co., Md († 1839)

• Ibrahim Hannibal (85), Saint-Pétersbourg, Russie
• Alexander Salonthay van Salontha Vrijheer van Kessel, Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland
• Charles de la RIVIERE (90), Paris, 75056, Paris, Ile-de-France, Frankrijk
• Anje Jans* (65), Uithuizermeeden, Groningen, Nederland
• Cornelis de Wit (54), Harmelen, Utrecht, Nederland
• ............. Drost (0), Epe, Gelderland, Nederland
• Dimphna Heijnen (33), Kruisland, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• "Theodorus Janssen" Derk Derk (51), Groesbeek
• Anje Jans (78), Uithuizermeeden, Groningen, Nederland
• Heijman Vianen van, Delft

• 1723 » Cornelius Harnett, American merchant, farmer, and politician († 1781)
• 1727 » Florimond Claude, Comte de Mercy-Argenteau, Belgian-Austrian minister and diplomat († 1794)
• 1745 » Philippe Pinel, French physician and psychiatrist († 1826)
• 1748 » Georg Michael Telemann, German composer and theologian († 1831)
• 1772 » William Lawless, Irish revolutionary and French general († 1824)
• 1808 » Napoleon III, French politician, 1st President of France († 1873)
• 1816 » Bogoslav Šulek, Croatian philologist, historian, and lexicographer († 1895)
• 1818 » Heinrich Göbel, German-American mechanic and engineer († 1893)
• 1826 » Dinah Craik, English author and poet († 1887)
• 1836 » Eli Whitney Blake, Jr., American scientist and academic († 1895)

• 1703 » Lancelot Addison, English clergyman and educator (b. 1632)
• 1769 » Chief Pontiac, American tribal leader (b. 1720)
• 1831 » John Abernethy, English surgeon and anatomist (b. 1764)
• 1873 » William Tite, English architect, designed the Royal Exchange (b. 1798)
• 1874 » Alexander H. Bailey, American lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1817)
• 1881 » William Burges, English architect and designer (b. 1827)
• 1886 » Charles-François-Frédéric, marquis de Montholon-Sémonville, French general and diplomat, French ambassador to the United States (b. 1814)
• 1887 » Muhammad Sharif Pasha, Greek-Egyptian politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Egypt (b. 1826)
• 1899 » Joseph Wolf, German ornithologist and illustrator (b. 1820)
• 1902 » Joaquim de Sousa Andrade, Brazilian poet and educator (b. 1833)

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. Neeltje
12. Grietje
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.
• February 3 » American Revolutionary War: British forces seize the Dutch-owned Caribbean island Sint Eustatius.
• 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.
• September 6 » The Battle of Groton Heights takes place, resulting in a British victory.
• October 17 » American Revolutionary War: British General Charles, Earl Cornwallis surrenders at the Siege of Yorktown.

The temperature on April 20, 1781 was about 14.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: regen geheel betrokken.