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Born on Monday February 18, 1788
- Antoine (dubbel) Van Camp, Boom, 2850, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Angenis (Agnis) Tulp, Zwolle, Nederland († 1865)
- Adriana van der Ven, Rosmalen
- Anna Elisabeth Koolen, Weert, Limburg, Nederland
- Anthony Gustaaf de Geer, Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands († 1871)
- Anne Marie SPANNAGEL, Katzenthal, 68, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, FRANCE
- Adrianus Van Kwawegen, Ridderkerk, South Holland, Netherlands († 1859)
- Aagje Sijbekarspel, Abbekerk († 1828)
- Antony Gustaaf de Geer, Utrecht, Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands († 1871)
- Albert Kosters, Nordhorn
Died on Monday February 18, 1788
- Fredericus Franciscus ROTSAERT, Zuienkerke, 31042, West-Vlaanderen, Belgique
- Elizabeth Riem (29), Lititz, Pennsylvania
- Amandine Eullalie Du Bois (0), Herlies, 59134, Nord, FRANCE
- Andreas Couvreur (71), Kortemark,8610,West-Vlaanderen,België
- Jannes Heijerman, Wijhe
- Ids FOPPES (83), Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, Fryslân, Nederland
- Adriana Petrus van den ENDEN (62), Hoeven,Noord Brabant,Nederland
- Jan v Hell (9), Hell/Putten
- Derk Jansen (41)
- Christian Elisabetha Hellmann (0)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 18, 1788 at Delpher
Born on February 18
- 1732 » Johann Christian Kittel, German organist and composer († 1809)
- 1745 » Alessandro Volta, Italian physicist, invented the battery († 1827)
- 1814 » Samuel Fenton Cary, American lawyer and politician († 1900)
- 1817 » Lewis Armistead, American general († 1863)
- 1836 » Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Indian mystic and yogi († 1886)
- 1838 » Ernst Mach, Austrian physicist and philosopher († 1916)
- 1846 » Wilson Barrett, English actor, playwright, and manager († 1904)
- 1848 » Louis Comfort Tiffany, American stained glass artist († 1933)
- 1849 » Alexander Kielland, Norwegian author, playwright, and politician († 1906)
- 1850 » George Henschel, German-English singer-songwriter, pianist, and conductor († 1934)
Died on February 18
- 1712 » Louis, Dauphin of France, (b. 1682)
- 1743 » Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, Italian noble (b. 1667)
- 1748 » Otto Ferdinand von Abensberg und Traun, Austrian field marshal (b. 1677)
- 1772 » Count Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff, Danish politician (b. 1712)
- 1778 » Joseph Marie Terray, French economist and politician, Controller-General of Finances (b. 1715)
- 1780 » Kristijonas Donelaitis, Lithuanian pastor and poet (b. 1714)
- 1788 » John Whitehurst, English geologist and clockmaker (b. 1713)
- 1803 » Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim, German poet and educator (b. 1719)
- 1851 » Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi, German mathematician and academic (b. 1804)
- 1873 » Vasil Levski, Bulgarian activist, founded the Internal Revolutionary Organization (b. 1837)
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Names that were popular for girls in 1788
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 1 » First edition of The Times of London, previously The Daily Universal Register, is published.
- January 9 » Connecticut becomes the fifth state to ratify the Constitution.
- February 6 » Massachusetts becomes the sixth state to ratify the United States Constitution.
- March 6 » The First Fleet arrives at Norfolk Island in order to found a convict settlement.
- May 8 » King Louis XVI of France attempts to impose the reforms of Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne by abolishing the parlements.
- July 25 » Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart completes his Symphony No. 40 in G minor (K550).
Weather February 18, 1788
The temperature on February 18, 1788 was about -1.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south east. Weather type: zeer betrokken.