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Born on Tuesday October 16, 1787
- Adrianus van Loon, Oosterhout († 1853)
- Christine Schaumann, Hesselbach, Kreis Wittgenstein († 1830)
- Apolonia RAAPHORST, Voorschoten († 1821)
- Attje Gerkes Molenaar, Makkum († 1846)
- Arij de Wit, Valkenburg, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aaltje Verhoeven, Rotterdam (Rotterdam), Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Christina (Leix) Like
- Arij Haak, Rotterdam, grote kerk, gereformeerd († 1791)
- Adrianus Bartsz. Remmerswaal, Wassenaar († 1808)
- Cornelia Burmanje, Loon op Zand († 1874)
Died on Tuesday October 16, 1787
- Abigail Phelps (81)
- Johannis (Johannes Leenderst Hannes) Nederlof (58), Sliedrecht
- Johannis Leendertsz. Nederlof (58), Sliedrecht
- Isaac Broughton (0), Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, Verenigde Staten
- Johannis Leendert Nederlof (58), Sliedrecht
- Amelberga Andries (0), Temse
- Georges Goudal (86), Saint Georges de Reintembault (35)
- Johannis NEDERLOF (58), Sliedrecht
- Gerardus Bosch (68), Scherpenheuvel, Vlaams-Brabant, België
- Francois Jacques Blot, Longue Pointe PQ
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 16, 1787 at Delpher
Born on October 16
- 1758 » Noah Webster, American lexicographer († 1843)
- 1762 » Paul Hamilton, American soldier and politician, 3rd United States Secretary of the Navy († 1816)
- 1789 » William Burton, American physician and politician, 39th Governor of Delaware († 1866)
- 1795 » William Buell Sprague, American minister, historian, and author († 1876)
- 1802 » Isaac Murphy, American educator and politician, 8th Governor of Arkansas († 1882)
- 1803 » Robert Stephenson, English railway and civil engineer († 1859)
- 1804 » Benjamin Russell, American painter and educator († 1885)
- 1806 » William P. Fessenden, American lawyer and politician, 26th United States Secretary of the Treasury († 1869)
- 1815 » Francis Lubbock, American colonel and politician, 9th Governor of Texas († 1905)
- 1818 » William Forster, Indian-Australian politician, 4th Premier of New South Wales († 1882)
Died on October 16
- 1750 » Sylvius Leopold Weiss, German lute player and composer (b. 1687)
- 1755 » Gerard Majella, Italian saint (b. 1725)
- 1774 » Robert Fergusson, Scottish poet (b. 1750)
- 1791 » Grigory Potemkin, Russian general and politician (b. 1739)
- 1793 » John Hunter, Scottish-English surgeon and philosopher (b. 1728)
- 1793 » Marie Antoinette, Austrian-born queen consort of Louis XVI of France (b. 1755)
- 1796 » Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia (b. 1726)
- 1799 » Veerapandiya Kattabomman Indian activist (b. 1760)
- 1810 » Nachman of Breslov, Ukrainian religious leader, founded the Breslov Hasidic group (b. 1772)
- 1822 » Eva Marie Veigel, Austrian-English dancer (b. 1724)
Names that were popular for boys in 1787
- Jan
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Jacob
- Joannes
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Klaas
- Dirk
- Jean
- Adrianus
- Leendert
Names that were popular for girls in 1787
- Maria
- Anna
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Trijntje
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Adriana
- Joanna
- Marie
- Grietje
- Neeltje
- Antje
- Aaltje
- Jannetje
- 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)
- 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.
- June 20 » Oliver Ellsworth moves at the Federal Convention to call the government the 'United States'.
- September 17 » The United States Constitution is signed in Philadelphia.
- October 1 » Russians under Alexander Suvorov defeat the Turks at Kinburn.
- December 7 » Delaware becomes the first state to ratify the United States Constitution.