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• Aart (Arnoldus Franciscus) van Osch, Berlicum, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1858)
• Bernardus te Lintelo, Haaksbergen († 1854)
• Aukje Walings Dijkstra, Vrouwenparochie († 1854)
• Anna Jacobs Bontdrager, Sappemeer, Nederland († 1851)
• Anna Thijssen, Made en Drimmelen
• Anna Maria Gertrud Böger († 1795)
• Arnoldus Trappeniers, Kortenberg († 1788)
• Barbara Brubaker, Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States († 1826)
• Albertina Susanna Rosalia Delefortrie, ‘sHeerswillemskapelle († 1869)
• Arnoldus van Osch, Berlicum († 1858)

• Cornelia Pons (0), Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Abraham Pietersz Hagen (61), Kortenhoef, NH, The Netherlands
• Claas Hiddes (49), Balk
• arie WAALBOER (56), 's-gravendeel(zh)
• Catharijna Bruijn de (78), Willemstad, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Aagje Hardingveld, Poortvliet (Zld)
• doodgeboren kind Boesaard, Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Cornelis Deutz DEUTZ van ASSENDELFT (58), Assumburg, Heemskerk, 4611, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Antje Oud, Westzaan, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Cornelis Deutz Baron van Assendelft (58), Kasteel Assumburg, Heemskerk, Z.H

• 1777 » Patrick Brontë, Irish-English priest and author († 1861)
• 1777 » Roger B. Taney, American politician and jurist, 5th Chief Justice of the United States († 1864)
• 1780 » Thomas Chalmers, Scottish minister, economist, and educator († 1847)
• 1781 » Ebenezer Elliott, English poet and educator († 1849)
• 1804 » Jim Bridger, American fur trader and explorer († 1881)
• 1806 » Norbert Rillieux, African American inventor and chemical engineer († 1894)
• 1820 » Jean Ingelow, English poet and author († 1897)
• 1834 » Gottlieb Daimler, German engineer and businessman, co-founded Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft († 1900)
• 1839 » Josef Rheinberger, Liechtensteiner-German organist and composer († 1901)
• 1846 » Kate Greenaway, English author and illustrator († 1901)

• 1715 » Gilbert Burnet, Scottish bishop and historian (b. 1643)
• 1741 » Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French poet and playwright (b. 1671)
• 1764 » George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield, English astronomer and politician (b. 1695)
• 1782 » Daniel Bernoulli, Dutch-Swiss mathematician and physicist (b. 1700)
• 1828 » James Edward Smith, English botanist and entomologist (b. 1759)
• 1829 » Sophia Albertina, princess-abbess of Quedlinburg (b. 1753)
• 1830 » Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr, French general and politician (b. 1764)
• 1846 » Friedrich Bessel, German astronomer, mathematician, and physicist (b. 1784)
• 1849 » William II, Dutch sovereign prince and king (b. 1792)
• 1853 » Christian Doppler, Austrian physicist and mathematician (b. 1803)

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.
• January 9 » Connecticut becomes the fifth state to ratify the Constitution.
• January 19 » The second group of ships of the First Fleet arrive at Botany Bay.
• 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 11 » Russian explorer Gerasim Izmailov reaches Alaska.

The temperature on March 17, 1788 was about -1.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east. Weather type: zeer betrokken.