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- 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.
- September 17 » The United States Constitution is signed in Philadelphia.
- September 28 » The Congress of the Confederation votes to send the newly-written United States Constitution to the state legislatures for approval.
- October 1 » Russians under Alexander Suvorov defeat the Turks at Kinburn.
- December 7 » Delaware becomes the first state to ratify the United States Constitution.
- December 18 » New Jersey becomes the third state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
Weather
The temperature on February 7, 1787 was about 3.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly south by west. Weather type: betrokken mist.
Source: Delpher (Koninklijke Bibliotheek Newspapers from February 7, 1787 at Delpher
Born on February 7
- 1741 » Henry Fuseli, Swiss-English painter and academic († 1825)
- 1758 » Benedikt Schack, Czech tenor and composer († 1826)
- 1796 » Thomas Gregson, English-Australian lawyer and politician, 2nd Premier of Tasmania (baptism date; d. 1874)
- 1802 » Louisa Jane Hall, American poet, essayist, and literary critic († 1892)
- 1804 » John Deere, American blacksmith and businessman, founded Deere & Company († 1886)
- 1812 » Charles Dickens, English novelist and critic († 1870)
- 1825 » Karl Möbius, German zoologist and ecologist († 1908)
- 1834 » Alfred-Philibert Aldrophe, French architect († 1895)
Died on February 7
- 1736 » Stephen Gray, English astronomer and physicist (b. 1666)
- 1779 » William Boyce, English organist and composer (b. 1711)
- 1799 » Qianlong Emperor of China (b. 1711)
- 1801 » Daniel Chodowiecki, Polish-German painter and academic (b. 1726)
- 1819 » August Wilhelm Hupel, German-Estonian linguist and author (b. 1737)
- 1823 » Ann Radcliffe, English author (b. 1764)
- 1837 » Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden (b. 1778)
- 1849 » Mariano Paredes, Mexican general and 16th president (1845-1846) (b. 1797)
Names that were popular for boys in 1787
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Johannes
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Joannes
- Jacob
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Dirk
- Klaas
- Jean
- Adrianus
Names that were popular for girls in 1787
- Maria
- Anna
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Marie
- Catharina
- Trijntje
- Joanna
- Adriana
- Elisabeth
- Grietje
- Neeltje
- Antje
- Aaltje
- Jannetje