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Born on Saturday August 16, 1788
- Adriaan Janssen, Diessen
- Anna Catharina Matenaar, Keppeln
- Arien van de Graaf, Maurik,Buren († 1858)
- Adrianus Matthijssen, Rijsbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1835)
- Anna Nancy Vrooman, Stone Arabia, Montgomery, Province of New York († 1873)
- Adrianus Raeymaekers, Retie (B), Antwerpen, België
- Catherine Francoise Jonckheere, Stalhille († 1857)
- Charles Williams († 1876)
- Anne Theresia De Ketelaere, Torhout,Provincie West-Vlaanderen,Flanders,België († 1859)
- Anna Catharina Geens, Berlaar (België)
Died on Saturday August 16, 1788
- Akke Hessels Risselada (37), Franeker, Friesland, Netherlands
- Catharina PFEMMERT (50), Wihr-Au-Val, 68, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, FRANCE
- Grietje Sijmons Bloothoofd (5)
- Elisabeth Jung (2), Herbertshausen, Kreis Wittgenstein
- Ann Grafton (72), Harford, Maryland, Verenigde Staten
- Dirkje van Oostenrijk (0)
- Antoine François Clément van MARCKE de LUMMEN (54), Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, 21018, Région Bruxelles-Capitale, Belgique
- Elisabeth van Der Schroeff, Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
- Adrianus "Arie" de Groot (27), Voorhout
- Claas Gorter (54), Hoogkarspel
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 16, 1788 at Delpher
Born on August 16
- 1744 » Pierre Méchain, French astronomer and surveyor († 1804)
- 1761 » Yevstigney Fomin, Russian pianist and composer († 1800)
- 1815 » John Bosco, Italian priest and educator († 1888)
- 1816 » Octavia Taylor, daughter of Zachary Taylor († 1820)
- 1820 » Andrew Rainsford Wetmore, Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st Premier of New Brunswick († 1892)
- 1821 » Arthur Cayley, English mathematician and academic († 1895)
- 1831 » John Jones Ross, Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th Premier of Quebec († 1901)
- 1832 » Wilhelm Wundt, German physician, psychologist, and physiologist († 1920)
- 1842 » Jakob Rosanes, Ukrainian-German mathematician, chess player, and academic († 1922)
- 1845 » Gabriel Lippmann, Luxembourger-French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1921)
Died on August 16
- 1705 » Jacob Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician and theorist (b. 1654)
- 1733 » Matthew Tindal, English philosopher and author (b. 1657)
- 1791 » Charles-François de Broglie, marquis de Ruffec, French soldier and diplomat (b. 1719)
- 1836 » Marc-Antoine Parseval, French mathematician and theorist (b. 1755)
- 1855 » Henry Colburn, English publisher (b. 1785)
- 1861 » Ranavalona I, Queen consort of Kingdom of Madagascar and then sovereign (b. 1778)
- 1878 » Richard Upjohn, English-American architect (b. 1802)
- 1886 » Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Indian mystic and philosopher (b. 1836)
- 1887 » Webster Paulson, English civil engineer (b. 1837)
- 1888 » John Pemberton, American pharmacist and chemist, invented Coca-Cola (b. 1831)
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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 19 » The second group of ships of the First Fleet arrive at Botany Bay.
- 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.
- April 28 » Maryland becomes the seventh state to ratify the United States Constitution.
- July 25 » Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart completes his Symphony No. 40 in G minor (K550).
- September 13 » The Philadelphia Convention sets the date for the first presidential election in the United States, and New York City becomes the country's temporary capital.
Weather August 16, 1788
The temperature on August 16, 1788 was about 18.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken.