About the day » Thursday June 5, 1788Calender converter

• Dijmphna van Liebergen, Berghem, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Antonius van Dijk, Maren, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Christine Schnurr, Beddelhausen, Kreis Wittgenstein († 1875)
• Catharina Marijnissen, Gilze († 1856)
• Geertrui Bot, Sliedrecht
• Betske Sinia, Dokkum, Friesland, Nederland († 1818)
• Geertruida SLOOTWEG, Zoeterwoude,Zoeterwoude,SOUTH HOLLAND,NETHERLANDS († 1863)
• Abigail Bell, Beaufort, Carteret, North Carolina, Verenigde Staten († 1872)
• Adriaan Willemsz van de Bogaard, Leersum
• Bernardus Simelink, Deventer

• Fransje Gerritse van Wittenburg (75), Hamersveld
• Cornelius Wijffels (30), Sint Margriete, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
• Cornelis Melker (0), Uitgeest
• Cornelis Joppe Aan De Wiel (77), Hardinxveld, 3371, Netherlands
• Francina Ger(ri)ts van Wildenburgh, Hoogland
• Jacques Jean Vandenbussche (70), Zegerscappel, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
• Elisabeth VEREERTBRUGGE (77), OLVLombeek
• Fransje Gerritse van Wildenburgh (74), Hoogland, Utrecht, Nederland
• Anne-Marie CORNU (79), ROCHEFORT-NE-Suisse
• Barbara Leemans (49), Zemst

• 1757 » Pierre Jean George Cabanis, French physiologist and philosopher († 1808)
• 1760 » Johan Gadolin, Finnish chemist, physicist, and mineralogist († 1852)
• 1771 » Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover († 1851)
• 1781 » Christian Lobeck, German scholar and academic († 1860)
• 1801 » William Scamp, English architect and engineer († 1872)
• 1819 » John Couch Adams, English mathematician and astronomer († 1892)
• 1830 » Carmine Crocco, Italian soldier († 1905)
• 1850 » Pat Garrett, American sheriff († 1908)
• 1862 » Allvar Gullstrand, Swedish ophthalmologist and optician, Nobel Prize laureate († 1930)
• 1868 » James Connolly, Scottish-born Irish rebel leader († 1916)

• 1716 » Roger Cotes, English mathematician and academic (b. 1682)
• 1722 » Johann Kuhnau, German organist and composer (b. 1660)
• 1738 » Isaac de Beausobre, French pastor and theologian (b. 1659)
• 1740 » Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent, English politician and courtier (b. 1671)
• 1791 » Frederick Haldimand, Swiss-Canadian general and politician, 22nd Governor of Quebec (b. 1718)
• 1816 » Giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer and educator (b. 1741)
• 1825 » Odysseas Androutsos, Greek soldier (b. 1788)
• 1826 » Carl Maria von Weber, German pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1786)
• 1866 » John McDouall Stuart, Scottish explorer and surveyor (b. 1815)
• 1899 » Antonio Luna, Filipino general (b. 1866)

• 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 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.
• April 7 » American pioneers to the Northwest Territory establish Marietta, Ohio as the first permanent American settlement in the Northwest Territory.
• May 23 » South Carolina ratifies the United States Constitution as the eighth American state.
• June 11 » Russian explorer Gerasim Izmailov reaches Alaska.
• June 25 » Virginia becomes the tenth state to ratify the United States Constitution.

The temperature on June 5, 1788 was about 13.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken.