About the day » Tuesday December 23, 1788Calender converter

• David Josephus BASTAERTS, Borchtlombeek, Roosdaal, Pajottenland, Vlaams-Brabant, België († 1842)
• Adrianus du Pont, Retie, België († 1792)
• Arie Berkel, Heenvliet, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Elizabeth Gerritsd KAPTEIJN, Heerjansdam († 1862)
• Claasje Jans Honing, Huizen († 1857)
• Arie de Vogel, Woubrugge, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1789)
• "Joannes" Jan Jan, Malden / Heumen, NL († 1870)
• Dorothea van den BROEK, Uden, 4288, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1864)
• Aaltje van Leeuwen, Bodegraven († 1817)
• Gerardus Vredebregt, Schiedam († 1846)

• Frerik Potze (0)
• Cornelis Teunisse van 't Nederend (65), IJsselstein
• Elisabet Samuels Meijhuisen (81), Kalkwijk, Hoogezand
• Cornelius van der Pluijm (0), Dussen
• Baartje Willems Casteleijn (0), Stolwijk, Nederland
• Bastiaan Huijs (0), Delfshaven, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Heinrich Gottfried von Dewall (44)
• Frerik Jans Pots (0), Ter Apel, Groningen, Nederland
• Boniface WELTERLIN (60), Burnhaupt-le-Haut, 68, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, FRANCE
• Cassandra Clelland (47), Clarksburg, Harrison County, Virginia

• 1766 » Wilhelm Hisinger, Swedish physicist and chemist († 1852)
• 1777 » Alexander I of Russia († 1825)
• 1790 » Jean-François Champollion, French philologist, orientalist, and scholar († 1832)
• 1793 » Dost Mohammad Khan, emir of Afghanistan († 1863)
• 1804 » Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve, French author, critic, and academic († 1869)
• 1805 » Joseph Smith, American religious leader, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement († 1844)
• 1807 » Anthony Mary Claret, Spanish Roman Catholic archbishop and missionary († 1870)
• 1810 » Edward Blyth, English zoologist († 1873)
• 1810 » Karl Richard Lepsius, German Egyptologist († 1884)
• 1812 » Samuel Smiles, Scottish-English author († 1904)

• 1722 » Pierre Varignon, French mathematician and academic (b. 1654)
• 1761 » Alastair Ruadh MacDonnell, Scottish spy (b. 1725)
• 1763 » Antoine François Prévost, French novelist and translator (b. 1697)
• 1771 » Marie-Marguerite d'Youville, Canadian nun and saint, founded Grey Nuns (b. 1701)
• 1779 » Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, English admiral and politician, Chief Secretary for Ireland (b. 1724)
• 1789 » Charles-Michel de l'Épée, French priest and educator (b. 1712)
• 1795 » Henry Clinton, English general and politician (b. 1730)
• 1805 » Pehr Osbeck, Swedish explorer and author (b. 1723)
• 1834 » Thomas Robert Malthus, English economist and demographer (b. 1766)
• 1884 » John Chisum, American businessman and poker player (b. 1824)

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. Leendert

1. Maria
2. Anna
3. Johanna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Trijntje
7. Aaltje
8. Marie
9. Catharina
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 1 » First edition of The Times of London, previously The Daily Universal Register, is published.
• February 9 » The Habsburg Empire joins the Russo-Turkish War in the Russian camp.
• March 21 » A fire in New Orleans leaves most of the town in ruins.
• 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.
• June 11 » Russian explorer Gerasim Izmailov reaches Alaska.

The temperature on December 23, 1788 was about -15.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: omtrent helder.