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Born on Wednesday January 5, 1791
- Akke Ernst Haarsma, Harlingen († 1820)
- Adrianus van Liempt, Vught, NL
- Anne-Marie Baerts, Gelinden, België († 1791)
- Anna Meinderts van TiGgelen, Moordrecht († 1849)
- Betje Benjamin van Engelen, Wijk bij Duurstede († 1871)
- Anna Maria Michiels, Nederweert, Nederland († 1836)
- Aagje van Biesen, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Alle Wietzes Welling, Oudega (Smallingerland) († 1860)
- Barbara VandeVelde, Zwevezele, Tielt, West Flanders, Belgium († 1865)
- Anna Barbara (Mary?) Spindler, Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada († 1876)
Died on Wednesday January 5, 1791
- Catherina Schollenberger (30), Wehrheim, Nassau, Germany
- Dingeman Berg van den (3), Willemstad, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- BRITTA (Birgitta) Andersdotter (46), Barnarp,Jö, Zweden
- Cornelia van Blerck (67), Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Herbert Grotenboer (11), Fijnaart en Heijningen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Anna Maria van Soelen, Druten, Gelderland, Nederland
- Hermanus Ariens Karreman (77), Haastrecht
- Henry Burt Jr**** (98), Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten
- Elizabeth McVeagh (94), Upper Dublin Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States
- Cornelius Goosenaerts, Hoevenen, Stabroek
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 5, 1791 at Delpher
Born on January 5
- 1767 » Jean-Baptiste Say, French economist and academic († 1832)
- 1779 » Stephen Decatur, American commander († 1820)
- 1779 » Zebulon Pike, American general and explorer († 1813)
- 1781 » Gaspar Flores de Abrego, three terms mayor of San Antonio, in Spanish Texas († 1836)
- 1793 » Harvey Putnam, American lawyer and politician († 1855)
- 1808 » Anton Füster, Austrian priest and activist († 1881)
- 1834 » William John Wills, English surgeon and explorer († 1861)
- 1838 » Camille Jordan, French mathematician and academic († 1922)
- 1846 » Mariam Baouardy, Syrian Roman Catholic nun; later canonized († 1878)
- 1846 » Rudolf Christoph Eucken, German philosopher and author, Nobel Prize laureate († 1926)
Died on January 5
- 1713 » Jean Chardin, French explorer and author (b. 1643)
- 1740 » Antonio Lotti, Italian composer and educator (b. 1667)
- 1762 » Empress Elizabeth of Russia (b. 1709)
- 1771 » John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford, English politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (b. 1710)
- 1796 » Samuel Huntington, American jurist and politician, 18th Governor of Connecticut (b. 1731)
- 1823 » George Johnston, Scottish-Australian colonel and politician, Lieutenant Governor of New South Wales (b. 1764)
- 1845 » Robert Smirke, English painter and illustrator (b. 1753)
- 1846 » Alfred Thomas Agate, American painter and illustrator (b. 1812)
- 1858 » Joseph Radetzky von Radetz, Austrian field marshal (b. 1766)
- 1860 » John Neumann, Czech-American bishop and saint (b. 1811)
Names that were popular for boys in 1791
- Jan
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Pieter
- Joannes
- Gerrit
- Willem
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Dirk
- Klaas
- Adrianus
- Leendert
- John
Names that were popular for girls in 1791
- Maria
- Anna
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Joanna
- Trijntje
- Grietje
- Neeltje
- Marie
- Aaltje
- Adriana
- Antje
- Jannetje
- Elizabeth
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1791
- 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 2 » Big Bottom massacre in the Ohio Country, North America, marking the beginning of the Northwest Indian War.
- January 25 » The British Parliament passes the Constitutional Act of 1791 and splits the old Province of Quebec into Upper Canada and Lower Canada.
- August 14 » Slaves from plantations in Saint-Domingue hold a Vodou ceremony led by houngan Dutty Boukman at Bois Caïman, marking the start of the Haitian Revolution.
- August 21 » A Vodou ceremony, led by Dutty Boukman, turns into a violent slave rebellion, beginning the Haitian Revolution.
- September 5 » Olympe de Gouges writes the Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female Citizen.
- December 4 » The first edition of The Observer, the world's first Sunday newspaper, is published.
Weather January 5, 1791
The temperature on January 5, 1791 was about 3.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: regen winderig.