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Born on Friday February 8, 1788
- Aimé baron de T'Serclaes, Wommersom, Brabant flamand († 1873)
- Anna Barbara Cohlen, Wijlre,, Limburg, Nederland
- TRÉGUER, Névez,29920,Finistère,Bretagne,FRANCE († 1804)
- Antonia Gremmen, Dussen
- Anna Barbara Coenen, Wijlre Gulpen-Wittem
- Antoine Henri LAMI, SPA, Liège, Belgique
- Adrianus van Nuland, Nuland († 1864)
- Anna Jans van Steenbergen, Heerde, Gelderland, Nederland († 1861)
- Anna Jans van Steenbergen, Heerde, Gelderland, Nederland
- Adriaan van Nuland, Nuland, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1857)
Died on Friday February 8, 1788
- Gerrigje Jochems van Doorn (40), Driebergen
- Catharina Baptizata Rutgeri van de LOO (41), Woensel, Eindhoven, 3547, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Frederik Scholte (Schotte) (42), Hillegersberg, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Lucia Heilewig Margaretha Hiller (46), Börzow, Germany
- Berend Hendriks (52), Terwolde
- Ernst Weber (0), Schwarzenau, Kreis Wittgenstein
- Antonius Anthon de Best (54), Boxmeer
- Estienne DAUBRESSE (60), Anzin,59
- Adriana Arnouts van den Buys (70), Zundert, 4443, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Gijsje Janse van der Klugt (56), Zoeterwoude, ZH, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 8, 1788 at Delpher
Born on February 8
- 1762 » Gia Long, Vietnamese emperor († 1820)
- 1764 » Joseph Leopold Eybler, Austrian composer and conductor († 1846)
- 1792 » Caroline Augusta of Bavaria († 1873)
- 1798 » Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich of Russia († 1849)
- 1807 » Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, English sculptor and zoologist († 1889)
- 1817 » Richard S. Ewell, American general († 1872)
- 1819 » John Ruskin, English author, critic, and academic († 1900)
- 1820 » William Tecumseh Sherman, American general († 1891)
- 1822 » Maxime Du Camp, French photographer and journalist († 1894)
- 1825 » Henry Walter Bates, English geographer, biologist, and explorer († 1892)
Died on February 8
- 1696 » Ivan V of Russia (b. 1666)
- 1709 » Giuseppe Torelli, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1658)
- 1725 » Peter the Great, Russian emperor (b. 1672)
- 1749 » Jan van Huysum, Dutch painter (b. 1682)
- 1750 » Aaron Hill, English playwright and poet (b. 1685)
- 1768 » George Dance the Elder, English architect, designed St Leonard's and St Botolph's Aldgate (b. 1695)
- 1772 » Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha (b. 1719)
- 1849 » François Habeneck, French violinist and conductor (b. 1781)
- 1849 » France Prešeren, Slovenian poet and lawyer (b. 1800)
- 1856 » Agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist and academic (b. 1773)
Names that were popular for boys in 1788
- Jan
- Hendrik
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Willem
- Joannes
- Jacob
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Dirk
- Klaas
- Jean
- John
- Adrianus
Names that were popular for girls in 1788
- Maria
- Anna
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Trijntje
- Catharina
- Aaltje
- Marie
- Joanna
- Neeltje
- Grietje
- Elizabeth
- Antje
- Adriana
- Jannetje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1788
- 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 18 » The first elements of the First Fleet carrying 736 convicts from Great Britain to Australia arrive at Botany Bay.
- March 6 » The First Fleet arrives at Norfolk Island in order to found a convict settlement.
- March 21 » A fire in New Orleans leaves most of the town in ruins.
- June 11 » Russian explorer Gerasim Izmailov reaches Alaska.
- June 25 » Virginia becomes the tenth state to ratify the United States Constitution.
- July 26 » New York ratifies the United States Constitution and becomes the 11th state of the United States.
Weather February 8, 1788
The temperature on February 8, 1788 was about 2.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: betrokken.