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• (Fran√ßois) Antoine HATTENBERGER, Traubach-le-Haut (68210, Haut-Rhin, France) († 1849)
• Antje Piebes Laverman, Leeuwarden († 1859)
• Aaltje Jans KROL, Hurdegaryp, Tytsjerksteradiel, Fryslân, Nederland († 1844)
• Anna Margaretha (Ouders:Herman Borker, Margaretha Schlüter) Borker, Versen, Meppen, Emsland, Niedersachsen, Duitsland († 1816)
• Aaltjen Rospas, Winterswijk, Gelderland, Netherlands
• Antoni Jan van Vollenhoven, Amsterdam († 1826)
• Bernardus de Smet, Stekene, Oost-Vlaanderen, België († 1794)
• Arend Hazelhoff, Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands († 1847)
• Antje Piebes Laverman, Tietjerk, Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Aaltje Sjoerds van der Veen, Surhuizum, gem. Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Nederland († 1859)

• Elisabeth VAN HOUTEM (47), Pamel
• "Carolina" Maria Auguste von Metsch (78), Wien, Autriche
• Geertruijda de Backer, maassluis (zuid holland)
• Annetje Huijgesze Warmenhoven (59), Noordwijk
• Henricus Frans Hoogveld (64)
• Geerlich (Gerrit) Lippinkhoff (48), Losser, 7581, Nederland
• Catherina Lemlin, Cadier en Keer, Limburg, Nederland
• Evert Willems Pater (45), Westeinde, Nunspeet (Ermelo)
• Hendrina Kempermans (32), Didam, Gelderland, Nederland
• Cornelis van der VELDE (37), Breskens, Zeeland, Nederland

• 1730 » Henry Clinton, English general and politician († 1795)
• 1755 » Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, French painter († 1842)
• 1786 » John Franklin, English admiral and politician, 4th Lieutenant Governor of Van Diemen's Land († 1847)
• 1800 » George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan, English field marshal and politician († 1888)
• 1808 » Caleb Blood Smith, American journalist, lawyer, and politician, 6th United States Secretary of the Interior († 1864)
• 1821 » Ford Madox Brown, French-English soldier and painter († 1893)
• 1823 » Gotthold Eisenstein, German mathematician and academic († 1852)
• 1826 » Sir James Corry, 1st Baronet, British politician († 1891)
• 1827 » Octave Crémazie, Canadian poet and bookseller († 1879)
• 1834 » Charles Lennox Richardson, English merchant († 1862)

• 1689 » Aphra Behn, English author and playwright (b. 1640)
• 1742 » Stefano Benedetto Pallavicino, Italian poet and translator (b. 1672)
• 1756 » Jacques Cassini, French astronomer (b. 1677)
• 1783 » Christian Mayer, Czech astronomer and educator (b. 1719)
• 1788 » Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, French mathematician, cosmologist, and author (b. 1707)
• 1828 » Francisco Goya, Spanish-French painter and illustrator (b. 1746)
• 1846 » Domenico Dragonetti, Italian bassist and composer (b. 1763)
• 1850 » Marie Tussaud, French-English sculptor, founded the Madame Tussauds Wax Museum (b. 1761)
• 1859 » Alexis de Tocqueville, French historian and philosopher, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1805)
• 1879 » Bernadette Soubirous, French nun and saint (b. 1844)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Pieter
6. Joannes
7. Jacob
8. Willem
9. Gerrit
10. Petrus
11. Jacobus
12. Dirk
13. Jean
14. Klaas
15. John
16. Adrianus

1. Maria
2. Anna
3. Johanna
4. Marie
5. Cornelia
6. Catharina
7. Joanna
8. Elisabeth
9. Neeltje
10. Trijntje
11. Grietje
12. Aaltje
13. Antje
14. Adriana
15. Jannetje
16. Elizabeth

• 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 14 » American Revolutionary War: Ratification Day, United States - Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris with Great Britain.
• March 22 » The Emerald Buddha is moved with great ceremony to its current location in Wat Phra Kaew, Thailand.
• April 9 » The Treaty of Paris, ratified by the United States Congress on January 14, 1784, is ratified by King George III of the Kingdom of Great Britain, ending the American Revolutionary War. Copies of the ratified documents are exchanged on May 12, 1784.
• June 4 » Élisabeth Thible becomes the first woman to fly in an untethered hot air balloon. Her flight covers four kilometres in 45 minutes, and reached 1,500 metres altitude (estimated).
• August 23 » Western North Carolina (now eastern Tennessee) declares itself an independent state under the name of Franklin; it is not accepted into the United States, and only lasts for four years.
• October 22 » Russia founds a colony on Kodiak Island, Alaska.

The temperature on April 16, 1784 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south east. Weather type: omtrent helder.