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May 22, 1781Born on Wednesday May 23, 1781
- ANTJE MOSTERT († 1817)
- Cornelia van Tilborg, Bergen op Zoom, Nederland († 1793)
- Anna Catherina op 't Veldt, Vlodrop, Limburg, Nederland († 1854)
- Allard, Charles, Joseph Bouchard, Tournai († 1851)
- Clasina (Clazijne) Olijslagers, Sint Oedenrode, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1843)
- Cornelis Verschoor, Westmaas, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1841)
- Christina Maria Hinz, Klinken, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany († 1851)
- Cornelis Hendriksz VERSCHOOR, Westmaas
- Gillis van der Made, Oude Tonge († 1871)
- Cornelius Elshof, Lierderholthuis († 1783)
Died on Wednesday May 23, 1781
- Adriana van Eijk (0), Hedikhuizen
- Adrianus Buckens (49), Oud en Nieuw Gastel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Arie Willemse van Os (41), IJSSELSTEIN, Utrecht, Nederland
- Christiaan Philips Prins van Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort (62), Lohr-am-Main, Unterfranken, Beieren
- Antje Hindriks- (41), Wildervank, Nederland
- Haye Hinrichs (67), Hesel, Leerer Landkreis, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany
- Elisabeth van Rooij (56), St.Oedenrode
- Guillaume SCHOOFS, Kwaadmechelen, Provincie Limburg, Flanders, Belgie
- Jelier van der Maden (6)
- Carolus Josephus MAURISSE (MORISSE) (0), Reningelst,8970,West Vlaanderen,Vlaams Gewest,Begie,Belgie
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 23, 1781 at Delpher
Born on May 23
- 1789 » Franz Schlik, Austrian earl and general († 1862)
- 1790 » James Pradier, French neoclassical sculptor († 1852)
- 1790 » Jules Dumont d'Urville, French admiral and explorer († 1842)
- 1794 » Ignaz Moscheles, Czech pianist and composer († 1870)
- 1795 » Charles Barry, English architect, designed the Upper Brook Street Chapel and Halifax Town Hall († 1860)
- 1800 » Rómulo Díaz de la Vega, Mexican general and president (1855) († 1877)
- 1810 » Margaret Fuller, American journalist and critic († 1850)
- 1817 » Manuel Robles Pezuela, Unconstitutional Mexican interim president († 1862)
- 1820 » James Buchanan Eads, American engineer, designed the Eads Bridge († 1887)
- 1820 » Lorenzo Sawyer, American lawyer and judge († 1891)
Died on May 23
- 1701 » William Kidd, Scottish pirate (b. 1645)
- 1749 » Abraham ben Abraham, Polish martyr (b. 1700)
- 1752 » William Bradford, English-American printer (b. 1663)
- 1754 » John Wood, the Elder, English architect, designed The Circus and Queen Square (b. 1704)
- 1783 » James Otis, Jr., American lawyer and politician (b. 1725)
- 1813 » Géraud Duroc, French general and diplomat (b. 1772)
- 1815 » Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg, American clergyman and botanist (b. 1753)
- 1841 » Franz Xaver von Baader, German philosopher and theologian (b. 1765)
- 1855 » Charles Robert Malden, English lieutenant and explorer (b. 1797)
- 1857 » Augustin-Louis Cauchy, French mathematician and academic (b. 1789)
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)
- 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 6 » In the Battle of Jersey, the British defeat the last attempt by France to invade Jersey in the Channel Islands.
- September 5 » Battle of the Chesapeake in the American Revolutionary War: The British Navy is repelled by the French Navy, contributing to the British surrender at Yorktown.
- 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.
- October 19 » American Revolutionary War: The siege of Yorktown comes to an end.
Weather May 23, 1781
The temperature on May 23, 1781 was about 17.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northeast. Weather type: omtrent helder.