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April 11, 1784Born on Monday April 12, 1784
- Cornelia Brentjens, Montfort, Netherlands
- Antonius Johannes van Ommeren, Ravenstein, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Anna Maria Josina Van Eeckhoudt, Gooik, België († 1867)
- Adriana Bongaardt, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1784)
- Catharina Frederika Freriks, Zelhem, Gelderland, Nederland
- Berend Langwarden, Hummelo
- Antonie Roelandse van Wijk, Woerden († 1830)
- Albert Lamberts, Beilen, Drente, Netherlands
- Derkjen Lubberts Langevoord, Windesheim, Overijssel, Nederland († 1801)
- Alida Meina Jabeza Jabetsa de Wilde, Voorst-Nijbroek, Gelderland, Nederland
Died on Monday April 12, 1784
- Alexander (Sander) Nas (70), Bemmel, Gemeente Lingewaard, Gelderland, Netherlands
- Jacomintje van Doeselaar (2), Hoek
- Anna Maria Moors (70), Dessel, Antwerpen, Belgie
- Jan ter KAA (63), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Maria Moors (70), Dessel
- Ann Mary Conrad (64), Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Jan Terkaa (63), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Alexander Nas (70), Bemmel
- Alexander Nass (71), Bemmel, Lingewaard, Gelderland, Nederland
- Bernard Joseph De Roubaix (2), Lorgies
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from April 12, 1784 at Delpher
Born on April 12
- 1748 » Antoine Laurent de Jussieu, French botanist and author († 1836)
- 1777 » Henry Clay, American lawyer and politician, 9th United States Secretary of State († 1852)
- 1792 » John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham, English soldier and politician, Lord Privy Seal († 1840)
- 1794 » Germinal Pierre Dandelin, Belgian mathematician and engineer († 1847)
- 1796 » George N. Briggs, American lawyer and politician, 19th Governor of Massachusetts († 1861)
- 1799 » Henri Druey, Swiss lawyer and politician, 2nd President of the Swiss Confederation († 1855)
- 1801 » Joseph Lanner, Austrian composer and conductor († 1843)
- 1816 » Charles Gavan Duffy, Irish-Australian politician, 8th Premier of Victoria († 1903)
- 1823 » Alexander Ostrovsky, Russian playwright and translator († 1886)
- 1839 » Nikolay Przhevalsky, Russian geographer and explorer († 1888)
Died on April 12
- 1704 » Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet, French bishop and theologian (b. 1627)
- 1748 » William Kent, English architect, designed Holkham Hall and Chiswick House (b. 1685)
- 1782 » Metastasio, Italian-Austrian poet and composer (b. 1698)
- 1788 » Carlo Antonio Campioni, French-Italian composer (b. 1719)
- 1795 » Johann Kaspar Basselet von La Rosée, Bavarian general (b. 1710)
- 1814 » Charles Burney, English composer and historian (b. 1726)
- 1817 » Charles Messier, French astronomer and academic (b. 1730)
- 1850 » Adoniram Judson, American lexicographer and missionary (b. 1788)
- 1866 » Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood, English politician, founded Fleetwood (b. 1801)
- 1872 » Nikolaos Mantzaros, Greek composer and theorist (b. 1795)
Names that were popular for boys in 1784
- Jan
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Pieter
- Joannes
- Jacob
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Dirk
- Jean
- Klaas
- John
- Adrianus
Names that were popular for girls in 1784
- Maria
- Anna
- Johanna
- Marie
- Cornelia
- Catharina
- Joanna
- Elisabeth
- Neeltje
- Trijntje
- Grietje
- Aaltje
- Antje
- Adriana
- Jannetje
- Elizabeth
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1784
- 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)
- March 11 » The signing of the Treaty of Mangalore brings the Second Anglo-Mysore War to an end.
- April 9 » The Treaty of Paris, ratified by the United States Congress on January 14, 1784, is ratified by King George III of the Kingdom of Great Britain, ending the American Revolutionary War. Copies of the ratified documents are exchanged on May 12, 1784.
- June 4 » Élisabeth Thible becomes the first woman to fly in an untethered hot air balloon. Her flight covers four kilometres in 45 minutes, and reached 1,500 metres altitude (estimated).
- August 17 » Classical composer Luigi Boccherini receives a pay rise of 12000 reals from his employer, the Infante Luis, Count of Chinchón.
- August 23 » Western North Carolina (now eastern Tennessee) declares itself an independent state under the name of Franklin; it is not accepted into the United States, and only lasts for four years.
- October 22 » Russia founds a colony on Kodiak Island, Alaska.
Weather April 12, 1784
The temperature on April 12, 1784 was about 6.0 °C. There was 26 mm of rainWind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: betrokken regen.