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• Adriaan Kater, Monnickendam († 1862)
• Boewe Lubberts, Meeden, Groningen, Nederland
• Aaltje Harms Wierenga, Engelbert gem. Noorddijk, Groningen, Nederland († 1857)
• Boewe Jurjens, Meeden
• Aaldrik Tijs, Muntendam, Groningen, Netherlands
• Allegonda van Heumen, Oss
• Boewe Jurjens Lubberts, Meeden (gem. Midden-Groningen) († 1860)
• Aaltje WIERINGA, Engelbert, Groningen, Nederland († 1857)
• Trientje Pieters, Opeinde († 1880)
• Aaltje Harms (Aaltjen Harms) Wieringa (Wierenga), Engelbert († 1857)

• Joannes Samuel Couwenbergh (26), Azie
• Johann VAN OIJEN (26), Helden, Limburg, Netherlands
• Gerrit van Veldhuijsen (59), Loosdrecht
• Joannes Petrus van Heel (1), Susteren
• Hendrina Krajenbrink (44), Varsseveld
• Isabelle Cornelia Boogaert (58), 's Gravenhage
• Johannes Stefanus Rueb (86), Dordrecht, ZH, Nederland
• Joanna Bovens (0), Terhagen-Elsloo (Stein), Limburg, Nederland
• Henricus Van der Ploeg (72), De Glip
• Catharina VAN der POORTEN (0), Antwerpen, 2000, Antwerpen, Belgique

• 1725 » John Newton, English sailor and priest († 1807)
• 1757 » Vladimir Borovikovsky, Ukrainian-Russian painter († 1825)
• 1783 » Simón Bolívar, Venezuelan commander and politician, 2nd President of Venezuela († 1830)
• 1786 » Joseph Nicollet, French mathematician and explorer († 1843)
• 1794 » Johan Georg Forchhammer, Danish mineralogist and geologist († 1865)
• 1802 » Alexandre Dumas, French novelist and playwright († 1870)
• 1803 » Adolphe Adam, French composer and critic († 1856)
• 1803 » Alexander J. Davis, American architect († 1892)
• 1821 » William Poole, American boxer and gangster († 1855)
• 1826 » Jan Gotlib Bloch, Polish theorist and activist († 1902)

• 1612 » John Salusbury, Welsh politician and poet (b. 1567)
• 1739 » Benedetto Marcello, Italian composer and educator (b. 1686)
• 1768 » Nathaniel Lardner, English theologian and author (b. 1684)
• 1862 » Martin Van Buren, American lawyer and politician, 8th President of the United States (b. 1782)
• 1891 » Hermann Raster, German-American journalist and politician (b. 1827)
• 1908 » Vicente Acosta, Salvadoran journalist and poet (b. 1867)
• 1910 » Arkhip Kuindzhi, Ukrainian-Russian painter (b. 1841)
• 1927 » Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Japanese author (b. 1892)
• 1957 » Sacha Guitry, French actor and director (b. 1885)
• 1962 » Wilfrid Noyce, English mountaineer and author (b. 1917)

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 9 » Connecticut becomes the fifth state to ratify the Constitution.
• January 19 » The second group of ships of the First Fleet arrive at Botany Bay.
• May 8 » King Louis XVI of France attempts to impose the reforms of Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne by abolishing the parlements.
• May 23 » South Carolina ratifies the United States Constitution as the eighth American state.
• June 7 » French Revolution: Day of the Tiles: Civilians in Grenoble toss roof tiles and various objects down upon royal troops.

The temperature on July 24, 1788 was about 17.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken.