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• Adrianus Vermaat, Hekelingen († 1793)
• Anna Sybilla Borgerhoff, Berg aan de Maas (Stein), Limburg, Nederland († 1789)
• Aafje Bruul, Schellinkhout, Drechterland, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1847)
• Anne Sjerps de Vries, Sonnega, Weststellingwerf, Friesland, Nederland
• Adriana (Philips) Kaaijman, Burgh, Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Nederland († 1855)
• Adrianus Johannes van de Laar, Breda († 1787)
• Anna Maria Gabina Rüschen, Deldorff, Haren († 1817)
• Adriana Kaaijman, Burgh, Zeeland, Nederland († 1855)
• Adriana van Burgt, Zierikzee († 1823)
• Anna Maria Kennis, Kontich († 1789)

• Hindrik Benedictus (39), Enumatil
• Hermanus ten Boekel, Haarlem
• Jan Teunisse Van DONGEN (1)
• Cornelius van Unen (59), Etten-Leur, Nederland
• Gerrit Martensz Koopman (0), Huizen
• Antje Jacobs, Sonnega
• Aaltje Cuijndertsd Van Der PLAS (73)
• Anthoinette BRULANT (64), Gilocourt, Oise, Hauts-de-France, France
• Félicité TISSIER (39), Cherbourg, 50129, Manche, Normandie, France
• Carl Martin Frenzel

• 1778 » Gregory Blaxland, English-Australian explorer († 1853)
• 1800 » William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, English-Irish astronomer and politician († 1867)
• 1808 » Henrik Wergeland, Norwegian poet, playwright, and linguist († 1845)
• 1810 » Ferdinand Freiligrath, German poet and translator († 1876)
• 1811 » Jón Sigurðsson, Icelandic scholar and politician († 1879)
• 1818 » Charles Gounod, French composer and academic († 1893)
• 1818 » Sophie of Württemberg, queen of the Netherlands († 1877)
• 1821 » E. G. Squier, American archaeologist and journalist († 1888)
• 1832 » William Crookes, English chemist and physicist († 1919)
• 1833 » Manuel González Flores, Mexican general and president († 1893)

• 1719 » Joseph Addison, English essayist, poet, playwright, and politician (b. 1672)
• 1734 » Claude Louis Hector de Villars, French general and politician, French Secretary of State for War (b. 1653)
• 1740 » Sir William Wyndham, 3rd Baronet, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1687)
• 1762 » Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French poet and playwright (b. 1674)
• 1771 » Daskalogiannis, Greek rebel leader (b. 1722)
• 1775 » John Pitcairn, Scottish-English soldier (b. 1722)
• 1797 » Mohammad Khan Qajar, Persian tribal chief (b. 1742)
• 1813 » Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham, Scottish-English admiral and politician (b. 1726)
• 1821 » Martín Miguel de Güemes, Argentinian general and politician (b. 1785)
• 1839 » Lord William Bentinck, English general and politician, 14th Governor-General of India (b. 1774)

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

1. Maria
2. Anna
3. Johanna
4. Cornelia
5. Trijntje
6. Catharina
7. Elisabeth
8. Joanna
9. Adriana
10. Marie
11. Grietje
12. Neeltje
13. Antje
14. Aaltje
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 25 » Shays's Rebellion: The rebellion's largest confrontation, outside the Springfield Armory, results in the killing of four rebels and the wounding of twenty.
• May 13 » Captain Arthur Phillip leaves Portsmouth, England, with eleven ships full of convicts (the "First Fleet") to establish a penal colony in Australia.
• June 20 » Oliver Ellsworth moves at the Federal Convention to call the government the 'United States'.
• September 28 » The Congress of the Confederation votes to send the newly-written United States Constitution to the state legislatures for approval.
• October 1 » Russians under Alexander Suvorov defeat the Turks at Kinburn.
• December 18 » New Jersey becomes the third state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.

The temperature on June 17, 1787 was about 16.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east. Weather type: betrokken.