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• Arij Comfurius, Rotterdam
• Charity Finley Frederick, York, PA († 1861)
• Adriana Snoeren, Enschot
• Anna Maria Vangertruijen, Kleine-Spouwen († 1855)
• Anna Maria Heylen, Herenthout, België († 1875)
• Antonia Nijhoff, Fijnaart en Heijningen († 1857)
• Age Douwes Ottema, Witmarsum
• Bernhard Heinrich Horstmann, Schleupe († 1851)
• Carel (Karel) Kerremans (Karremans), Terheyden, Noord-Brabant (Nederland) († 1847)
• Anna Maria van ETTEN, Steenbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• Anna Catharina van den Buijs (40), Zundert, 4443, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Hans Willem Deen (52)
• Anna Maria Rongé (63), Blaasveld
• Adrianus (= Arien Hendriks ) Timmer (79), Wilp
• Elisabeth Schellekens (69), Geel, Antwerpen, BelgiÁe
• Aeltje Bluemink (27), Ruurlo
• Jean Baptiste Martin (76), Brillon, Frankrijk
• Anna Arijs, Erembodegem
• Gijsbert Jacobsz. van der Peet, Valkenburg aangifte
• Francois Luteijn (69), Groede, Zeeland, Nederland

• 1748 » Félix Vicq-d'Azyr, French physician and anatomist († 1794)
• 1791 » James Buchanan, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 15th President of the United States († 1868)
• 1792 » Thomas Romney Robinson, Irish astronomer and physicist († 1882)
• 1794 » Wei Yuan, Chinese scholar and author († 1856)
• 1805 » Johann Karl Friedrich Rosenkranz, German philosopher and academic († 1879)
• 1812 » Frederick Whitaker, English-New Zealand lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of New Zealand († 1891)
• 1813 » Frédéric Ozanam, Italian-French historian and scholar († 1853)
• 1813 » Stephen A. Douglas, American educator and politician, 7th Illinois Secretary of State († 1861)
• 1818 » James Anthony Froude, English historian, novelist, biographer and editor († 1894)
• 1819 » Edward Stafford, Scottish-New Zealand educator and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of New Zealand († 1901)

• 1695 » Henry Vaughan, Welsh poet and author (b. 1621)
• 1702 » Margaret Fell, English religious leader, founded the Religious Society of Friends (b. 1614)
• 1781 » James Abercrombie, Scottish general and politician (b. 1706)
• 1784 » Solomon I of Imereti (b. 1735)
• 1792 » Karl Friedrich Bahrdt, German theologian and author (b. 1741)
• 1794 » Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, French lawyer and politician (b. 1721)
• 1827 » Georgios Karaiskakis, Greek general (b. 1780)
• 1839 » Jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin, French admiral and explorer (b. 1768)
• 1850 » William Wordsworth, English poet and author (b. 1770)
• 1889 » Jules Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly, French author and critic (b. 1808)

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

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

• 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)
• July 12 » In response to the dismissal of the French finance minister Jacques Necker, the radical journalist Camille Desmoulins gives a speech which results in the storming of the Bastille two days later.
• July 14 » French Revolution: Citizens of Paris storm the Bastille.
• September 22 » The office of United States Postmaster General is established.
• September 25 » The United States Congress passes twelve constitutional amendments: the ten known as the Bill of Rights, the (unratified) Congressional Apportionment Amendment, and the Congressional Compensation Amendment.
• September 26 » George Washington appoints Thomas Jefferson the first United States Secretary of State.
• October 19 » John Jay is sworn in as the first Chief Justice of the United States.

The temperature on April 23, 1789 was about 7.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: omtrent helder.