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• Anna Catharina Croonenborghs, Meerhout, België († 1832)
• Anthonie van der Slikke, Poortvliet, Zeeland, Nederland († 1844)
• Carolus SEGERS, Hamme,9220,Flandre Orientale,Flandre,BELGIQUE († 1859)
• Catharina van Velzen, Delft († 1847)
• Adriana Maria Franse, Rijsbergen († 1830)
• Anna Maria Prince, Mierlo
• Catharina van Velsen, Delft († 1847)
• Adrianus Agterberg, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland († 1837)
• Arriaantje Zevenbergen, Charlois
• Catharina Crnlsdr van VelZen, Delft

• Andreas Sc(h)rauwe(n) (76), Hoeven, Noord Brabant, Nederland
• Andreas Scrouwe (76), Hoeven
• Engelbertus (Elbert) Van Huet (Huut) (71), Duiven
• Engelbertus Joannes van Huet (71), Duiven, Nederland
• Elisabeth HOELLINGER (75), Petit-Réderching,57410,Moselle,LORRAINE,FRANCE
• Eleonore Gottliebe van Varchmin (74), Bautzen, Saksen
• Geertry Bredie (65), Ijsselstein
• Adrianus Jansdr. van Dongen (58), Gilze en Rijen, NB, Nederland
• Engelbertus Joannes van HUET (HUUT) (72), Duiven(Geld)
• Arnold Klumpen (59), Breyell, Viersen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

• 1748 » Antoine Laurent de Jussieu, French botanist and author († 1836)
• 1777 » Henry Clay, American lawyer and politician, 9th United States Secretary of State († 1852)
• 1792 » John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham, English soldier and politician, Lord Privy Seal († 1840)
• 1794 » Germinal Pierre Dandelin, Belgian mathematician and engineer († 1847)
• 1796 » George N. Briggs, American lawyer and politician, 19th Governor of Massachusetts († 1861)
• 1799 » Henri Druey, Swiss lawyer and politician, 2nd President of the Swiss Confederation († 1855)
• 1801 » Joseph Lanner, Austrian composer and conductor († 1843)
• 1816 » Charles Gavan Duffy, Irish-Australian politician, 8th Premier of Victoria († 1903)
• 1823 » Alexander Ostrovsky, Russian playwright and translator († 1886)
• 1839 » Nikolay Przhevalsky, Russian geographer and explorer († 1888)

• 1704 » Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet, French bishop and theologian (b. 1627)
• 1748 » William Kent, English architect, designed Holkham Hall and Chiswick House (b. 1685)
• 1782 » Metastasio, Italian-Austrian poet and composer (b. 1698)
• 1788 » Carlo Antonio Campioni, French-Italian composer (b. 1719)
• 1795 » Johann Kaspar Basselet von La Rosée, Bavarian general (b. 1710)
• 1814 » Charles Burney, English composer and historian (b. 1726)
• 1817 » Charles Messier, French astronomer and academic (b. 1730)
• 1850 » Adoniram Judson, American lexicographer and missionary (b. 1788)
• 1866 » Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood, English politician, founded Fleetwood (b. 1801)
• 1872 » Nikolaos Mantzaros, Greek composer and theorist (b. 1795)

1. Jan
2. Hendrik
3. Johannes
4. Cornelis
5. Pieter
6. Willem
7. Joannes
8. Jacob
9. Gerrit
10. Petrus
11. Jacobus
12. Dirk
13. Klaas
14. Jean
15. John
16. Adrianus

1. Maria
2. Anna
3. Johanna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Trijntje
7. Aaltje
8. Catharina
9. Marie
10. Joanna
11. Neeltje
12. Grietje
13. Elizabeth
14. Antje
15. Adriana
16. Jannetje

• 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 1 » First edition of The Times of London, previously The Daily Universal Register, is published.
• January 18 » The first elements of the First Fleet carrying 736 convicts from Great Britain to Australia arrive at Botany Bay.
• January 26 » The British First Fleet, led by Arthur Phillip, sails into Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour) to establish Sydney, the first permanent European settlement on Australia. Commemorated as Australia Day.
• March 21 » A fire in New Orleans leaves most of the town in ruins.
• April 7 » American pioneers to the Northwest Territory establish Marietta, Ohio as the first permanent American settlement in the Northwest Territory.
• December 22 » Nguyễn Huệ proclaims himself Emperor Quang Trung, in effect abolishing on his own the Lê dynasty.

The temperature on April 12, 1788 was about 10.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south east. Weather type: zeer betrokken.