Historical Events In 1781

Sep 25   -26] Joan Derks scatters "On the People of Netherlands" pamphlets in the year 1781.  

Sep 28   In the year 1781 9,000 American forces & 7,000 French forces begin siege of Yorktown  

Sep 28   In the year 1781 siege of Yorktown begins, last battle of the Revolutionary War  

Oct 01   James Lawrence, naval hero (War of 1812-"Don't give up the ship!") in the year 1781.  

Oct 06   Americans & French begin siege of Cornwallis at Yorktown; last battle of Revolutionary War in the year 1781.  

Oct 06   On this day in history americans and French begin siege of Cornwallis at Yorktown; last battle of the Revolutionary War  

Oct 09   Thomas Alexander Erskine Kelly, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

Oct 16   George Washington takes Yorktown in the year 1781.  

Oct 16   Washington takes Yorktown in the year 1781.  

Oct 17   Cornwallis defeated at Yorktown in the year 1781.  

Oct 19   On this day in history cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown at 2 PM; Revolutionary War ends  

Oct 19   The American War of Independence ends with the surrender of Lord Cornwallis to George Washington at Yorktown, USA in the year 1781.  

Oct 20   Patent of Toleration, providing limited freedom of worship, was approved in Habsburg Monarchy in the year 1781.  

Oct 27   Herman-Francois Delange, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1781.  

Nov 02   Jose F de Isla, Spanish Jesuit/author, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

Nov 03   Johann Ernst Friedrich Wollank, composer in the year 1781.  

Nov 05   In the year 1781 john Hanson elected 1st "Pres of US in Congress assembled"  

Nov 05   On this day in history john Hanson elected first "President of the US in Congress assembled"  

Nov 13   On this day in history english troops occupy Negapatam Ceylon  

Nov 18   In the year 1781 felice Blangini, composer  

Nov 20   On this day in history karl F Eichhorn, German law historian  

Nov 22   In the year 1781 john Ekels, the Old, Amsterdam painter/cartoonist, dies at 57  

Nov 29   In the year 1781 andres Bello, Venezuela poet/diplomat/scholar (Silvas Americanas)  

Nov 29   The crew of the slave ship Zong murders 133 Africans by dumping them into the sea in order to claim insurance on this day in history.  

Dec 01   On this day in history charles Philippe Lafont, composer  

Dec 11   David Brewster, Scotland, physicist/inventor (kaleidoscope) in the year 1781.  

Dec 16   In the year 1781 georg Simon Lohlein, composer, dies at 56  

Dec 24   In the year 1781 friedrich, Baron von Riedesel 1738-1800 erects Canada's first Christmas tree for the garrison in Fort Sorel, Quebec  

Dec 31   Bank of North America, 1st US bank opens in the year 1781.  

Dec 31   On this day in history bank of North America, first US bank opens  

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Jan 20   Joseph Hormayr Freiherr zu Hortenburg, Austrian politician (d. 1848) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 22   Francois-Antoine Habeneck, composer was born in the year 1781.  

Jan 26   On this day in history birth of achim v Arnim, writer  

Jan 26   In the year 1781 birth of ludwig Joachim "Achim" von Arnim, German poet (Des Knaben Wunderhorn)  

Jan 30   In the year 1781 birth of a v Chamisso, writer  

Feb 09   Johann Baptist von Spix, German scientist (d. 1826) was born in the year 1781.  

Feb 17   In the year 1781 birth of rené-Theophile-Hyacinthe Lannec, France, inventor (stethoscope)  

Feb 18   Henry Martyn, Truro, missionary was born in the year 1781.  

Jan 12   Richard Challoner, English Catholic prelate (b. 1691) died in the year 1781.  

Jan 15   Marianne Victoria of Borbón, queen regent of Portugal (b. 1718) died in the year 1781.  

Jan 17   Marie de Negre Dables, marquess, dies in the year 1781.  

Jan 22   Johann Siebenkas, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1781.  

Feb 04   Josef Myslivecek, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.  

Feb 15   In the year 1781 g E Lessing, writer, dies at 52  

Feb 23   George Taylor, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (bc. 1716) died in the year 1781.  

Feb 24   On this day in history death of edward Capell, English critic (b. 1713)