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• Ambrosius Bruijstens, Someren († 1865)
• Adriaan Rombouts, Groot Zundert, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1864)
• Aglae Terray de Rosières, Parijs († 1867)
• Antonius van Langenhuizen († 1865)
• André Ouimet, St-Antoine-de-Pade, Longueuil, Chambly, Québec, Canada
• Antje van Opzeeland, Lisse, ZH, Nederland
• Antonij Joannes van den Langenhuijsen, Berlicum, North Brabant, Netherlands († 1865)
• Bartholomeus Gordijn, Wassenaar († 1795)
• Ambrosius Bruijstens, Someren, Nederland († 1865)
• Barbara Symon Nooijen, Beek en Donk († 1846)

• Jacobjen Arahams Twent of van Ootmarsum (49)
• Daam van Maurick (68), Leerbroek
• Claas Piers (44), Dronrijp
• Grietje Spekman, Woubrugge
• Apollonia Jacobs van Wouw (77)
• Franciscus Xaverius van ELSWIJCK (4), Venlo, Limburg, Nederland
• Geertruij Diepenhorst (63), Ameide
• Isaac Jones
• Apollonia Jacobs (Leuntje Jacobsdr) van Wouw (77), Wassenaar
• Helena MARTENS (65), Neerpelt, Neerpelt, Limburg, België

• 1753 » Joseph de Maistre, French philosopher, lawyer, and diplomat († 1821)
• 1755 » Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, French lawyer and politician († 1826)
• 1765 » Luigi Schiavonetti, Italian engraver and etcher († 1810)
• 1776 » Sophie Germain, French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher († 1831)
• 1786 » William Mulready, Irish genre painter († 1863)
• 1815 » Edward Clark, American lawyer and politician, 8th Governor of Texas († 1880)
• 1815 » Otto von Bismarck, German lawyer and politician, 1st Chancellor of the German Empire († 1898)
• 1823 » Simon Bolivar Buckner, American general and politician, 30th Governor of Kentucky († 1891)
• 1824 » Louis-Zéphirin Moreau, Canadian bishop († 1901)
• 1834 » James Fisk, American businessman († 1872)

• 1682 » Franz Egon of Fürstenberg, Bavarian bishop (b. 1625)
• 1787 » Floyer Sydenham, English scholar and academic (b. 1710)
• 1839 » Benjamin Pierce, American soldier and politician, 11th Governor of New Hampshire (b. 1757)
• 1865 » Giuditta Pasta, Italian soprano (b. 1797)
• 1872 » Frederick Denison Maurice, English theologian and academic (b. 1805)
• 1878 » John C.W. Daly, English-Canadian soldier and politician (b. 1796)
• 1890 » Alexander Mozhaysky, Russian soldier, pilot, and engineer (b. 1825)
• 1890 » David Wilber, American politician (b. 1820)
• 1914 » Charles Wells, English founder of Charles Wells Ltd (b. 1842)
• 1914 » Rube Waddell, American baseball player (b. 1876)

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. Aaltje
8. Catharina
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)
• January 1 » First edition of The Times of London, previously The Daily Universal Register, is published.
• January 26 » The British First Fleet, led by Arthur Phillip, sails into Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour) to establish Sydney, the first permanent European settlement on Australia. Commemorated as Australia Day.
• May 8 » King Louis XVI of France attempts to impose the reforms of Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne by abolishing the parlements.
• June 21 » New Hampshire becomes the ninth state to ratify the Constitution of the United States.
• June 25 » Virginia becomes the tenth state to ratify the United States Constitution.
• 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 1, 1788 was about 9.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken.