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May 28, 1781Born on Tuesday May 29, 1781
- Daniel Scholten, Hillegom († 1843)
- Christina de Laat, Moergestel, Noord-Brabant, NL
- Christina de Laet, Moergestel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Amalie von Gerbusch, Berleburg, Kreis Wittgenstein († 1839)
- Elisabeth Cornelis Avis, Westzaan, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1781)
- Emmanuel Jean Baptiste Bogaerts, Sint-Niklaas (Oost-Vlaanderen, België)
- Elisabeth Vermeij, Overschie, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands († 1818)
- Abraham Priest, Vassalborough, Kennebec, Maine, United States († 1781)
- Derkjen Alferdink, Gorssel, Gelderland, Nederland
- * Theodorus (Dirk) Kivits, Vlijmen († 1821)
Died on Tuesday May 29, 1781
- Jan Teuniszn Versteeg (57), Neder-Hardinxveld (Hardinxveld-Giessendam)
- Hendrien (Henrica) van Rut(h) (45), Heeze, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Jan Versteeg (57), Hardinxveld
- Aaltje Hendriks Dekker (53), Oudeschild
- Catharina Lenarts (63), Oirsbeek,, Limburg, Nederland
- Henricus TEGELERS (0), Maaseik, Limburg, België
- Joseph Jules Honoré de Sabran (79), château de Baudinard
- Hermannus Hendriksz Oudhof (55), Driebergen
- Jan Teunisz Versteeg (57), Hardinxveld
- Antje Klaasdr Appetijt, Koedijk, Noord-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 29, 1781 at Delpher
Born on May 29
- 1716 » Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton, French zoologist and mineralogist († 1800)
- 1722 » James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster, Irish soldier and politician († 1773)
- 1730 » Jackson of Exeter, English organist and composer († 1803)
- 1736 » Patrick Henry, American lawyer and politician, 1st Governor of Virginia († 1799)
- 1780 » Henri Braconnot, French chemist and pharmacist († 1855)
- 1794 » Johann Heinrich von Mädler, German astronomer and selenographer († 1874)
- 1797 » Louise-Adéone Drölling, French painter († 1836)
- 1823 » John H. Balsley, American carpenter and inventor († 1895)
- 1860 » Isaac Albéniz, Spanish pianist and composer († 1909)
- 1871 » Clark Voorhees, American painter († 1933)
Died on May 29
- 1691 » Cornelis Tromp, Dutch admiral (b. 1629)
- 1790 » Israel Putnam, American general (b. 1718)
- 1796 » Carl Fredrik Pechlin, Swedish general and politician (b. 1720)
- 1814 » Joséphine de Beauharnais, first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte (b. 1763)
- 1829 » Humphry Davy, English-Swiss chemist and academic (b. 1778)
- 1847 » Emmanuel de Grouchy, Marquis de Grouchy, French general (b. 1766)
- 1862 » Franz Mirecki, Polish composer, music conductor, and music teacher (b. 1791)
- 1866 » Winfield Scott, American general, lawyer, and politician (b. 1786)
- 1873 » Prince Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine (b. 1870)
- 1892 » Bahá'u'lláh, Persian religious leader, founded the Bahá'í Faith (b. 1817)
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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 6 » In the Battle of Jersey, the British defeat the last attempt by France to invade Jersey in the Channel Islands.
- April 29 » American Revolutionary War: British and French ships clash in the Battle of Fort Royal off the coast of Martinique.
- June 3 » Jack Jouett begins his midnight ride to warn Thomas Jefferson and the Virginia legislature of an impending raid by Banastre Tarleton.
- August 5 » The Battle of Dogger Bank takes place.
- September 28 » American Revolution: American forces backed by a French fleet begin the siege of Yorktown.
- October 20 » The Patent of Toleration, providing limited freedom of worship, is approved in Austria.
Weather May 29, 1781
The temperature on May 29, 1781 was about 13.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: helder.