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• Agatha Abelia Bruining, Niekerk († 1825)
• Anna Theresia Cool, Aartrijke,8211,West-Vlaanderen,België († 1878)
• Bernard Vanduynslager, Oeselgem († 1847)
• Antje Klaas Tolsma, Witmarsum, Friesland Netherlands
• Arie de Wit († 1835)
• Adrianus van Rooij, Hilvarenbeek,North Brabant,Netherlands († 1870)
• Catharina Francisca Hegeman(s), Breda,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Angelina Timmermans, Swalmen
• Anne Therese Cool, Aartrijke († 1878)
• Anna Theresia Cool, Aartrijke, Zedelgem, West-Vlaanderen, België († 1820)

• Gerrit Cornelis Sorgdrager (Zorgdrager?) (74), Kaart, Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands
• Derk Berends (83), Heerde, 8181, Nederland
• Elsien Abrahams Boer (54), Kampen, Overijssel, Netherlands
• Aleida Bolt (34), Mensingeweer, Groningen, Nederland
• Arent Lamberts Hartman (36), Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Cornelia Herbertsdr. Dogterom (67), Ouderkerk aan den IJssel
• Derk Berends (83), Heerde
• Cornelia Dogterom (67), Leerdam
• Maartje Engels Swaay (21), Egmond aan Zee
• Arend Christiaans Hartman (65), Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland

• 1723 » Carl Friedrich Abel, German viol player and composer († 1787)
• 1765 » Johann Friedrich Pfaff, German mathematician and academic († 1825)
• 1799 » Nicholas Callan, Irish priest and physicist († 1864)
• 1805 » John Obadiah Westwood, English entomologist and archaeologist († 1893)
• 1807 » Johan Sebastian Welhaven, Norwegian author, poet, and critic († 1873)
• 1819 » Franz Abt, German composer and conductor († 1870)
• 1819 » Pierre Ossian Bonnet, French mathematician and academic († 1892)
• 1839 » John Nevil Maskelyne, English magician († 1917)
• 1850 » Victoriano Huerta, Mexican general and politician, 35th President of Mexico († 1916)
• 1853 » Teresa Carreño, Venezuelan-American singer-songwriter and pianist († 1917)

• 1681 » Richard Alleine, English minister and author (b. 1611)
• 1767 » John Newbery, English publisher (b. 1713)
• 1788 » Percivall Pott, English physician and surgeon (b. 1714)
• 1806 » William Vernon, English-American merchant (b. 1719)
• 1828 » William Hyde Wollaston, English chemist and physicist (b. 1766)
• 1853 » Manuel María Lombardini, Mexican general and politician. President (1853) (b. 1802)
• 1867 » Jean-Victor Poncelet, French mathematician and engineer (b. 1788)
• 1870 » Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Spanish journalist, poet, and playwright (b. 1836)
• 1880 » George Eliot, English novelist and poet (b. 1819)
• 1891 » Paul de Lagarde, German biblical scholar and orientalist (b. 1827)

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 2 » Georgia becomes the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution.
• 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.
• June 7 » French Revolution: Day of the Tiles: Civilians in Grenoble toss roof tiles and various objects down upon royal troops.
• 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.

The temperature on December 22, 1788 was about -3.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: betrokken sneeuw.