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Year 1781 (MDCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and Trends Scientific Navigation is developed The Seven Years' War ( 1756 - 1763) fought between two rival alliances Events and Trends King George III ascends the British throne in 1760. Events and trends For more events see 18th century United States Declaration of Independence ratified by the Continental Congress Events and trends 1783 First manned Hot air balloon invented in France. Events and trends French Revolution ( 1789 - 1799) It is considered to have effectively ended on November 9, 1799 when Events and Trends End of the Napoleonic Wars in Europe (1803 - 1815 This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1778 ( MDCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1779 ( MDCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1780 ( MDCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1782 ( MDCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1783 ( MDCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1784 ( MDCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The year 1781 in architecture involved some significant events Events Works Henry Fuseli - The Nightmare Births Events The capitulation of General Cornwallis at the Siege of Yorktown. Events Works published George Crabbe, The Library Births November 6 - Lucy Aikin Events Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart moves to Vienna to pursue his career but is passed over in favour of Antonio Salieri as music teacher The year 1781 in Science and Technology involved some significant events See also 1780 in Canada, other events of 1781, 1782 in Canada and the List of 'years in Canada'. Incumbents Monarch - George III of the United Kingdom Prime Minister - Frederick North Lord North, Tory 1780 state leaders - Events of 1781 - 1782 state leaders - State leaders by year ----- Africa Ashanti Confederacy Portugal Angola - José Gonçalo da Gama, Governor of Angola ( 1779 - 1782) Macau Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the Calendar for any common year starting on Monday ( Dominical letter G) The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the Calendar for any Common year starting on Friday ( Dominical letter C) The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita

Contents 1 Events of 1781 1.1 January - June 1.2 July - December 1.3 Undated 2 Births 3 Deaths

Events of 1781

January - June

• January 2 - Virginia passes law ceding its western land claims, paving the way for Maryland to ratify the Articles of Confederation
• January 5 - American Revolution: Richmond, Virginia is burned by British naval forces led by Benedict Arnold. Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state The state cessions are those areas of the United States that the separate states ceded to the federal government in the late 18th and early 19th century The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, also the Articles of Confederation was the governing Constitution of the alliance of thirteen independent and Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" This article is about the city of Richmond the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Benedict Arnold V ( – June 14, 1801) was a General during the American Revolutionary War who originally fought for the American Continental
• January 6 - In the Battle of Jersey the British beat the French in what was technically the last battle fought in the British Islands (coming after the Battle of Culloden in 1745). Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King The Battle of Jersey was technically the last battle fought in the British Islands (coming after the Battle of Culloden in 1745 It was the last attempt by France to invade Jersey militarily.
• January 17 - American Revolution: Americans under Daniel Morgan defeat British forces at the Battle of Cowpens. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Daniel Morgan (c 1735 &ndash July 6 1802) was an American pioneer soldier and United States Representative from Virginia. The Colonial force The Colonial forces were commanded by Brigadier-General Daniel Morgan.
• February 2 - Articles of Confederation ratified by Maryland, the 13th and final state to do so. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor
• January - William Pitt the Younger, later Prime Minister, enters Parliament. William Pitt the Younger (28 May 1759 &ndash 23 January 1806 was a British politician of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
• March 1 - United States Continental Congress implements the Articles of Confederation forming its Perpetual Union as the United States in Congress Assembled. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that became the governing body of the United States during the
• March 13 - Sir William Herschel discovers the planet Uranus. Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Sir Frederick William Herschel FRS KH ( 15 November 1738 – 25 August 1822) was a German -born British A planet, as defined by the International Astronomical Union (IAU is a celestial body Orbiting a Star or stellar remnant that is Originally he calls it Georgium Sidus (George's Star) in honour of King George III of England. George III (George William Frederick 4 June 1738 George III's long reign was marked by a series of military conflicts involving his kingdom much of the rest of Europe and places England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
• March 15 - American Revolution: American General Nathanael Greene loses Battle of Guilford Court House to British. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Nathanael Greene ( August 7 1742 &ndash June 19, 1786) was a Major general of the Continental Army in the American Prelude Following the Battle of Cowpens, Cornwallis was determined to destroy Greene's army

July - December

• July 27 - French spy Francis Henry de la Motte executed in Tyburn prison in England for high treason
• July 29 - American Revolution: Skirmish at the House in the Horseshoe: A Tory force under David Fanning attacks Phillip Alston's smaller force of Whigs at Alston's home in Cumberland County, North Carolina (in present day Moore County, North Carolina). Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Francis Henry de la Motte, or François Henri de la Motte, was a French citizen and ex-French army officer executed in London for High Treason on July History The village was one of two manors of the Parish of St Marylebone, which was itself named after the stream St Marylebone being See also Treason, High treason in the United Kingdom High treason is criminal disloyalty to one's country Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat David Fanning may refer to David Fanning (footballer, Australian rules footballer David Fanning (loyalist (1756-1825 loyalist of This article concerns Patriots in the American Revolution. For other uses see Patriot (disambiguation. Cumberland County is a County located in the US state of North Carolina. North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States Moore County is a County located in the US state of North Carolina. Alston's troops surrender after Fanning's men attempt to ram the house with a cart of burning straw.
• August 30 - American Revolution: French fleet under Comte de Grasse enters Chesapeake Bay, cutting British General Charles Cornwallis off from escape by sea. Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and François Joseph Paul marquis de Grasse Tilly comte de Grasse (1722 – January 14 1788 in Paris) was a French Admiral. The Chesapeake Bay is the largest Estuary in the United States. Charles Cornwallis 1st Marquess Cornwallis ( 31 December 1738 &ndash 5 October 1805) was a British military commander and colonial
• September 4 - Los Angeles is founded as El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora La Reina de Los Ángeles de Porciuncula (City of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels of Porciuncula) by a group of 44 Spanish settlers. Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
• September 5 - American Revolution: British fleet under Thomas Graves arrives and fights de Grasse, but to no effect. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. This article is about Sir Thomas Graves knight of the Order of Bath
• September 6 - American Revolution: The British army attacks a fort in Groton, Connecticut which became known as the Battle of Groton Heights. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Groton is a town located on the Thames River in New London County, Connecticut, United States. Background During the war the harbor on the Thames River was a home port for many privately owned ships many of them armed
• September 10 - American Revolution: Graves gives up trying to break through the now-reinforced French fleet and returns to New York, leaving Cornwallis to his fate. Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. The City of New York
• October 19 - American Revolution: Following the Siege of Yorktown, General Charles Cornwallis surrenders to General George Washington at Yorktown, Virginia, ending the armed struggle of the American Revolution. Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. The Siege of Yorktown or Battle of Yorktown in 1781 was a decisive victory by a combined assault of American forces led by General George Washington Charles Cornwallis 1st Marquess Cornwallis ( 31 December 1738 &ndash 5 October 1805) was a British military commander and colonial George Washington (February 22 1732 December 14 1799 served as the first President of the United States of America (1789&ndash1797 and led the Yorktown is a Census-designated place (CDP in York County, Virginia, United States.
• October 20 - Patent of Tolerance, providing limited freedom of worship, was approved in Habsburg Monarchy. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Freedom of religion is the freedom of an individual or community in public or private to manifest religion or belief in teaching practice worship and observance Habsburg Monarchy (alternatively Habsburg Empire) refers to the territories ruled by the Austrian branch of the House of Habsburg, and then by the successor
• November 5 - John Hanson is elected President of the Continental Congress. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) John Hanson ( November 22 1783 was a delegate to the United States in Congress Assembled from Maryland. The President of the Continental Congress was the presiding officer of the Continental Congress, the convention of delegates that emerged as the first national government
• November 29 - The slave ship Zong dumps its living cargo into the sea in order to claim insurance. Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe The Zong Massacre was the name given to the mass-killing of African Slaves that took place in 1781 on the Zong, a British Slave ship owned by
• November 29 - Henry Hurle officially founds the Ancient Order of Druids(AOD) in London, England. Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe The Ancient Order of Druids (AOD was founded in England in 1781 as a Secret society, rather similar to the Freemasons The tradition in the Order The Ancient Order of Druids (AOD was founded in England in 1781 as a Secret society, rather similar to the Freemasons The tradition in the Order London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
• December 12 - French and British fleets fight in the Second Battle of Ushant. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian

Undated

• Bank of North America is chartered by the Continental Congress. The Bank of North America was chartered on December 31, 1781 by the Congress of the Confederation and opened on January 7, 1782, at The Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that became the governing body of the United States during the
• Charles Messier publishes final catalog of Messier objects. Charles Messier ( June 26, 1730 &ndash April 12, 1817) was a French astronomer most notable for publishing an The Messier objects are a set of Astronomical objects first listed by French astronomer Charles Messier in his "Catalogue des Nébuleuses
• Carl Wilhelm Scheele discovers tungsten. Carl Wilhelm Scheele (9 December 1742 &ndash 21 May 1786 was a German - Swedish pharmaceutical chemist born in Stralsund, Western Pomerania, Tungsten (ˈtʌŋstən also known as wolfram (/ˈwʊlfrəm/ is a Chemical element that has the symbol W and Atomic number 74
• Immanuel Kant publishes Critique of Pure Reason. Immanuel Kant (ɪmanuəl kant 22 April 1724 12 February 1804 was an 18th-century German Philosopher from the Prussian city of Königsberg The Critique of Pure Reason (Kritik der reinen Vernunft by Immanuel Kant, first published in 1781, second edition 1787, is one
• Jeremy Bentham formulates utilitarian ethics. Jeremy Bentham ( IPA: or) (15 February 1748&ndash6 June 1832 was an English Jurist, Philosopher, and legal and Social reformer Utilitarianism is the idea that the moral worth of an action is solely determined by its contribution to overall Utility, that is its contribution to happiness
• Reverend Samuel Peters publishes General History of Connecticut, using the term blue law for the first time. Reverend Samuel Andrew Peters (1735–1826 was a Connecticut Anglican clergyman and historian A blue law is a type of law in the United States and Canada designed to enforce moral standards particularly the observance of Sunday as a day of worship
• Antonio Salieri selected as music teacher of Princess of Württemberg over Mozart. Antonio Salieri ( 18 August 1750 &ndash 7 May 1825) was an Italian Composer and conductor.
• John Phillips establishes Phillips Exeter Academy. John Phillips or John Philips may refer to John Aristotle Phillips (fl Phillips Exeter Academy (also called Exeter, Phillips Exeter or PEA) is a Co-educational independent Boarding school for grades 9–12
• Washington Academy later Washington and Jefferson College. Washington & Jefferson College (W&J is a private coeducational liberal arts college located in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area in the city of Washington
• Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor abolishes serfdom. Heir and co-regent Joseph was born in the midst of the early upheavals of the War of the Austrian Succession.

Births

1781 in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	1781 MDCCLXXXI
Ab urbe condita	2534
Armenian calendar	1230 ԹՎ ՌՄԼ
Bahá'í calendar	-63 – -62
Berber calendar	2731
Buddhist calendar	2325
Burmese calendar	1143
Chinese calendar	4417/4477-12-7 (庚子年十二月初七日) — to — 4418/4478-11-17 (辛丑年十一月十七日)
Coptic calendar	1497 – 1498
Ethiopian calendar	1773 – 1774
Hebrew calendar	5541 – 5542
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1836 – 1837
- Shaka Samvat	1703 – 1704
- Kali Yuga	4882 – 4883
Holocene calendar	11781
Iranian calendar	1159 – 1160
Islamic calendar	1195 – 1196
Japanese calendar	An'ei 10Tenmei 1 (天明元年)
Korean calendar	4114
Thai solar calendar	2324
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• January 26 - Achim von Arnim, German writer (d. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays was a Japanese era name (年号 nengō, lit Year name after An'ei and before Kansei. The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Ludwig Achim (or Joachim) von Arnim ( January 26, 1781 &ndash January 21, 1831) was a German Poet 1831)
• January 30 - Adelbert von Chamisso, German writer (d. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Adelbert von Chamisso ( January 30 1781 &ndash August 21 1838) was a German Poet and Botanist. 1838)
• February 17 - Rene Theophile Hyacinthe Laennec, French physician and inventor (d. Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori René-Théophile-Hyacinthe Laennec ( February 17, 1781 - August 13, 1826) was a French Physician and inventor of the Stethoscope 1826)
• March 4 - Rebecca Gratz, American educator and philanthropist (d. For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Rebecca Gratz ( March 4, 1781 in Lancaster Pennsylvania - August 27, 1869 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania) was a preeminent 1869)
• March 13 - Karl Friedrich Schinkel, German architect and painter (d. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Karl Friedrich Schinkel ( March 13, 1781 – October 9, 1841) was a German Architect 1841)
• April 2 - Bhagwan Swaminarayan, Hindu Spiritual Leader and believed by a few to be god (d. For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of 1830)
• June 9- George Stephenson, English engineer (d. For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits George Stephenson ( 9 June 1781 &ndash 12 August 1848) was an English Civil engineer and mechanical engineer 1848)
• June 21 - Siméon-Denis Poisson, French mathematician and physicist (d. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Siméon-Denis Poisson (21 June 1781 &ndash 25 April 1840 was a French Mathematician, Geometer, and Physicist. 1840)
• July 6
  • Thomas Stamford Raffles, English founder of Singapore (d. Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England 1826)
  • John D. Sloat, American naval officer (d. For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display John Drake Sloat ( July 6, 1781 November 28, 1867) was a commodore in the United States Navy and in 1846 1867)
• July 27 - Mauro Giuliani, Italian composer (d. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Mauro Giuseppe Sergio Pantaleo Giuliani ( July 27, 1781 &ndash May 8, 1829) was an Italian guitarist and Composer 1829)
• September 3 - Eugène de Beauharnais, French nobleman, son of Napoleon's wife Josephine (d. For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Eugène Rose de Beauharnais Prince Français Prince of Venice, Viceroy of the Kingdom of Italy, Hereditary Grand Duke of Frankfurt, 1st Duke of Leuchtenberg Joséphine de Beauharnais (born Marie Josèphe Rose de Tascher de la Pagerie June 23 1763 &ndash May 29 1814) was the first 1824)
• September 6 - Anton Diabelli, Austrian music publisher, editor, and composer (d. Year 1824 ( MDCCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Anton Diabelli (September 6 1781 &ndash April 7 1858 was an Austrian 1858)
• October 1 - James Lawrence, U. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. James Lawrence ( October 1, 1781 &ndash June 4, 1813) was an American naval officer S. Navy officer (d. 1813)
• November 6 - Lucy Aikin, English writer (d. Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Lucy Aikin ( 6 November 1781 - 29 January 1864) daughter of John Aikin and niece of Anna Letitia Barbauld, born at 1864)
• November 20 - Karl Friedrich Eichhorn, German jurist (d. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Karl Friedrich Eichhorn ( November 20, 1781 - July 4, 1854) was a German Jurist. 1854)
• November 29 - Andrés Bello, Venezuelan poet, lawmaker, teacher, philosopher and sociologist (d. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Andrés de Jesús María y José Bello López (b Caracas, Venezuela, d 1865)
• November 30 - Alexander Berry, Scottish adventurer and Australian pioneer (d. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Alexander Berry (30 November 1781- 17 September 1873 was a Scottish born surgeon, Merchant and explorer who in 1822 was given a Land grant 1873)
• December 11 - Sir David Brewster, Scottish physicist (d. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Sir David Brewster, FRS ( 11 December 1781 &ndash 10 February 1868) was a Scottish scientist inventor and writer 1868)
• date unknown
  • William Williams of Wern, minister (d. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap William Williams of Wern (1781-1840 was an Independent minister in Wales, the promoter of the "General Union" movement of 1834 1840)
  • Shaka Zulu King of the Zulu people. Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Shaka (sometimes spelled Tshaka, Tchaka or Chaka; ca 1787 – ca (d. circa 22 September 1828)

See also Category: 1781 births.

Deaths

• January 12 - Richard Challoner, English Catholic prelate (b. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Richard Challoner (1691-1781 was an English Roman Catholic Bishop, a leading figure of English Catholicism during the greater part of the eighteenth century 1691)
• January 15 - Marianne Victoria of Borbón, queen regent of Portugal (b. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Mariana Victoria of Bourbon (Mariana Vitória ( March 31, 1718 &ndash January 15, 1781) was Queen consort of Portugal 1718)
• February 15 - Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, German author and philosopher (b. Year 1718 ( MDCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Gotthold Ephraim Lessing ( 22 January, 1729 15 February, 1781) was a German Writer, Philosopher, Dramatist 1729)
• February 23 - George Taylor, American signer of the Declaration of Independence
• February 24 - Edward Capell, English critic (b. Year 1729 ( MDCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable George Taylor (c 1716 &ndash February 23, 1781) was a Colonial Ironmaster and a signer of the United States Declaration Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Edward Capell ( June 11, 1713 &ndash February 24, 1781) English Shakespearian Critic, was born at Troston 1713)
• March 18 - Anne Robert Jacques Turgot, Baron de Laune, French statesman and economist (b. Year 1713 ( MDCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot Baron de Laune, often referred to as Turgot ( 10 May 1727 &ndash 18 March 1781) was a French 1727)
• April 23 - James Abercrombie, British general (b. Year 1727 ( MDCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at James Abercrombie or Abercromby (1706 &ndash April 23, 1781) was a British Army general and commander-in-chief of forces in North America 1706)
• April 28 - Cornelius Harnett, American delegate to the Continental Congress (b. Year 1706 ( MDCCVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Cornelius Harnett ( 20 April, 1723 &ndash April 28, 1781) was an American merchant farmer and statesman from Wilmington North 1723)
• May 8 - Richard Jago, English poet (b. Year 1723 ( MDCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Richard Jago (1715 &ndash May 8, 1781) was an English poet He was the third son of Richard Jago Rector of Beaudesert Warwickshire. 1715)
• May 27 - Giovanni Battista Beccaria, Italian physicist (b. Year 1715 ( MDCCXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Giovanni Battista Beccaria ( October 3, 1716 &ndash May 27, 1781) Italian Physicist, was born at Mondovì, 1716)
• July 18 - Padre Francisco Garcés, Spanish missionary (killed) (b. Year 1716 ( MDCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Francisco Hermenegildo Tomás Garcés ( April 12, 1738 &ndash July 18, 1781) was a Spanish Franciscan missionary who explored much of 1738)
• July 23 - John Joachim Zubly, Swiss-born Continental Congressman (b. Year 1738 ( MDCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Reverend John Joachim Zubly, born Hans Joachim Züblin ( August 27, 1724 &ndash July 23, 1781) was an American pastor 1724)
• September 28 - William Henry Nassau de Zuylestein, 4th Earl of Rochford, British diplomat and statesman (b. Year 1724 ( MDCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. William Henry Nassau de Zuylestein 4th Earl of Rochford, KG, PC (1717 &ndash 28 September 1781) was a British diplomat and statesman 1717)
• October 16 - Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke, British naval officer (b. Year 1717 ( MDCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Edward Hawke 1st Baron Hawke, KB ( February 21 1705 &ndash October 16 1781) was a naval officer of the Royal Navy 1705)
• November 4 - Johann Nikolaus Götz, German poet (b. Year 1705 ( MDCCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Johann Nikolaus Götz ( July 9, 1721 &ndash November 4, 1781) was a German Poet from Worms. 1721)
• date unknown - Peter Scheemakers, Flemish sculptor (b. Year 1721 ( MDCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Peter Scheemakers ( 1691 &ndash 1781) was a Flemish Roman Catholic sculptor who worked for most of his life in London. 1691)

See also Category: 1781 deaths.

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