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Born on Wednesday December 17, 1788
- Aagje Jans van Steeg (Van De Steeg), Putten, Gelderland, Nederland († 1858)
- Aeike Wilken Geertsema, fortasse, Kloosterland, Ostfriesland, Preußen († 1868)
- Anneke (Antje) van Ree, Neder-Betuwe († 1873)
- Antonia Toonen, Wijchen († 1834)
- Adriaantje van den Berg, ridderkerk (zuid holland) († 1866)
- Adriana Morreval, Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Adrianus de Groot, Haarlem († 1861)
- Angelina De Schrijver, Heldergem
- Adriana Catharina van Gog, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1855)
- Altije Pieters, amsterdam, Nederland
Died on Wednesday December 17, 1788
- Bart van Genderen (0), Sliedrecht
- Benjamin Gorgas (67), York, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten
- Anna Leen, Sint Huibrechts Lille
- Catherine Lambert (84), Lustin
- Catherine Pierard (86), Fontaine-l'Evêque
- Catherine Jeanne HARDY (68), Anetz,44150,Loire-Atlantique,Pays de la Loire,FRANCE
- Adriana de GEUS (33), Willemstad
- Arnoldus Beerens
- Adrianus Weenink Weeninck Wenink (0), Winterswijk, Gelderland, Netherlands
- Claire HUYBRECHTS (61), Ternat
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from December 17, 1788 at Delpher
Born on December 17
- 1749 » Domenico Cimarosa, Italian composer and educator († 1801)
- 1778 » Humphry Davy, English chemist and physicist († 1829)
- 1796 » Thomas Chandler Haliburton, Canadian judge and politician († 1865)
- 1797 » Joseph Henry, American physicist and engineer († 1878)
- 1807 » John Greenleaf Whittier, American poet and activist († 1892)
- 1812 » Vilhelm Petersen, Danish painter († 1880)
- 1827 » Alexander Wassilko von Serecki, Austrian lawyer and politician († 1893)
- 1830 » Jules de Goncourt, French author and critic († 1870)
- 1835 » Alexander Emanuel Agassiz, Swiss-American ichthyologist and engineer († 1910)
- 1840 » Nozu Michitsura, Japanese field marshal († 1908)
Died on December 17
- 1663 » Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba (b. 1583)
- 1721 » Richard Lumley, 1st Earl of Scarbrough, English soldier and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (b. 1640)
- 1830 » Simón Bolívar, Venezuelan general and politician, 2nd President of Venezuela (b. 1783)
- 1833 » Kaspar Hauser, German feral child (b. 1812)
- 1847 » Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma (b. 1791)
- 1857 » Francis Beaufort, Irish hydrographer and officer in the Royal Navy (b. 1774)
- 1904 » William Shiels, Irish-Australian politician, 16th Premier of Victoria (b. 1848)
- 1907 » William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, Irish-Scottish physicist and engineer (b. 1824)
- 1909 » Leopold II of Belgium (b. 1835)
- 1917 » Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, English physician and activist (b. 1836)
Names that were popular for boys in 1788
- Jan
- Johannes
- Hendrik
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Jacob
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Joseph
- Jans
- Dirk
- Klaas
- Jean
Names that were popular for girls in 1788
- Maria
- Anna
- Johanna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Cornelia
- Marie
- Jans
- Joanna
- Trijntje
- Aaltje
- Grietje
- Neeltje
- Elizabeth
- Antje
- Adriana
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 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.
- February 9 » The Habsburg Empire joins the Russo-Turkish War in the Russian camp.
- March 6 » The First Fleet arrives at Norfolk Island in order to found a convict settlement.
- 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.
The weather on Wednesday December 17, 1788
The temperature on December 17, 1788 was about -8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: helder.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI