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Born on Sunday February 6, 1791
- Aagje Pieters Geus, West Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands († 1870)
- Aleida Johanna Nijsingh, De Wijk, Drenthe, Nederland († 1847)
- Abraham VERMOLEN Azn, Middelharnis, Goeree-Overflakkee, NL-ZH († 1829)
- Aaltje Kieft, Hoorn, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1872)
- Aldegundis WILLEMSE, Alkmaar († 1794)
- (1) Neeltje van den Tol, Middelharnis († 1850)
- Aaltje Kieft, Hoorn
- Aleida Johanna Nijsingh, De Wijk (Den Hof),, Nederland († 1847)
- Alijda Winkelman, Opheusden, Gelderland, Nederland
- Klein, Koudekerk aan den Rijn († 1867)
Died on Sunday February 6, 1791
- Jacob Thijes (44), Appingedam
- Elisabeth Ton (1), Heerewaarden, 6624, Nederland
- Cornelisje Jans' Rieuwerts (76), Enkhuizen
- Geesje Harmens (Smith) Smit (69), Giethoorn
- Daniel François van Goens (73), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
- Daniël Frans van Goens (73), Utrecht
- Henders Jansen in 't Hof (65), Bathmen
- Aagje van PaAssen (68), Delft
- Izaak Jansz Bakker (Backer) (74), Laren N.H.
- Daniel François van Goens (73), Utrecht (UTR) NL
Born on February 6
- 1769 » Ludwig von Wallmoden-Gimborn, Austrian general († 1862)
- 1772 » George Murray, Scottish general and politician, Secretary of State for War and the Colonies († 1830)
- 1778 » Ugo Foscolo, Italian author and poet († 1827)
- 1781 » John Keane, 1st Baron Keane, Irish general and politician, Governor of Saint Lucia († 1844)
- 1796 » John Stevens Henslow, English botanist and geologist († 1861)
- 1797 » Joseph von Radowitz, Prussian general and politician, Foreign Minister of Prussia († 1853)
- 1799 » Imre Frivaldszky, Hungarian botanist and entomologist († 1870)
- 1800 » Achille Devéria, French painter and lithographer († 1857)
- 1802 » Charles Wheatstone, English-French physicist and cryptographer († 1875)
- 1811 » Henry Liddell, English priest, author, and academic († 1898)
Died on February 6
- 1695 » Ahmed II, Ottoman sultan (b. 1643)
- 1740 » Pope Clement XII (b. 1652)
- 1775 » William Dowdeswell, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1721)
- 1783 » Capability Brown, English gardener and architect (b. 1716)
- 1793 » Carlo Goldoni, Italian-French playwright (b. 1707)
- 1804 » Joseph Priestley, English chemist and theologian (b. 1733)
- 1807 » John Reid, Scottish general (b. 1721)
- 1833 » Pierre André Latreille, French zoologist and entomologist (b. 1762)
- 1834 » Richard Lemon Lander, English explorer (b. 1804)
- 1865 » Isabella Beeton, English author of Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management (b. 1836)
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 25 » The British Parliament passes the Constitutional Act of 1791 and splits the old Province of Quebec into Upper Canada and Lower Canada.
- March 2 » Long-distance communication speeds up with the unveiling of a semaphore machine in Paris.
- March 4 » Vermont is admitted to the United States as the fourteenth state.
- August 22 » Beginning of the Haitian Slave Revolution in Saint-Domingue, Haiti.
- September 13 » King Louis XVI of France accepts the new constitution.
- October 1 » First session of the French Legislative Assembly.
Weather February 6, 1791
The temperature on February 6, 1791 was about 4.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: betrokken dampig.