Births on November 23

Theodor Valentin Volkmar

Born on November 23, 1781

Theodor Valentin Volkmar, German lawyer and politician, 1st Mayor of Marburg (d. 1847)

Theodor Valentin Volkmar (23 November 1781 in Frankenberg (Eder) – 8 February 1847 in Marburg) was a German jurist and politician and two-time mayor of Marburg, from 1833 until 1835 and again from December 1835 until his retirement due to ill health November 1846.

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Events on 1781

5 Jan

Richmond, Virginia
American Revolutionary War: Richmond, Virginia, is burned by British naval forces led by Benedict Arnold.
15 Mar

Battle of Guilford Court House
American Revolutionary War: Battle of Guilford Court House: Near present-day Greensboro, North Carolina, 1,900 British troops under General Charles Cornwallis defeat a mixed American force numbering 4,400 in a Pyrrhic victory.
24 Aug

Lochry's Defeat
American Revolutionary War: A small force of Pennsylvania militia is ambushed and overwhelmed by an American Indian group, which forces George Rogers Clark to abandon his attempt to attack Detroit.
8 Sep

Battle of Eutaw Springs
American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Eutaw Springs in South Carolina, the war's last significant battle in the Southern theater, ends in a narrow British tactical victory.
17 Oct

Siege of Yorktown
American Revolutionary War: British General Charles, Earl Cornwallis surrenders at the Siege of Yorktown.

Births on November 23

Theodor Valentin Volkmar

Born on November 23, 1781

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Events on 1781

Richmond, Virginia

Battle of Guilford Court House

Lochry's Defeat

Battle of Eutaw Springs

Siege of Yorktown