About the day » Tuesday April 8, 1788Calender converter

• Catharina Meesters, Etten-Leur
• Cornelius KERREMANS, Willebroek,2830,Anvers,Flandre,BELGIQUE († 1865)
• Cornelia Anna Druijvesteijn, Haarlem († 1852)
• Christian Alexander Antonius Evelt, Münster,Regierungsbezirk Münster,North Rhine-Westphalia,Germany,Domkerk
• VELDKAMP, Nieuwe Pekela († 1869)
• Arie Teunisz van Renes († 1826)
• Auguste-Frédéric de Talhouët, Rennes, 35238, France († 1842)
• Barendje (Berendje) Jansen Prins, Nijkerk († 1864)
• Anna Catharina Spapens, Goirle († 1841)
• Alvin Simons, Washington, New York, Verenigde Staten († 1832)

• Aldegond Anton Christiaan Godschalx Godtschalx (52), Den Dungen, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
• Evert Jansz Roest van der (0), Huizen
• Anna Maria Kling, Ravenstein, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anna Adriani PRAATS (85), Princenhage
• Gerardus (Gerrit) Schouten (71), Geertruidenberg, Nederland
• Adrianus Van Gestel (64), poppel
• Eberhard Keller (79), Erbstetten
• Aldegundis Antonius Godschalck (52), Den Dungen, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
• Aalbert Peterse Doornenbal (73), Rhenen
• Ferdinand Willem Rengers (0)

• 1726 » Lewis Morris, American judge and politician († 1798)
• 1732 » David Rittenhouse, American astronomer and mathematician († 1796)
• 1761 » William Joseph Chaminade, French priest, founded the Society of Mary († 1850)
• 1770 » John Thomas Campbell, Irish-Australian banker and politician († 1830)
• 1798 » Dionysios Solomos, Greek poet and author († 1857)
• 1818 » August Wilhelm von Hofmann, German chemist and academic († 1892)
• 1818 » Christian IX of Denmark († 1906)
• 1826 » Pancha Carrasco, Costa Rican soldier († 1890)
• 1827 » Ramón Emeterio Betances, Puerto Rican ophthalmologist, journalist, and politician († 1898)
• 1842 » Elizabeth Bacon Custer, American author and educator († 1933)

• 1697 » Niels Juel, Norwegian-Danish admiral (b. 1629)
• 1704 » Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney, English colonel and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1641)
• 1704 » Hiob Ludolf, German orientalist and philologist (b. 1624)
• 1709 » Wolfgang Dietrich of Castell-Remlingen, German nobleman (b. 1641)
• 1725 » John Wise, American minister (b. 1652)
• 1735 » Francis II Rákóczi, Hungarian prince (b. 1676)
• 1848 » Gaetano Donizetti, Italian composer (b. 1797)
• 1860 » István Széchenyi, Hungarian statesman and reformer (b.1791)
• 1861 » Elisha Otis, American businessman, founded the Otis Elevator Company (b. 1811)
• 1870 » Charles Auguste de Bériot, Belgian violinist and composer (b. 1802)

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

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

• 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)
• February 9 » The Habsburg Empire joins the Russo-Turkish War in the Russian camp.
• March 6 » The First Fleet arrives at Norfolk Island in order to found a convict settlement.
• March 21 » A fire in New Orleans leaves most of the town in ruins.
• April 28 » Maryland becomes the seventh state to ratify the United States Constitution.
• June 11 » Russian explorer Gerasim Izmailov reaches Alaska.
• September 13 » The Philadelphia Convention sets the date for the first presidential election in the United States, and New York City becomes the country's temporary capital.

The temperature on April 8, 1788 was about 6.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Special wheather fenomena: noorderlicht.