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• "Antonius" Antonie Antonij Antonie, Dinther, NL († 1854)
• Adriaantje Cornelisd Bliek, Kapelle, Zeeland, The Netherlands († 1848)
• Arent Rijnten, Rheden († 1863)
• Aaltien Luitjen, Haulerwijk, gem. Ooststellingwerf († 1788)
• Atwell Johnston, Frederick, Virginia, United States († 1825)
• Aaltje Jans Dragt, Zuidwolde († 1871)
• Albert Scholten, Dalen, Nederland († 1853)
• Antonius van de Veerdonk, Dinther († 1854)
• Arend Reintjes (Reinten), Rheden († 1863)
• Beertje Jans van de Pol, Doornspijk († 1839)

• Dina Adriana Spruijt (48), Rotterdam
• Guilielmus Vertommen (38), Boom
• Joannes Baptiste VAN LOO (57), Zandvoorde (Oostende), West-Vlaanderen, België
• Grégoire GUIDEZ (78), Avesnes-les-Aubert,59129,Nord,Hauts-de-France,FRANCE
• Cornelis Roelofsen (0), Velp
• Johanna Frederike van Göllnitz (70), Zweibrücken, Rheinland-Palts
• Joannes Baptista Bogaert (0), Blankenberge, België
• Geertrui Gerritsen Meijerink (76), Zutphen
• Judocus Josephus Anne (3), Aalst
• Jemima Ordway (72), Norwich, Windsor, Vermont, United States

• 1763 » Edmond-Charles Genêt, French-American translator and diplomat († 1834)
• 1786 » Nicholas Biddle, American banker and financier († 1844)
• 1788 » Rudolf of Austria, Austrian archduke and archbishop († 1831)
• 1792 » Lowell Mason, American composer and educator († 1872)
• 1805 » John Bigler, American lawyer, politician, and diplomat, 3rd Governor of California († 1871)
• 1805 » Orson Hyde, American religious leader, 3rd President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles († 1878)
• 1812 » Sigismond Thalberg, Swiss pianist and composer († 1871)
• 1817 » Theophilus Shepstone, English-South African politician († 1893)
• 1821 » James Longstreet, American general and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Turkey († 1904)
• 1823 » Alfred Russel Wallace, Welsh geographer, biologist, and explorer († 1913)

• 1707 » John Dalrymple, 1st Earl of Stair, Scottish soldier and politician, Scottish Secretary of State (b. 1648)
• 1713 » Arcangelo Corelli, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1653)
• 1775 » John Baskerville, English printer and type designer (b. 1706)
• 1789 » Jack Broughton, English boxer (b. 1703)
• 1794 » Justus Möser, German lawyer and jurist (b. 1720)
• 1815 » Edward Pakenham, Anglo-Irish general and politician (b. 1778)
• 1825 » Eli Whitney, American engineer and theorist, invented the cotton gin (b. 1765)
• 1853 » Mihály Bertalanits, Slovene-Hungarian poet and educator (b. 1788)
• 1854 » William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, English field marshal and politician, Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance (b. 1768)
• 1865 » Aimé, duc de Clermont-Tonnerre, French general and politician, French Minister of Defence (b. 1779)

• 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 19 » The second group of ships of the First Fleet arrive at Botany Bay.
• February 9 » The Habsburg Empire joins the Russo-Turkish War in the Russian camp.
• April 7 » American pioneers to the Northwest Territory establish Marietta, Ohio as the first permanent American settlement in the Northwest Territory.
• 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 January 8, 1788 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: betrokken.