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• Anna Dymphna Biesemans, Zichem, 3271 België († 1860)
• Aaltje Claasdr. den Boer, Streefkerk († 1864)
• Aleida Kobus Kok, Schokland, Overijssel, Nederland
• Arij van Dijk, Pijnacker († 1858)
• Anna Maria Reekers, De Rijp,, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1847)
• Andreas ( Seynave ) Sinnaeve, Eernegem
• Anna Digna Biesemans († 1860)
• Aleida Kobus Kok, Schokland, Overijssel,Nederland
• (Onbekende Doopnaam) Meijer, Hattem, Gelderland, Nederland
• Coleta D'haene, Rumbeke West-Vlaanderen België († 1860)

• Euphrosine Charlotte Wrangell (38)
• Andries Joriszn van Woerkom ( Workum ) (69), Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna BIESHEUVEL (27), De Werken
• Anna, Catharina Beeckmans (83), Wieze
• Anna VAN AKEN (34), Gent, 9000, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgique, St Michiels
• CORNELIA DUIJNDAM (60), WARMOND
• Helena Andriesdr van Burmania (84)
• catherine ABRASSART (0), Warquignies (Belgium)
• Gebke Hindriks (90), Grosswolde, Duitsland
• Anna Maartensdr Biesheuvel (28), De Werken

• 1720 » Bernard de Bury, French harpsichord player and composer († 1785)
• 1778 » Bernardo O'Higgins, Chilean general and politician, 2nd Supreme Director of Chile († 1842)
• 1779 » Jöns Jacob Berzelius, Swedish chemist and academic († 1848)
• 1789 » Abbas Mirza, Qajar crown prince of Persia († 1833)
• 1799 » James Prinsep, English orientalist and scholar († 1840)
• 1833 » Benjamin Harrison, American general, lawyer, and politician, 23rd President of the United States († 1901)
• 1845 » Albert Chmielowski, Polish saint, founded the Albertine Brothers († 1916)
• 1847 » Andrew Greenwood, English cricketer († 1889)
• 1847 » Bolesław Prus, Polish journalist and author († 1912)
• 1856 » Jakub Bart-Ćišinski, German poet and playwright († 1909)

• 1701 » Sir Charles Sedley, 5th Baronet, English playwright and politician, Speaker of the British House of Commons (b. 1639)
• 1707 » Nicolas Gigault, French organist and composer (b. 1627)
• 1773 » Enrique Flórez, Spanish historian and author (b. 1701)
• 1785 » Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, French sculptor (b. 1714)
• 1823 » Pope Pius VII (b. 1740)
• 1825 » William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock, English admiral and politician, Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1753)
• 1835 » Agnes Bulmer, English merchant and poet (b. 1775)
• 1854 » Shiranui Dakuemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 8th Yokozuna (b. 1801)
• 1859 » Juan Bautista Ceballos, President of Mexico (1853) (b. 1811)
• 1882 » James Whyte, Scottish-Australian politician, 6th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1820)

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 18 » The first elements of the First Fleet carrying 736 convicts from Great Britain to Australia arrive at Botany Bay.
• March 6 » The First Fleet arrives at Norfolk Island in order to found a convict settlement.
• June 7 » French Revolution: Day of the Tiles: Civilians in Grenoble toss roof tiles and various objects down upon royal troops.
• 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.
• 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 August 20, 1788 was about 17.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken.