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July 17, 1788Born on Friday July 18, 1788
- Anna Maria Beckmann, Emsbüren-Elbergen († 1855)
- Cornelis de Bruijn, Nootdorp
- Anna Catharina Wierts, Wellen, België
- Alijdis van Haastregt, Bergschenhoek
- Christiaan Bastiaansz van Vliet, Maassluis († 1853)
- Catharina Pietersdr. van Eijk, Nootdorp († 1848)
- Christina Esterhuizen, Cape of Good Hope
- Agathe GERBER, Pfetterhouse (68480, Haut-Rhin, France) († 1844)
- Baukje Pieters Bouwsma, Hallum, Ferwerderadeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1866)
- Berendina Koster, Kampen († 1865)
Died on Friday July 18, 1788
- Marie BERTHOLON (52), Eclose,38300,Isère,Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes,FRANCE
- GILLES JOSEPH FOUARGE (6), NOIDRE
- Cornelis Hendrikszoon KRIEK (59), Huizen (Noord-Holland)
- Albert Jans van Ruinen, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Netherlands
- Cornelius Adams (0), Tilburg, Gemeente Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- leendert BOENDER (0), zuid beijerland
- Cornelis Jan Adams (39), Tilburg
- Joannes Baptista de Maere (0), Sint Niklaas
- Charlotta Dorothea Thomsen (29), Klein Wesenberg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
- Mary Mearbeck (64), Hatfield
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from July 18, 1788 at Delpher
Born on July 18
- 1724 » Maria Antonia of Bavaria, Electress of Saxony († 1780)
- 1750 » Frederick Adolf, duke of Östergötland († 1803)
- 1796 » Immanuel Hermann Fichte, German philosopher and academic († 1879)
- 1811 » William Makepeace Thackeray, English author and poet († 1863)
- 1818 » Louis Gerhard De Geer, Swedish lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Sweden († 1896)
- 1821 » Pauline Viardot, French soprano and composer († 1910)
- 1837 » Vasil Levski, Bulgarian priest and activist († 1873)
- 1843 » Virgil Earp, American marshal († 1905)
- 1845 » Tristan Corbière, French poet († 1875)
- 1848 » W. G. Grace, English cricketer and physician († 1915)
Died on July 18
- 1695 » Johannes Camphuys, Dutch politician, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (b. 1634)
- 1698 » Johann Heinrich Heidegger, Swiss theologian and author (b. 1633)
- 1721 » Jean-Antoine Watteau, French painter (b. 1684)
- 1730 » François de Neufville, duc de Villeroy, French general (b. 1644)
- 1756 » Pieter Langendijk, Dutch poet and playwright (b. 1683)
- 1792 » John Paul Jones, Scottish-American admiral and diplomat (b. 1747)
- 1817 » Jane Austen, English novelist (b. 1775)
- 1837 » Vincenzo Borg, Maltese merchant and rebel leader (b. 1777)
- 1863 » Robert Gould Shaw, American colonel (b. 1837)
- 1872 » Benito Juárez, Mexican lawyer and politician, 26th President of Mexico (b. 1806)
Names that were popular for boys in 1788
- Jan
- Hendrik
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Willem
- Joannes
- Jacob
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Dirk
- Klaas
- Jean
- John
- Adrianus
Names that were popular for girls in 1788
- Maria
- Anna
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Trijntje
- Aaltje
- Catharina
- Marie
- Joanna
- Neeltje
- Grietje
- Elizabeth
- Antje
- Adriana
- Jannetje
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 18 » The first elements of the First Fleet carrying 736 convicts from Great Britain to Australia arrive at Botany Bay.
- April 28 » Maryland becomes the seventh state to ratify the United States Constitution.
- June 21 » New Hampshire becomes the ninth state to ratify the Constitution of the United States.
- July 25 » Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart completes his Symphony No. 40 in G minor (K550).
- July 26 » New York ratifies the United States Constitution and becomes the 11th state of the United States.
Weather July 18, 1788
The temperature on July 18, 1788 was about 17.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: omtrent helder.