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June 17, 1781Born on Monday June 18, 1781
- Dymphna Gillesen, Bergen op Zoom († 1867)
- Adriaan Luijken, Princenhage
- Ferdinand Joseph DEMASY, STAVELOT, Liège, Belgique († 1852)
- Dingena Gillisen, Bergen op Zoom († 1867)
- Francisca Hoste, Tielt († 1784)
- Franz Schüssler, Laasphe, Kreis Wittgenstein
- Catherine Martine TOUTAIN, Berchères S/Vegres, 28, Eure-et-Loir, Centre († 1832)
- Catharina Dekkers, Neerbosch, Gelderland, Nederland
- Dympna Gilisse, Bergen op Zoom († 1867)
- Bartha Schaap, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
Died on Monday June 18, 1781
- Benedictus Depuydt, Noordschote West-Vlaanderen België
- Aaltje (Aaltien) Wesseling (Wesselink) (41), Coevorden, Nederland
- Aaltien WESSELINK (41), Coevorden, Drenthe, Nederland
- Anna Frederica van Basten tot Eeftingh (50), Borken,,North Rhine-Westphalia,Germany
- Jacobus van Welsenis, Dordrecht
- Jan Roozee (54), Hoorn, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Gerrit Harms Raterink (47), Coevorden, Drenthe, Netherlands
- Franciscus Dubois (71), Overijse
- Adriaan Willemszn. Molendijk (0), Dubbeldam
- Adriaan HOPPENBROUWERS (62), Heusden, 3725, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from June 18, 1781 at Delpher
Born on June 18
- 1757 » Gervasio Antonio de Posadas, Argentinian lawyer and politician 1st Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata († 1833)
- 1757 » Ignaz Pleyel, Austrian-French pianist and composer († 1831)
- 1769 » Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh, Irish-English politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs († 1822)
- 1799 » William Lassell, English astronomer and merchant († 1880)
- 1812 » Ivan Goncharov, Russian journalist and author († 1891)
- 1815 » Ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen, German general († 1881)
- 1816 » Hélène Napoleone Bonaparte, French daughter of Napoleon († 1907)
- 1816 » Jung Bahadur Rana, Nepali ruler († 1877)
- 1833 » Manuel González Flores, Mexican general and President (1880-1884) († 1893)
- 1834 » Auguste-Théodore-Paul de Broglie, French philosopher and academic († 1895)
Died on June 18
- 1742 » John Aislabie, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1670)
- 1749 » Ambrose Philips, English poet and politician (b. 1674)
- 1772 » Gerard van Swieten, Dutch-Austrian physician and reformer (b. 1700)
- 1772 » Johann Ulrich von Cramer, German jurist and scholar (b. 1706)
- 1788 » Adam Gib, Scottish religious leader (b. 1714)
- 1794 » François Buzot, French lawyer and politician (b. 1760)
- 1794 » James Murray, Scottish-English general and politician, 20th Governor of the Province of Quebec (b. 1721)
- 1815 » Thomas Picton, Welsh-English general and politician (b. 1758)
- 1833 » Robert Hett Chapman, American minister, missionary, and academic (b. 1771)
- 1835 » William Cobbett, English farmer and journalist (b. 1763)
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
- Neeltje
- Antje
- 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 17 » American Revolutionary War: Battle of Cowpens: Continental troops under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan defeat British forces under Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton at the battle in South Carolina.
- March 15 » American Revolutionary War: Battle of Guilford Court House: Near present-day Greensboro, North Carolina, 1,900 British troops under General Charles Cornwallis defeat a mixed American force numbering 4,400 in a Pyrrhic victory.
- September 8 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Eutaw Springs in South Carolina, the war's last significant battle in the Southern theater, ends in a narrow British tactical victory.
- 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.
- October 20 » The Patent of Toleration, providing limited freedom of worship, is approved in Austria.
Weather June 18, 1781
The temperature on June 18, 1781 was about 17.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southeast. Weather type: omtrent helder half bewolkt.