About the day » Tuesday August 21, 1781Calender converter

• Anna Maria, Uden, Noord Brabant, Netherlands
• Caecilia Hox, Maasniel, Roermond, Limburg, Netherlands († 1836)
• Ernst Karl "Adolph" Theodor von Kurowski, Dębiany, Łabędnik / Groß Schwansfeld, Pologne († 1835)
• Berent Timmerman, Veessen
• Anna Claessen, Elsloo,, Limburg, Nederland
• Cornelis van de Berge, Krabbendijke, Zeeland, Nederland
• Antonius van den Broek, Blaarthem, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1781)
• Barbara Sauter, Schambeck,Stuhlweißenburg,Komitat Pest,Ungarn,Zsámbok,H
• Dijmphna Wilhelmus HAEST, Zundert (N.Br. Nl)
• Arij Van Der Sjouw, Zwartewaal

• Egidius Everaert (26), Hamme
• Hendrik van Heumen (42), Rotterdam, Nederland
• Egidius Everaert (26), Hamme
• Cornelis Versluijs (3), Fijnaart en Heijningen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Barbara Theresia WASTYN (0), Lauwe, West-Vlaanderen, Belgique
• Jan Jansens (Giesenkamp) Slijkhuis (76), Tonden,Gemeente Brummen, Gelderland, Nederland
• Gilles BELLEBON (73), Plouasne, 22830, France
• Adrianus Hendrickx (45), Kalmthout,,Belgi
• Franciscus van den Broeck (38)
• Elsje Setler, Groningen, Nederland

• 1754 » Banastre Tarleton, English general and politician († 1833)
• 1754 » William Murdoch, Scottish engineer and inventor, created gas lighting († 1839)
• 1765 » William IV of the United Kingdom († 1837)
• 1789 » Augustin-Louis Cauchy, French mathematician and academic († 1857)
• 1798 » Jules Michelet, French historian and philosopher († 1874)
• 1800 » Hiram Walden, American general and politician († 1880)
• 1801 » Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer, Dutch historian and politician († 1876)
• 1813 » Jean Stas, Belgian chemist and physician († 1891)
• 1816 » Charles Frédéric Gerhardt, French chemist and academic († 1856)
• 1823 » Nathaniel Everett Green, English painter and astronomer († 1899)

• 1762 » Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, English author, poet, and playwright (b. 1689)
• 1763 » Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont, English politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (b. 1710)
• 1775 » Zahir al-Umar, Arabian ruler (b. 1690)
• 1796 » John McKinly, American physician and politician, 1st Governor of Delaware (b. 1721)
• 1814 » Benjamin Thompson, American-English physicist and colonel (b. 1753)
• 1835 » John MacCulloch, Scottish geologist and academic (b. 1773)
• 1836 » Claude-Louis Navier, French physicist and engineer (b. 1785)
• 1838 » Adelbert von Chamisso, German botanist and poet (b. 1781)
• 1853 » Charles Tristan, marquis de Montholon, French general (b. 1783)
• 1854 » Thomas Clayton, American lawyer and politician (b. 1777)

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)
• February 3 » American Revolutionary War: British forces seize the Dutch-owned Caribbean island Sint Eustatius.
• March 13 » William Herschel discovers Uranus.
• September 6 » The Battle of Groton Heights takes place, resulting in a British victory.
• 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.
• 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 August 21, 1781 was about 16.0 °C. There was 70 mm of rainWind direction mainly north-northwest. Weather type: regen geheel betrokken.