Events from the year 1781 in

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Incumbents

* Monarch – Christian VII * Prime minister – Ove Høegh-Guldberg

Events

Births

* 2 January –

Frederik Michael Ernst Fabritius de Tengnagel Frederik Michael Ernst Fabritius de Tengnagel (2 January 1781 – 27 May 1849) was a Danish military officer and landscape painter. As a painter, he specialized in winter landscapes. Early life He was born at Vejlegård on Funen to the parents Mic ...

, military officer and landscape painter (died

1849 Events January–March * January 1 – France begins issue of the Ceres series, the nation's first postage stamps. * January 5 – Hungarian Revolution of 1848: The Austrian army, led by Alfred I, Prince of Windisch-Grätz, enters in th ...

) * 12 June – Anne Marie Mangor, cookbook writer (died

1865 Events January–March * January 4 – The New York Stock Exchange opens its first permanent headquarters at Broad Street (Manhattan), 10-12 Broad near Wall Street, in New York City. * January 13 – American Civil War : Sec ...

) * 2 July –

Erich Christian Werlauff Erich Christian Werlauff (2 July 1781 - 5 June 1871) was a Danish historian, librarian and professor. Biography Werlauff was born in Copenhagen, the son of Norwegian-born merchant ship captain (''koffardikapitajn'') Jens Werlauff (1746– ...

, historian (died

1871 Events January–March * January 3 – Franco-Prussian War – Battle of Bapaume: Prussians win a strategic victory. * January 18 – Proclamation of the German Empire: The member states of the North German Confederation and the sout ...

) * 12 October –

Ludvig Mariboe Ludvig Mariboe (12 October 1781 – 19 June 1841) was a Norway, Norwegian businessman, publisher and politician. References

1781 births 1841 deaths Norwegian businesspeople 19th-century Norwegian politicians {{Norway-business-bio-stub ...

, Norwegian businessman, publisher and politician (died

1841 Events January–March * January 20 – Charles Elliot of the United Kingdom, and Qishan of the Qing dynasty, agree to the Convention of Chuenpi. * January 26 – Britain occupies Hong Kong. Later in the year, the first census of the i ...

) * 11 November – Bernt Wilhelm Westermann, businessman (died

1868 Events January–March * January 2 – British Expedition to Abyssinia: Robert Napier leads an expedition to free captive British officials and missionaries. * January 3 – The 15-year-old Mutsuhito, Emperor Meiji of Jap ...

)

Deaths

* 22 February –

Anna Magdalena Godiche Anna Magdalena Godiche née ''Høpfner'' (11 January 1721 – 22 February 1781) was a Danish book printer and publisher. She managed the biggest printing company in contemporary Denmark. Biography Anna Magdalena was born to judge Høpfner in Had ...

, publisher (born

1721 Events January–March * January 6 – The Committee of Inquiry on the collapse of the South Sea Company in Great Britain publishes its findings. * February 5 – James Stanhope, chief minister of Great Britain, dies a day after ...

) * 17 March – Johannes Ewald, dramatist, poet (born

1743 Events January–March * January 1 – The Verendrye brothers, probably Louis-Joseph and François de La Vérendrye, become the first white people to see the Rocky Mountains from the eastern side (the Spanish conquistadors ...

) * 10 April –

Reinhard Iselin Reinhard Iselin (4 August 1714 – 10 April 1781) was a Danish merchant, shipowner and industrialist who founded Reinhard Iselin & Co. in Copenhagen in 1749. The company completed 65 expeditions to the Danish West Indies. Iselin was also active in ...

, businessperson (born 1714 in Switzerland) * 30 August –

Georg David Anthon Georg (George) David Anthon (1 October 1714 – 30 August 1781) was a German born, Danish architect. Background Anthon was born in Northern Germany. He was student of Danish architect Nicolai Eigtved (1701–1754) and graduated as a teacher o ...

, architect (born 1714 in the

Holy Roman Empire The Holy Roman Empire was a Polity, political entity in Western Europe, Western, Central Europe, Central, and Southern Europe that developed during the Early Middle Ages and continued until its Dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire, dissolution i ...

)

References

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