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Born on Wednesday January 17, 1787
- Cornelis Joostz de Waart, Zwijndrecht, zh.nld († 1787)
- Anna Theresia GIELEN, Ettelgem. Belgie
- Ambrosius de Baere, Maldegem († 1835)
- Aglae Angelique Gabriëlle van Gramont († 1842)
- Christiaan Godfried van Schierholz, Arnstadt, Thüringen († 1851)
- Cornelia Gielen, Wamel, Gelderland, Nederland († 1836)
- Clara Feytens, Bertem
- , Meppel, Drenthe, Nederland († 1797)
- Anna Catharina Lübbers, Dersum († 1854)
- Christianus Adrianus Koppe, Den Haag
Died on Wednesday January 17, 1787
- Anne Gertrude Schijns, Sippenaken, B
- François Xavier Pierre Simon de Ville
- Elisabeth Van Camp (67), Reet, Antwerpen, België
- Adriana Petri CHRISTIAANSEN (65), Baarle-Hertog, 2387, Antwerpen, België
- Gertrudis Scheins, Sippenaken, België
- Béatrice Constance AUGAIT (0), Ourton,62460,Pas-de-Calais,Hauts-de-France,FRANCE
- Geertje van WENGERDEN (40), Nieuwkoop,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Catherine Marie Reine Peytier
- Fijke Laterveer (83), Leiden
- Catherine Elisabeth Obert (55), Sippenaken (B)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 17, 1787 at Delpher
Born on January 17
- 1734 » François-Joseph Gossec, French composer and conductor († 1829)
- 1761 » Sir James Hall, 4th Baronet, Scottish geologist and geophysicist († 1832)
- 1789 » August Neander, German historian and theologian († 1850)
- 1793 » Antonio José Martínez, Spanish-American priest, rancher and politician († 1867)
- 1814 » Ellen Wood, English author († 1887)
- 1820 » Anne Brontë, English author and poet († 1849)
- 1828 » Ede Reményi, Hungarian violinist and composer († 1898)
- 1828 » Lewis A. Grant, American lawyer and general, Medal of Honor recipient († 1918)
- 1832 » Henry Martyn Baird, American historian and academic († 1906)
- 1834 » August Weismann, German biologist, zoologist, and geneticist († 1914)
Died on January 17
- 1705 » John Ray, English botanist and historian (b. 1627)
- 1718 » Benjamin Church, American colonel (b. 1639)
- 1737 » Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann, German architect (b. 1662)
- 1738 » Jean-François Dandrieu, French organist and composer (b. 1682)
- 1751 » Tomaso Albinoni, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1671)
- 1826 » Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga, Spanish-French composer (b. 1806)
- 1834 » Giovanni Aldini, Italian physicist and academic (b. 1762)
- 1861 » Lola Montez, Irish actress and dancer (b. 1821)
- 1863 » Horace Vernet, French painter (b. 1789)
- 1869 » Alexander Dargomyzhsky, Russian composer (b. 1813)
Names that were popular for boys in 1787
- Jan
- Johannes
- Hendrik
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Jacob
- Gerrit
- Jacobus
- Petrus
- Jans
- Joseph
- Klaas
- Dirk
- Jean
Names that were popular for girls in 1787
- Maria
- Anna
- Johanna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Cornelia
- Marie
- Jans
- Joanna
- Trijntje
- Adriana
- Grietje
- Antje
- Neeltje
- Aaltje
- Elizabeth
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1787
- 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)
- June 20 » Oliver Ellsworth moves at the Federal Convention to call the government the 'United States'.
- July 13 » The Continental Congress enacts the Northwest Ordinance establishing governing rules for the Northwest Territory. It also establishes procedures for the admission of new states and limits the expansion of slavery.
- August 6 » Sixty proof sheets of the Constitution of the United States are delivered to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- September 17 » The United States Constitution is signed in Philadelphia.
- October 1 » Russians under Alexander Suvorov defeat the Turks at Kinburn.
- December 18 » New Jersey becomes the third state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
The weather on Wednesday January 17, 1787
The temperature on January 17, 1787 was about -2.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south. Weather type: betrokken mist.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI