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Born on Sunday January 28, 1787
- Bernardus Wuijsman, Schiedam
- Anna Cornelia Van Poppel, Ranst, België († 1830)
- Anna de Pater, Polsbroek
- Abram Jacobus Vermond, Leiden
- Anne Catherine Josephe Delmotte, Comines (B),,Province du Hainaut,Walloon Region,Belgiâ´
- Arends, Veldhausen († 1787)
- Aaltje van Leer, Leerdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1827)
- Anna Andriessen, Rotterdam
- Adriaantje de Glopper
- Adriaantje Pieters Slinger, Ooltgensplaat († 1858)
Died on Sunday January 28, 1787
- Annetje Berends (8), Beekbergen
- Aagje Cornelisdr. Dobber, Landsmeer, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Nies (30), Oostwold, Groningen, Nederland
- Elisabeth Jans van Laar (4)
- Anna Maria Minnie (64), Cape, South Africa
- Hermina Elisabeth Ploos Van Amstel Ploos Van Amstel (0)
- Hendrik Jan de Haan (11)
- Gerhardus Theodorus Asbrock, Ottenstein (Dld)
- Gerardus GOTINK (WEVERINK) (57), Hengelo
- Cornelius Everaert (59), Hamme
Born on January 28
- 1726 » Christian Felix Weiße, German poet and playwright († 1802)
- 1755 » Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring, Polish-German physician, anthropologist, and paleontologist († 1830)
- 1784 » George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, Scottish politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1860)
- 1797 » Charles Gray Round, English lawyer and politician († 1867)
- 1818 » George S. Boutwell, American lawyer and politician, 28th United States Secretary of the Treasury († 1905)
- 1822 » Alexander Mackenzie, Scottish-Canadian soldier, journalist, and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Canada († 1892)
- 1833 » Charles George Gordon, English general and politician († 1885)
- 1841 » Henry Morton Stanley, Welsh-American explorer and journalist († 1904)
- 1843 » Mihkel Veske, Estonian poet and linguist († 1890)
- 1853 » José Martí, Cuban journalist, poet, and theorist († 1895)
Died on January 28
- 1681 » Richard Allestree, English priest and academic (b. 1619)
- 1687 » Johannes Hevelius, Polish astronomer and politician (b. 1611)
- 1688 » Ferdinand Verbiest, Flemish Jesuit missionary in China (b. 1623)
- 1697 » Sir John Fenwick, 3rd Baronet, English general and politician (b. 1645)
- 1754 » Ludvig Holberg, Norwegian-Danish historian and philosopher (b. 1684)
- 1782 » Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville, French geographer and cartographer (b. 1697)
- 1832 » Augustin Daniel Belliard, French general (b. 1769)
- 1859 » F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1782)
- 1864 » Émile Clapeyron, French physicist and engineer (b. 1799)
- 1873 » John Hart, English-Australian politician, 10th Premier of South Australia (b. 1809)
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)
- January 25 » Shays's Rebellion: The rebellion's largest confrontation, outside the Springfield Armory, results in the killing of four rebels and the wounding of twenty.
- February 3 » Militia led by General Benjamin Lincoln crush the remnants of Shays' Rebellion in Petersham, Massachusetts.
- May 13 » Captain Arthur Phillip leaves Portsmouth, England, with eleven ships full of convicts (the "First Fleet") to establish a penal colony in Australia.
- May 25 » After a delay of 11 days, the United States Constitutional Convention formally convenes in Philadelphia after a quorum of seven states is secured.
- August 6 » Sixty proof sheets of the Constitution of the United States are delivered to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- December 18 » New Jersey becomes the third state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
The weather on Sunday January 28, 1787
The temperature on January 28, 1787 was about -3.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south east. Weather type: betrokken.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI