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Born on Sunday August 19, 1781
- Andries van den Heuvel, St. Oedenrode
- Adriaantje KLEINDIER, Hardinxveld († 1841)
- aartje de mie osseweijer, oude tonge (goeree overflakkee) († 1862)
- Aletta Branderhorst, Nederhemert, Nederland († 1851)
- Andewij Niehof, Vlaardingen
- Alida ten Siethoff, Amsterdam († 1853)
- Aaltje Franke, Kamperveen, Overijssel, Nederland
- Aartje Muije, Oude Tonge († 1882)
- Cornelia Buteijn, Rilland († 1815)
- Albertje KOOPS
Died on Sunday August 19, 1781
- Geesien Trof (0), Wymeer, Ostfriesland, Hannover
- Elisabeth Helena van Richthofen (30)
- Cornelius Schoonbeek (34), Groningen
- Anna Catharina VerCauteren (20), Temse
- IJtje Alberts
- (Anna) Elisabeth Schoffelen (53), Klein Doenrade (Oirsbeek)(Lb)
- Anna Maria VANDEMOORTELE (38)
- Fanny Booker (1), Kent, England
- Benedictus Boriau (3), Liedekerke, Republic of France (Belgium)
- Elisabeth Schouffelen (63), Oirsbeek,, Limburg, Nederland
Born on August 19
- 1719 » Charles-François de Broglie, marquis de Ruffec, French soldier and diplomat († 1791)
- 1743 » Madame du Barry, French mistress of Louis XV of France († 1793)
- 1777 » Francis I, king of the Two Sicilies († 1830)
- 1815 » Harriette Newell Woods Baker, American editor and children's book writer († 1893)
- 1819 » Julius van Zuylen van Nijevelt, Luxembourger-Dutch politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands († 1894)
- 1830 » Julius Lothar Meyer, German chemist († 1895)
- 1835 » Tom Wills, Australian cricketer and pioneer of Australian rules football († 1880)
- 1843 » C. I. Scofield, American minister and theologian († 1921)
- 1846 » Luis Martín, Spanish religious leader, 24th Superior General of the Society of Jesus († 1906)
- 1848 » Gustave Caillebotte, French painter and engineer († 1894)
Died on August 19
- 1662 » Blaise Pascal, French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (b. 1623)
- 1680 » Jean Eudes, French priest, founded the Congregation of Jesus and Mary (b. 1601)
- 1691 » Köprülü Fazıl Mustafa Pasha, Ottoman commander and politician, 117th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1637)
- 1702 » Anthony Grey, 11th Earl of Kent, English politician (b. 1645)
- 1753 » Johann Balthasar Neumann, German engineer and architect, designed Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers (b. 1687)
- 1808 » Fredrik Henrik af Chapman, Swedish admiral and shipbuilder (b. 1721)
- 1822 » Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre, French mathematician and astronomer (b. 1749)
- 1883 » Jeremiah S. Black, American lawyer and politician, 24th United States Attorney General (b. 1810)
- 1889 » Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam, French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1838)
- 1895 » John Wesley Hardin, American Old West outlaw, gunfighter (b. 1853)
Names that were popular for boys in 1781
- Jan
- Johannes
- Hendrik
- Joannes
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Willem
- Petrus
- Gerrit
- Jacob
- Joseph
- Jacobus
- Jean
- Jans
- Franciscus
- Dirk
Names that were popular for girls in 1781
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Johanna
- Elisabeth
- Marie
- Cornelia
- Joanna
- Jans
- Trijntje
- Adriana
- Elizabeth
- Neeltje
- Grietje
- Antje
- Aaltje
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.
- February 3 » American Revolutionary War: British forces seize the Dutch-owned Caribbean island Sint Eustatius.
- 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.
- 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.
- October 19 » American Revolutionary War: The siege of Yorktown comes to an end.
The weather on Sunday August 19, 1781
The temperature on August 19, 1781 was about 25.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: zeer half bewolkt regen.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI