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• Adriana van Kampen, Montfoort, Utrecht, Nederland († 1852)
• Antje Rintjes Veltman, Workum, Friesland, Netherlands († 1868)
• "Johannes" Jan Jean Jan, Geldrop, NL
• Anna Catharina Struyf, Boom, 2850, Antwerpen, Belgium († 1790)
• Anna Jacoba van Reenen († 1860)
• Anna Maria-Johanna van Brinck, Huissen, Gemeente Lingewaard, Provincie Gelderland, Nederland
• Aafje Schuurman, Blokzijl
• Aaltje Naatsmer, Hoorn,Gemeente Hoorn,North Holland,Netherlands
• Anna Bastiaans De KOOMEN, Mijnsheerenland († 1861)
• Agnieta Johanna Voorhorst, Zwolle, Ovl († 1871)

• Hester van der Velde (36), stad a/h haringvliet (goeree overflakkee)
• Hester van der VELDE (36), Stad aan 't Haringvliet, in de kerk
• Anna Marguerita Hoogteeling HOOGTEIJLING (82), Claverarack, Colunbia County, New York, Verenigde Staten
• Jan Julles
• Adriana Jans Middelburg, Poeldijk
• Charles Crommelin (71), Kasim Bazar, Bengal
• Fennetje Gerrits, Zalk
• Jacob Woutersz Kroon, Lisse
• Angelina Schietse (76), Oosterzele
• Antoine Louis Alexandre de Feret (47), Brienne-sur-Aisne, Ardennes, France

• 1730 » Philip Mazzei, Italian-American physician and philosopher († 1816)
• 1745 » Chevalier de Saint-Georges, Caribbean-French violinist, composer, and conductor († 1799)
• 1757 » Benjamin Pierce, American general and politician, 17th Governor of New Hampshire († 1839)
• 1766 » Christmas Evans, Welsh Nonconformist preacher († 1838)
• 1771 » Dorothy Wordsworth, English diarist and poet († 1855)
• 1776 » Sydney, Lady Morgan, Irish author and poet († 1859)
• 1810 » L. L. Langstroth, American apiarist, clergyman and teacher († 1895)
• 1821 » Clara Barton, American nurse and humanitarian, founder of the American Red Cross († 1912)
• 1825 » Stephen F. Chadwick, American lawyer and politician, 5th Governor of Oregon († 1895)
• 1829 » Patrick Gilmore, Irish-American composer and bandleader († 1892)

• 1683 » Kara Mustafa Pasha, Ottoman general and politician, 111th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1634)
• 1730 » Henry Scott, 1st Earl of Deloraine, Scottish peer and general (b. 1676)
• 1758 » James Hervey, English priest and author (b. 1714)
• 1784 » Yosa Buson, Japanese poet and painter (b. 1716)
• 1796 » Velu Nachiyar, Queen of Sivagangai (b. 1730)
• 1824 » Barbara von Krüdener, German mystic and author (b. 1764)
• 1824 » William Lawless, Irish revolutionary, later French Army general (b. 1772)
• 1868 » Linus Yale, Jr., American engineer and businessman (b. 1821)
• 1875 » Young Tom Morris, Scottish golfer (b. 1851)
• 1880 » Fridolin Anderwert, Swiss lawyer and politician, President of the Swiss National Council (b. 1828)

• 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 9 » Connecticut becomes the fifth state to ratify the Constitution.
• January 26 » The British First Fleet, led by Arthur Phillip, sails into Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour) to establish Sydney, the first permanent European settlement on Australia. Commemorated as Australia Day.
• March 21 » A fire in New Orleans leaves most of the town in ruins.
• April 7 » American pioneers to the Northwest Territory establish Marietta, Ohio as the first permanent American settlement in the Northwest Territory.
• June 11 » Russian explorer Gerasim Izmailov reaches Alaska.
• July 26 » New York ratifies the United States Constitution and becomes the 11th state of the United States.

The temperature on December 25, 1788 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken.