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• Antonij Lit, Utrecht, Utrecht, NL
• Aaltje Jongbloed, Willemstad, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1791)
• Aantje Cornelisdr Wervenbos, Boven Hardingsveld, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands († 1841)
• Agnieske Mulders, Tiel († 1869)
• Arie Areiszn de Wit, Alblasserdam
• "Johanna" Joanna Joanna, Heeswijk, NL († 1883)
• Alewijn Jansz Coedijk, Monnickendam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Antoon Johan Adriaan Trip, Groningen
• Antonius Brundel, Hoogland, Utrecht, Nederland
• ANTJE NOORDAM, 'S-GRAVENZANDE († 1849)

• Joannes Peterse van ESDONCK (63), Vlijmen,Noord Brabant,Holland
• Gerretje Jacobs Los (33)
• Joannes Petrus van Esdonk (63), Vlijmen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland, Nederland
• Joannes van ESDONK (63), Vlijmen,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Gerritje Gerrits Vrijeling (28)
• Antonius Brücken (0), Malberg, Waldbreitbach, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
• Jan Peter Maarten van Esdonk (63), Vlijmen,Noord-Brabant,Nederland
• Hendrikien Jans (Stuijver) (34), 't Nederland, Overijssel, Nederland
• Anna Albertsdr van der Vlugt (0), Ter Aar (Langeraar)
• Jean HOSTE (49), Heist-Aan-Zee,West Vlaanderen,BELGIE

• 1757 » Manuel Tolsá, Spanish sculptor and first director of the Academy of San Carlos in Mexico City († 1816)
• 1767 » Tyagaraja, Indian composer († 1847)
• 1770 » François Gérard, French painter († 1837)
• 1772 » Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus, German publisher († 1823)
• 1796 » Horace Mann, American educator and politician († 1859)
• 1796 » William H. Prescott, American historian and scholar († 1859)
• 1796 » William Pennington, American lawyer and politician, 13th Governor of New Jersey, 23rd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives († 1862)
• 1820 » John Whiteaker, American soldier, judge, and politician, 1st Governor of Oregon († 1902)
• 1820 » Julia Gardiner Tyler, American wife of John Tyler, 11th First Lady of the United States († 1889)
• 1822 » Charles Boucher de Boucherville, Canadian physician and politician, 3rd Premier of Quebec († 1915)

• 1737 » Eustace Budgell, English journalist and politician (b. 1686)
• 1774 » Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick, Prussian nobleman (b. 1714)
• 1776 » Jacques Saly, French painter and sculptor (b. 1717)
• 1790 » Matthew Tilghman, American politician (b. 1718)
• 1799 » Tipu, ruler of Mysore (b. 1750)
• 1811 » Nikolay Kamensky, Russian general (b. 1776)
• 1816 » Samuel Dexter, American lawyer and politician, 4th United States Secretary of War, 3rd United States Secretary of the Treasury (b. 1761)
• 1824 » Joseph Joubert, French author (b. 1754)
• 1826 » Sebastián Kindelán y O'Regan, colonial governor of East Florida, Santo Domingo and Cuba (b. 1757)
• 1839 » Denis Davydov, Russian general and poet (b. 1784)

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 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.
• March 6 » The First Fleet arrives at Norfolk Island in order to found a convict settlement.
• April 28 » Maryland becomes the seventh state to ratify the United States Constitution.
• June 25 » Virginia becomes the tenth state to ratify the United States Constitution.
• July 26 » New York ratifies the United States Constitution and becomes the 11th state of the United States.

The temperature on May 4, 1788 was about 11.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: omtrent helder.