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• Anna Suzanna Mahlstede, Bemmel, Gelderland, Nederland († 1848)
• Aaltje Pieters Teer, Westzaan († 1856)
• Catherine Ronk (ILLINOIS) Funk († 1856)
• Christian Bittner, Pennsylvania, United States († 1868)
• Anna Daniels, Maasbree, Limburg, Nederland († 1828)
• Anna Susanna Mahlstede, Bemmel, Gelderland, Nederland († 1848)
• Antonius van Eekelen, Wouw, Noord-Brabant, NL
• Anna Stevens, Erps
• Anna Corneillie, Aartrijke,8211,West-Vlaanderen,België
• Anna Susanna Mahlstede, Bemmel, Gelderland, Nederland († 1848)

• Engeltje van der Wel (13), 's-Gravenzande
• Cornelia Evers (56), Sint Odiliënberg
• Cornelis Petrus Kroot (77), Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Ilse Dorothea Feddeler (49), Dudensen, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
• Derkjen Gerrits Wijnbergen (44), Hattem, Gelderland, Nederland
• Blondine Van Neste, Brugge West-Vlaanderen
• Beerta Roelofs (76), Veendam
• Carel Augustus Emanuel van Rechteren (80), Zwolle, Pays-Bas
• Antje Gorlee, Ouder Amstel
• Diewerke Pieters (0), Noordhorn

• 1749 » Levi Lincoln Sr., American lawyer and politician, 4th United States Attorney General († 1820)
• 1759 » Maria Theresia von Paradis, Austrian pianist and composer († 1824)
• 1770 » Ezekiel Hart, Canadian businessman and politician († 1843)
• 1773 » Klemens von Metternich, German-Austrian politician, 1st State Chancellor of the Austrian Empire († 1859)
• 1786 » Dimitris Plapoutas, Greek general and politician († 1864)
• 1803 » Juan Almonte, son of José María Morelos, was a Mexican soldier and diplomat who served as a regent in the Second Mexican Empire (1863-1864) († 1869)
• 1805 » Samuel Carter, Early English railway solicitor and MP († 1878)
• 1808 » Michael William Balfe, Irish composer and conductor († 1870)
• 1817 » Debendranath Tagore, Indian philosopher and author († 1905)
• 1841 » Clarence Dutton, American commander and geologist († 1912)

• 1698 » Marie Champmeslé, French actress (b. 1642)
• 1699 » Sir Edward Petre, 3rd Baronet, English politician (b. 1631)
• 1700 » John Hale, American minister (b. 1636)
• 1740 » Ephraim Chambers, English publisher (b. 1680)
• 1773 » Alban Butler, English priest and hagiographer (b. 1710)
• 1845 » Braulio Carrillo Colina, Costa Rican lawyer and politician, Head of State of Costa Rica (b. 1800)
• 1879 » Gottfried Semper, German architect and educator, designed the Semper Opera House (b. 1803)
• 1886 » Emily Dickinson, American poet and author (b. 1830)
• 1914 » Ida Freund, Austrian-born chemist and educator (b. 1863)
• 1919 » Hasan Tahsin, Turkish journalist (b. 1888)

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. Neeltje
11. Grietje
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)
• February 4 » George Washington is unanimously elected as the first President of the United States by the U.S. Electoral College.
• May 5 » In France, the Estates-General convenes for the first time since 1614.
• June 14 » Mutiny on the Bounty: HMSBounty mutiny survivors including Captain William Bligh and 18 others reach Timor after a nearly 7,400km (4,600mi) journey in an open boat.
• September 15 » The United States "Department of Foreign Affairs", established by law in July, is renamed the Department of State and given a variety of domestic duties.
• September 22 » The office of United States Postmaster General is established.
• October 19 » John Jay is sworn in as the first Chief Justice of the United States.

The temperature on May 15, 1789 was about 16.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly south-southeast. Weather type: zeer betrokken.