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Died on Monday December 5, 1791
- Jan Noordam (58), 's-Gravenzande, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Antje van Adrichem (31), Rijnsburg, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- George WALPOLE (61)
- Bregje Frans Koster, Krommenie
- George Walpole (61)
- JOANNES BAPTIST BREUGELMANS (58), Geel
- Elisabeth Brüning (28), Ssustrum
- Joanna Theresia Pieters (34), St.-Andries (Brugge)
- Antje Cornelisdr van dijk│Adrichem (31), Rijnsburg
- Henricus Fransiscus VERREYT (0), Balen, 2490, Antwerpen, Vlaanderen, België
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from December 5, 1791 at Delpher
Born on December 5
- 1782 » Martin Van Buren, American lawyer and politician, 8th President of the United States († 1862)
- 1784 » George Shepherd, English illustrator and painter († 1862)
- 1803 » Fyodor Tyutchev, Russian poet and diplomat († 1873)
- 1820 » Afanasy Fet, Russian poet and author († 1892)
- 1822 » Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz, American philosopher and academic, co-founded Radcliffe College († 1907)
- 1829 » Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, French-Canadian lawyer and politician, 4th Premier of Quebec († 1908)
- 1830 » Christina Rossetti, English poet and author († 1894)
- 1839 » George Armstrong Custer, American general († 1876)
- 1841 » Marcus Daly, Irish-American businessman († 1900)
- 1849 » Eduard Seler, German anthropologist, ethnohistorian, linguist, and academic († 1922)
Died on December 5
- 1749 » Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye, Canadian commander and explorer (b. 1685)
- 1758 » Johann Friedrich Fasch, German violinist and composer (b. 1688)
- 1770 » James Stirling, Scottish mathematician and surveyor (b. 1692)
- 1784 » Phillis Wheatley, Senegal-born slave, later American poet (b. 1753)
- 1791 » Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer and musician (b. 1756)
- 1819 » Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg, German poet and lawyer (b. 1750)
- 1870 » Alexandre Dumas, French novelist and playwright (b. 1802)
- 1887 » Eliza R. Snow, American poet and songwriter (b. 1804)
- 1891 » Pedro II of Brazil (b. 1825)
- 1917 » Jean Sandberg(b.1952)
Names that were popular for boys in 1791
- Jan
- Johannes
- Hendrik
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Jacob
- Jacobus
- Petrus
- Jans
- Joseph
- Dirk
- Klaas
- Franciscus
Names that were popular for girls in 1791
- Maria
- Anna
- Johanna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Cornelia
- Jans
- Marie
- Joanna
- Trijntje
- Grietje
- Adriana
- Neeltje
- Aaltje
- Antje
- 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 25 » The British Parliament passes the Constitutional Act of 1791 and splits the old Province of Quebec into Upper Canada and Lower Canada.
- May 3 » The Constitution of May 3 (the first modern constitution in Europe) is proclaimed by the Sejm of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
- May 15 » French Revolution: Maximilien Robespierre proposes the Self-denying Ordinance.
- August 22 » Beginning of the Haitian Slave Revolution in Saint-Domingue, Haiti.
- September 14 » The Papal States lose Avignon to Revolutionary France.
- September 27 » The National Assembly votes to award full citizenship to Jews in France.
The weather on Monday December 5, 1791
The temperature on December 5, 1791 was about 2.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south. Weather type: betrokken mist.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI