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• Emilia Alida Weerts, Deventer († 1865)
• Arnolda van Biezen, Leeuwen
• Catharina Jacobs, Zandhoven 2240, Antwerpen, Belgie
• Elias David Buitenkant, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands († 1864)
• Elias ben David David_ Buitekant, Amsterdam Netherlands († 1864)
• Anne Marie LOMBAERTS, Anderlecht, 1070, Région Bruxelles-Capitale, Belgique († 1790)
• Cornelis Pieterse Franke, Sint-Maartensdijk († 1853)
• Barbara Good, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania († 1868)
• Barbara Catharina Meert, Steenhuffel,,Provincie Vlaams-Brabant,Flanders,Belgi√´ († 1818)
• Cornelia Raijmakers, Made en Drimmelen († 1858)

• Corstiaan Jacobsz. de Regt (64), Hekelingen
• Harmina Rosegaarde, Doetinchem, Gelderland, Nederland
• Jean Baptiste Hollemans, Halle, Belgie
• Corstiaan Jacobsz. de Regt (64), Hekelingen, Spijkenisse, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
• Jannetje Jansd Velgersdijk jd (65), Oostvoorne
• Corstiaan De Regt (72), Hekelingen,Zuid-Holland,Nederland
• françoise STURBOIS (30), Jemappes (Belgium) Hainaut
• Jannetje Jansdr Velgersdijk (58), oostvoorne (zuid holland)
• Caecilia Mols, Schinveld,, Limburg, Nederland
• Christine Wilhelmine von Loss (49), Dresden, Allemagne

• 1732 » Peter Ernst Wilde, German physician and journalist († 1785)
• 1758 » Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin († 1794)
• 1759 » William Wilberforce, English philanthropist and politician († 1833)
• 1772 » William I of the Netherlands († 1840)
• 1787 » James Weddell, Belgian-English sailor, hunter, and explorer († 1834)
• 1824 » Antonio Stoppani, Italian geologist and scholar († 1891)
• 1837 » Théodore Dubois, French organist, composer, and educator († 1924)
• 1843 » Boyd Dunlop Morehead, Australian politician, 10th Premier of Queensland († 1905)
• 1845 » James Calhoun, American lieutenant († 1876)
• 1851 » Tom Kendall, Australian cricketer and journalist († 1924)

• 1759 » Ewald Christian von Kleist, German poet and soldier (b. 1715)
• 1770 » Thomas Chatterton, English poet and prodigy (b. 1752)
• 1779 » Cosmas of Aetolia, Greek monk and saint (b. 1714)
• 1798 » Thomas Alcock, English priest and author (b. 1709)
• 1804 » Peggy Shippen, American wife of Benedict Arnold and American Revolutionary War spy (b. 1760)
• 1818 » James Carr, American lawyer and politician (b. 1777)
• 1821 » John William Polidori, English writer and physician (b. 1795)
• 1832 » Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot, French physicist and engineer (b. 1796)
• 1838 » Ferenc Kölcsey, Hungarian poet, critic, and politician (b. 1790)
• 1841 » Theodore Hook, English civil servant and composer (b. 1788)

• 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 14 » American Revolutionary War: Ratification Day, United States - Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris with Great Britain.
• 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.

The temperature on August 24, 1784 was about 15.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: betrokken.