About the day » Tuesday August 4, 1789Calender converter

• Catharina Lenders, Bree († 1794)
• Adriana van den Brande (Brander), Colijnsplaat, Zeeland, Nederland († 1858)
• Adam Shuey, Bethel, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States († 1860)
• Anthonij Vergeer, Zutphen († 1821)
• Adriana van den Brande, Colijnsplaat († 1858)
• Eva Catharina Braun, Kirchheim, Oa u. Weilheim, Württemberg, Deutschland
• Catalina Leendertsd van 't ZELFDE, Hendrik Ido Ambacht († 1855)
• Adriana van de Brande, Colijnsplaat († 1858)
• Dirk Arys Perdijk, Reeuwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland NL († 1847)
• Schonewille, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, The Netherlands († 1789)

• Jean Baptiste Heloir (1), Troisvilles (F)
• Anna DONKER (57), Amsterdam,, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana Verschoor (59), Charlois, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Kind Schonewil (0), Hoogeveen Drenthe, Netherlands
• Barbara D'hulster (0), Zarren
• Schonewille (0), Hoogeveen, Drenthe, The Netherlands
• Anna Sofia (Johanna Sofia, Sofya) de Koning (45), ‎ Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Donker (57), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Johannes Wunderlich (30), Oberndorf, Kreis Wittgenstein
• Francijn Bartel Bergmans (74), Son

• 1755 » Nicolas-Jacques Conté, French soldier, painter, balloonist, and inventor († 1805)
• 1792 » Percy Bysshe Shelley, English poet and playwright († 1822)
• 1805 » William Rowan Hamilton, Irish physicist, astronomer, and mathematician († 1865)
• 1821 » James Springer White, American religious leader, co-founded the Seventh-day Adventist Church († 1881)
• 1821 » Louis Vuitton, French fashion designer, founded Louis Vuitton († 1892)
• 1834 » John Venn, English mathematician and philosopher († 1923)
• 1836 » Jens Vilhelm Dahlerup, Danish architect († 1907)
• 1839 » Walter Pater, English author, critic, and academic († 1894)
• 1844 » Henri Berger, German composer and bandleader († 1929)
• 1853 » John Henry Twachtman, American painter, etcher, and academic († 1902)

• 1718 » René Lepage de Sainte-Claire, French-Canadian founder of Rimouski (b. 1656)
• 1727 » Victor-Maurice, comte de Broglie, French general (b. 1647)
• 1741 » Andrew Hamilton, Scottish-American lawyer and politician (b. 1676)
• 1778 » Pierre de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnial, Canadian-French politician, Governor General of New France (b. 1698)
• 1792 » John Burgoyne, English general and politician (b. 1723)
• 1795 » Timothy Ruggles, American lawyer, jurist, and politician (b. 1711)
• 1804 » Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan, Scottish admiral (b. 1731)
• 1822 » Kristjan Jaak Peterson, Estonian poet and author (b. 1801)
• 1844 » Jacob Aall, Norwegian economist, historian, and politician (b. 1773)
• 1859 » John Vianney, French priest and saint (b. 1786)

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. John

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)
• January 21 » The first American novel, The Power of Sympathy or the Triumph of Nature Founded in Truth by William Hill Brown, is printed in Boston.
• April 30 » On the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York City, George Washington takes the oath of office to become the first elected President of the United States.
• 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.
• August 7 » The United States Department of War is established.
• August 28 » William Herschel discovers a new moon of Saturn: Enceladus.
• October 5 » French Revolution: The Women's March on Versailles effectively terminates royal authority.

The temperature on August 4, 1789 was about 18.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-southeast. Weather type: omtrent helder.