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April 28, 1787Died on Sunday April 29, 1787
- Abraham Krijger (42), Nisse
- Egide Tordeurs (68), Halle, Antw-Kemp, Be
- Gerrit Jacobse van Bergenhenegouw
- James Graham Earl van Kincardine (0)
- Catharina Maria Borger (7), Damme Niedersachsen DLD
- Anna Timothea Becker (23)
- Albertjen Jacobs Kok (4), Uddel
- Jan Janszoon NABER (8), Veldhausen, Nederskasen
- Beata Sophia de Geer (31)
- André Charles Joseph Halluin (22), Herlies, 59134, Nord, FRANCE
Born on April 29
- 1745 » Oliver Ellsworth, American lawyer and politician, 3rd Chief Justice of the United States († 1807)
- 1758 » Georg Carl von Döbeln, Swedish general († 1820)
- 1762 » Jean-Baptiste Jourdan, French general and politician, French Minister of Foreign Affairs († 1833)
- 1780 » Charles Nodier, French librarian and author († 1844)
- 1783 » David Cox, English landscape painter († 1859)
- 1784 » Samuel Turell Armstrong, American publisher and politician, 14th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts († 1850)
- 1810 » Thomas Adolphus Trollope, English journalist and author († 1892)
- 1814 » Sadok Barącz, Galician religious leader, historian, folklorist, archivist († 1892)
- 1818 » Alexander II of Russia († 1881)
- 1837 » Georges Ernest Boulanger, French general and politician, French Minister of War († 1891)
Died on April 29
- 1698 » Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk (b. 1655)
- 1707 » George Farquhar, Irish-English actor and playwright (b. 1678)
- 1743 » Charles-Irénée Castel de Saint-Pierre, French theorist and author (b. 1658)
- 1768 » Georg Brandt, Swedish chemist and mineralogist (b. 1694)
- 1771 » Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli, French-Italian architect, designed Winter Palace and Catherine Palace (b. 1700)
- 1776 » Edward Wortley Montagu, English explorer and author (b. 1713)
- 1793 » John Michell, English geologist and astronomer (b. 1724)
- 1798 » Nikolaus Poda von Neuhaus, Austrian entomologist and author (b. 1723)
- 1833 » William Babington, Anglo-Irish physician and mineralogist (b. 1756)
- 1854 » Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, English field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1768)
Names that were popular for boys in 1787
- Jan
- Johannes
- Hendrik
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Jacob
- Gerrit
- Jacobus
- Petrus
- Joseph
- Jans
- Klaas
- Dirk
- Jean
Names that were popular for girls in 1787
- Maria
- Anna
- Johanna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Marie
- Cornelia
- Joanna
- Jans
- 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)
- 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.
- 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.
- October 1 » Russians under Alexander Suvorov defeat the Turks at Kinburn.
- October 29 » Mozart's opera Don Giovanni receives its first performance in Prague.
The weather on Sunday April 29, 1787
The temperature on April 29, 1787 was about 7.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: betrokken.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI