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March 15, 1788Born on Sunday March 16, 1788
- Anne, Françoise GAILLARD, Saint-Remy, Liège, Wallonie, BELGIQUE
- Aagje Kuijper, Westzaan, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Adriaantje Veldhoen, IJsselmonde, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1820)
- Aagtje Caspers van Baarn, Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nederland
- Anna Catharina Charlier, Venlo
- Aaltje van Lavieren, Ochten gem. Nederbetuwe, Gelderland, Nederland († 1865)
- Anna van Driel, Oud-Beijerland († 1862)
- Annegien Jans Bakker, Sappemeer († 1858)
- Annegijn Jans Bakker, Sappermeer
- Anje Kaspers, Lettelbert
Died on Sunday March 16, 1788
- Ari Leendertze van der Eckk
- Arent van Amerongen, Angerlo
- Bartholomeus Clement (0), Niel, 2845, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Capt. Benjamin Simmons (75), Little, Compton, Rhode Island
- Benjamin Simmons (76)
- Elisabeth Sommeling (1)
- George Frederich LOFFHAGEN (0), Sachsen, Wittstock,Altmarkt,Prussia
- Augustus Huyghe (1), Zwijnaarde
- Catharina Van Dijck (53), Testelt
- Cornelis van den Broeke
Born on March 16
- 1771 » Antoine-Jean Gros, French painter († 1835)
- 1773 » Juan Ramón Balcarce, Argentinian general and politician, 6th Governor of Buenos Aires Province († 1836)
- 1774 » Matthew Flinders, English navigator and cartographer († 1814)
- 1789 » Francis Rawdon Chesney, English general and explorer († 1872)
- 1789 » Georg Ohm, German physicist and mathematician († 1854)
- 1794 » Ami Boué, Austrian geologist and ethnographer († 1881)
- 1797 » Alaric Alexander Watts, English poet and journalist († 1864)
- 1799 » Anna Atkins, English botanist and photographer († 1871)
- 1800 » Emperor Ninkō of Japan († 1846)
- 1805 » Peter Ernst von Lasaulx, German philologist and politician († 1861)
Died on March 16
- 1721 » James Craggs the Elder, English politician, Postmaster General of the United Kingdom (b. 1657)
- 1736 » Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Italian organist and composer (b. 1710)
- 1737 » Benjamin Wadsworth, American minister and academic (b. 1670)
- 1738 » George Bähr, German architect, designed the Dresden Frauenkirche (b. 1666)
- 1747 » Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (b. 1690)
- 1838 » Nathaniel Bowditch, American captain and mathematician (b. 1773)
- 1841 » Félix Savart, French physicist and psychologist († 1791)
- 1868 » David Wilmot, American politician, sponsor of Wilmot Proviso (b. 1814)
- 1884 » Art Croft, American baseball player (b. 1855)
- 1888 » Hippolyte Carnot, French politician (b. 1801)
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
- Aaltje
- Catharina
- 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 2 » Georgia becomes the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution.
- January 18 » The first elements of the First Fleet carrying 736 convicts from Great Britain to Australia arrive at Botany Bay.
- January 20 » The third and main part of First Fleet arrives at Botany Bay. Arthur Phillip decides that Port Jackson is a more suitable location for a colony.
- February 6 » Massachusetts becomes the sixth state to ratify the United States Constitution.
- March 6 » The First Fleet arrives at Norfolk Island in order to found a convict settlement.
- June 11 » Russian explorer Gerasim Izmailov reaches Alaska.
Weather March 16, 1788
The temperature on March 16, 1788 was about -1.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west by south. Weather type: omtrent helder.