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• Anje Jan Siersema, Tinallinge († 1838)
• Adrianus de Groot, Haarlem († 1861)
• Allegonda Jacqueline Brandte, 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1832)
• Albertus Berend Brouwer, Deventer († 1818)
• Aaltje van Duijnen, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltje Klaasdr van Duijn, Katwijk aan Zee
• Aart Willemsen, Telgt
• Alle Stevens, Kooten, gem. Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Nederland
• Alida Croese, Amsterdam († 1813)
• Aart Pol (Ook van Vredeveld), Ermelo, Gelderland, Nederland († 1874)

• Elizabeth Cornelis Oomen, Princenhage, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Arie Verrips (2), Ameide, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Cornelis Pieters de Graaf* (62), Terschelling (Frl.)
• Jacob van Dijke (68), Oud-Vossemeer
• Hermen Hermensz Hooijvelt (58), Andijk, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Cornelis Pieter De Graaf (62), Terschelling
• Cornelis Pieters de Graaf (62), Terschelling, Netherlands
• Arjen Ydes De Vries (42), Sneek
• Dirk Andriesz VERMEER (5)
• Elisabeth Broucke, Kortrijk West-Vlaanderen

• 1764 » Claude Victor-Perrin, French general and politician († 1841)
• 1784 » Allan Cunningham, Scottish author and poet († 1842)
• 1791 » Ferenc Novák, Hungarian-Slovene priest and poet († 1836)
• 1792 » Abraham Jacob van der Aa, Dutch author and academic († 1857)
• 1801 » Johann Nestroy, Austrian actor and playwright († 1862)
• 1810 » Josef Hyrtl, Hungarian-Austrian anatomist and biologist († 1894)
• 1810 » Theodor Schwann, German physiologist and biologist († 1882)
• 1823 » Leopold Kronecker, Polish-German mathematician and academic († 1891)
• 1838 » Thomas Bent, Australian businessman and politician, 22nd Premier of Victoria († 1909)
• 1860 » Joseph Cook, English-born Australian politician, 6th Prime Minister of Australia († 1947)

• 1723 » Jan Santini Aichel, Czech architect, designed the Pilgrimage Church of Saint John of Nepomuk and Karlova Koruna Chateau (b. 1677)
• 1725 » Florent Carton Dancourt, French actor and playwright (b. 1661)
• 1772 » Martín Sarmiento, Spanish monk, scholar, and author (b. 1695)
• 1775 » Charles Saunders, English admiral and politician (b. 1715)
• 1793 » Joseph Bara, French soldier and drummer (b. 1779)
• 1803 » Küçük Hüseyin Pasha, Turkish admiral and politician (b. 1757)
• 1815 » Michel Ney, German-French general (b. 1769)
• 1817 » William Bligh, English admiral and politician, 4th Governor of New South Wales (b. 1745)
• 1837 » Robert Nicoll, Scottish poet (b.1814)
• 1842 » Thomas Hamilton, Scottish philosopher and author (b. 1789)

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 2 » Georgia becomes the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution.
• February 6 » Massachusetts becomes the sixth state to ratify the United States Constitution.
• February 9 » The Habsburg Empire joins the Russo-Turkish War in the Russian camp.
• May 8 » King Louis XVI of France attempts to impose the reforms of Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne by abolishing the parlements.
• June 11 » Russian explorer Gerasim Izmailov reaches Alaska.
• June 25 » Virginia becomes the tenth state to ratify the United States Constitution.

The temperature on December 7, 1788 was about -3.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: omtrent helder.