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May 22, 1788Born on Friday May 23, 1788
- Berend Bartels, Jaderkreuzmoor, Niedersachsen, Duitsland
- Aukjen Arends, Oudehaske, Haskerland, Friesland, Nederland
- Dirkje Tolboom, Amersfoort († 1792)
- Cornelis Cornelisz Nieuwland, Enkhuizen († 1812)
- Andreas Stassen, Houthem-Valkenburg (Valkenburg aan de Geul), Limburg, Nederland († 1850)
- Geertruit Boeles IJzer, Winschoten
- Albert Arteel, Ardooie,8850,West-Vlaanderen,België
- Albert Joannes Eusman, Leiden
- Catrina Maria Broeke, Middelburg († 1852)
- Catharina van Vlijmen, Rotterdam
Died on Friday May 23, 1788
- Abraham Kerkhuysen (71), Amsterdam
- carolina justina HUYDECOPER (23), den haag
- Christina Jansdr "Stijntje" Vredenburg (76), Noordwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Adriaan Michiel Herklots (19), Batavia
- Abraham Kerkhuijsen (79), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Apollonia Jacobsdr. van der Lelij (0), Wassenaar, ZH, Nederland
- Elisabeth Hendriksd KOSTER (24), Schiedam
- Claas(Klaas)Krelisse Ro(o)zekrans (59), Heemskerk, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Doe Arijsz Van PERNIS (7)
- Apolonia van der Lelij (0), Wassenaar
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 23, 1788 at Delpher
Born on May 23
- 1789 » Franz Schlik, Austrian earl and general († 1862)
- 1790 » James Pradier, French neoclassical sculptor († 1852)
- 1790 » Jules Dumont d'Urville, French admiral and explorer († 1842)
- 1794 » Ignaz Moscheles, Czech pianist and composer († 1870)
- 1795 » Charles Barry, English architect, designed the Upper Brook Street Chapel and Halifax Town Hall († 1860)
- 1800 » Rómulo Díaz de la Vega, Mexican general and president (1855) († 1877)
- 1810 » Margaret Fuller, American journalist and critic († 1850)
- 1817 » Manuel Robles Pezuela, Unconstitutional Mexican interim president († 1862)
- 1820 » James Buchanan Eads, American engineer, designed the Eads Bridge († 1887)
- 1820 » Lorenzo Sawyer, American lawyer and judge († 1891)
Died on May 23
- 1749 » Abraham ben Abraham, Polish martyr (b. 1700)
- 1752 » William Bradford, English-American printer (b. 1663)
- 1754 » John Wood, the Elder, English architect, designed The Circus and Queen Square (b. 1704)
- 1783 » James Otis, Jr., American lawyer and politician (b. 1725)
- 1813 » Géraud Duroc, French general and diplomat (b. 1772)
- 1815 » Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg, American clergyman and botanist (b. 1753)
- 1841 » Franz Xaver von Baader, German philosopher and theologian (b. 1765)
- 1855 » Charles Robert Malden, English lieutenant and explorer (b. 1797)
- 1857 » Augustin-Louis Cauchy, French mathematician and academic (b. 1789)
- 1868 » Kit Carson, American general (b. 1809)
Names that were popular for boys in 1788
- Jan
- Hendrik
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Willem
- Joannes
- Jacob
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Dirk
- Klaas
- Jean
- John
- Adrianus
Names that were popular for girls in 1788
- Maria
- Anna
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Trijntje
- Aaltje
- Catharina
- Marie
- Joanna
- Neeltje
- Grietje
- Elizabeth
- Antje
- Adriana
- Jannetje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1788
- 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 2 » Georgia becomes the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution.
- January 20 » The third and main part of First Fleet arrives at Botany Bay. Arthur Phillip decides that Port Jackson is a more suitable location for a colony.
- February 6 » Massachusetts becomes the sixth state to ratify the United States Constitution.
- March 6 » The First Fleet arrives at Norfolk Island in order to found a convict settlement.
- June 25 » Virginia becomes the tenth state to ratify the United States Constitution.
- July 25 » Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart completes his Symphony No. 40 in G minor (K550).
Weather May 23, 1788
The temperature on May 23, 1788 was about 15.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: omtrent helder.