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• Albertus Willems van GELDER, Zwolle
• Clara Joanna Tangerding († 1853)
• Catherine Noulet, Doornik, Saint--Brice, Henegouwen (B) († 1827)
• Estella Meldola ABULAFIA († 1856)
• aaltje middag, Vianen, Utrecht, Netherlands († 1833)
• Aaltje Middag(Middach), Vianan († 1833)
• Elizabeth Bowen, Menallen, Adams, Pennsylvania († 1853)
• Frederik Willem Ernst van Marwitz († 1840)
• Cornelis Sturkenboom, Schonauwen († 1851)
• Cornelis van Dijk, Voorschoten († 1854)

• Franciscus De Schryver (65), Bornem
• Godefridus van der Weijden (72), Zeelst, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Jannetje Oosterveld- Oosterlee (63), Brielle, zh.nld
• Joachim Daniel Joachimsson Brander (59), Loimaa, Finland
• Jenneken (Joanna) Timmers (66), Ginneken, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Hugh Sanders (71), Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
• Joanna Clara Matton (44), Oudenburg
• Jan Vassen de Hoogh (69), Waspik
• Aaltje Borst (7), Oudkarspel
• Jannetje Jansdr. Oosterveld (63), Brielle

• 1735 » Nathaniel Dance-Holland, English painter and politician († 1811)
• 1737 » Edward Gibbon, English historian and politician († 1794)
• 1745 » Carl Stamitz, German violinist and composer († 1801)
• 1753 » Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Mexican priest and rebel leader († 1811)
• 1786 » John Vianney, French priest and saint († 1859)
• 1815 » Edward Tompkins, American lawyer and politician († 1872)
• 1818 » Samuel Leonard Tilley, Canadian pharmacist and politician, 3rd Premier of New Brunswick († 1896)
• 1821 » William Henry Vanderbilt, American businessman and philanthropist († 1885)
• 1824 » William Walker, American physician, lawyer, journalist and mercenary († 1860)
• 1825 » George Bruce Malleson, English-Indian colonel and author († 1898)

• 1766 » Samuel Chandler, English minister and author (b. 1693)
• 1773 » Ali Bey al-Kabir, Egyptian sultan (b. 1728)
• 1781 » Richard Jago, English priest and poet (b. 1715)
• 1782 » Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, Portuguese politician, Prime Minister of Portugal (b. 1699)
• 1785 » Étienne François, duc de Choiseul, French general and politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1719)
• 1785 » Pietro Longhi, Italian painter (b. 1701)
• 1788 » Giovanni Antonio Scopoli, Italian physician and botanist (b. 1723)
• 1794 » Antoine Lavoisier, French chemist and biologist (b. 1743)
• 1819 » Kamehameha I, king of the Hawaiian Islands
• 1822 » John Stark, American general (b. 1728)

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)
• January 5 » American Revolutionary War: Richmond, Virginia, is burned by British naval forces led by Benedict Arnold.
• April 29 » American Revolutionary War: British and French ships clash in the Battle of Fort Royal off the coast of Martinique.
• 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 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.
• 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 May 8, 1781 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: omtrent helder.