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Born on Sunday January 13, 1788
- Anna Maria Bovens, Berg aan de Maas (Stein), Limburg, Nederland († 1788)
- Alida Johanna Pastoor, Kampen, Overijssel, Nederland
- Ann Jeffrey, Stevenston († 1790)
- Adriana Gerrits, Biervliet
- Anna Catrina Maria Gerlach, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1814)
- Adriana Vink, Oudendijk
- Albert Scholte( Fleer), Losser
- Anna van Campen, 's Grevelduin-Capelle
- Abraham van Dintel, Rockanje
- Andries de Feij, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Died on Sunday January 13, 1788
- JACOBA NIEVELD (38)
- Jan Willemsen van Harskamp
- IJbeltje Luitjens Kleiterp (70)
- Billing CLARK (61)
- ARIJ DOEVE, AALSMEER, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Jacobus Goossens (27), Weelde (Belgie)
- Franciscus Vounckx (Vonckx) (73), NIEUWRODE
- Jannigje Struijk, Meeuwen
- Adriaan Adriaan Jan ARIËNS (43), Dongen
- Franciscus Vounckx (73), Nieuwrode
Born on January 13
- 1720 » Richard Hurd, English bishop († 1808)
- 1749 » Maler Müller, German poet, painter, and playwright († 1825)
- 1787 » John Davis, American lawyer and politician, 14th Governor of Massachusetts († 1854)
- 1804 » Paul Gavarni, French illustrator († 1866)
- 1805 » Thomas Dyer, American lawyer and politician, 18th Mayor of Chicago († 1862)
- 1808 » Salmon P. Chase, American jurist and politician, 6th Chief Justice of the United States († 1873)
- 1810 » Ernestine Rose, American suffragist, abolitionist, and freethinker († 1892)
- 1812 » Victor de Laprade, French poet and critic († 1883)
- 1832 » Horatio Alger, Jr., American novelist and journalist († 1899)
- 1845 » Félix Tisserand, French astronomer and academic († 1896)
Died on January 13
- 1717 » Maria Sibylla Merian, German entomologist and illustrator (b. 1647)
- 1775 » Johann Georg Walch, German theologian and author (b. 1693)
- 1790 » Luc Urbain de Bouëxic, French admiral (b. 1712)
- 1796 » John Anderson, Scottish philosopher and educator (b. 1726)
- 1832 » Thomas Lord, English cricketer, founded Lord's Cricket Ground (b. 1755)
- 1838 » Ferdinand Ries, German pianist and composer (b. 1784)
- 1860 » William Mason, American surgeon and politician (b. 1786)
- 1864 » Stephen Foster, American composer and songwriter (b. 1826)
- 1872 » William Scamp, English architect and engineer (b. 1801)
- 1882 » Wilhelm Mauser, German engineer and businessman, co-founded the Mauser Company (b. 1834)
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 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.
- 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.
- February 6 » Massachusetts becomes the sixth state to ratify the United States Constitution.
- May 23 » South Carolina ratifies the United States Constitution as the eighth American state.
- June 25 » Virginia becomes the tenth state to ratify the United States Constitution.
- September 13 » The Philadelphia Convention sets the date for the first presidential election in the United States, and New York City becomes the country's temporary capital.
Weather January 13, 1788
The temperature on January 13, 1788 was about 6.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: betrokken.