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Born on Wednesday October 29, 1788
- Dingena (Dina) Corstanje, Goes
- Cornelia SNIJDER, Heinenoord
- Antonius van de Moosdijk, Someren († 1866)
- Dirk Sytzes van der Wey, Stiens, Leeuwarderadeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1838)
- Dirk Sytzes van der Wey, Stiens († 1838)
- Aaltje te Hennepe, Aalten († 1857)
- Elisabeth Dercon, Haacht († 1839)
- Adrianus Cornelius De Winter, Wilmarsdonk († 1850)
- Aaltjen te Hennepe, Aalten, Gelderland, Nederland († 1857)
- Adriaantje Hoogenboezem, Lekkerkerk
Died on Wednesday October 29, 1788
- Jacomijna Henrici Verhagen, Schijndel
- Henricus Prince, Wouw, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- "Jacoba" Jacomijna Hendricx Willemijn Jacomijna Hendricx (70), Schijndel
- Elijah (Thomas) Bartlett (63), Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony
- Catharina Dovemale, amersfoort
- Anna Catharina Barlage (76)
- Dingena van Verhaert, Aart (70), Bergen op Zoom
- Anne Cooks, Claverdon, Warwickshire, England
- Anna Catharina BERCHMANS (71), Ravels, Province of Antwerp (Middle Brabant), Belgium
- Abraham Gerritsz van Alkemade (47), Enkhuizen (NL)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 29, 1788 at Delpher
Born on October 29
- 1740 » James Boswell, Scottish lawyer and author († 1795)
- 1808 » Caterina Scarpellini, Italian astronomer and meteorologist († 1873)
- 1812 » Louise Granberg, Swedish playwright († 1907)
- 1815 » Dan Emmett, American composer († 1904)
- 1822 » Mieczysław Halka-Ledóchowski, Russian-Polish cardinal († 1902)
- 1831 » James Boucaut, English-Australian politician, 11th Premier of South Australia († 1916)
- 1832 » Narcisa de Jesús, Ecuadorian saint († 1869)
- 1837 » Harriet Powers, American folk artist and quilter († 1910)
- 1855 » Paul Bruchési, Canadian archbishop († 1939)
- 1856 » Jacques Curie, French physicist and academic († 1941)
Died on October 29
- 1666 » Edmund Calamy the Elder, English minister and activist (b. 1600)
- 1783 » Jean le Rond d'Alembert, French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (b. 1717)
- 1804 » Sarah Crosby, the first female Methodist preacher (b. 1729)
- 1829 » Maria Anna Mozart, Austrian pianist (b. 1751)
- 1877 » Nathan Bedford Forrest, American general and KKK leader (b. 1821)
- 1885 » George B. McClellan, American general and politician, 24th Governor of New Jersey (b. 1826)
- 1892 » William Harnett, American painter (b. 1848)
- 1897 » Henry George, American journalist, philosopher, and economist (b. 1839)
- 1901 » Leon Czolgosz, American assassin of William McKinley (b. 1873)
- 1905 » Étienne Desmarteau, Canadian weight thrower and shot putter (b. 1873)
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Names that were popular for girls in 1788
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 19 » The second group of ships of the First Fleet arrive at Botany Bay.
- February 6 » Massachusetts becomes the sixth state to ratify the United States Constitution.
- March 21 » A fire in New Orleans leaves most of the town in ruins.
- April 28 » Maryland becomes the seventh state to ratify the United States Constitution.
- May 23 » South Carolina ratifies the United States Constitution as the eighth American state.
Weather October 29, 1788
The temperature on October 29, 1788 was about 8.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken.