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Born on Friday August 22, 1788
- Aymar Louis Balthazar de Roquefeuil, Plouisy, Côtes-d'Armor, France († 1880)
- Berend Luttike Willink, Geesteren, Gelderland, Nederland († 1844)
- Dingeman Joosse de Voogd, Domburg, Walcheren, NL († 1856)
- Benjamin Wolf Simon Frankfort, Amsterdam, Government of Amsterdam Holland, Netherlands
- Andries Jacobs Kremer, Oldemarkt († 1861)
- Arie Molendijk, Westmaas, NL († 1859)
- Dorothea Keijzer, Amsterdam († 1865)
- Anna Maria Gerrits, (Puiflijk)
- Arij MOLENDIJK, Westmaas
- Eelke Eelkes de Jong († 1823)
Died on Friday August 22, 1788
- Jan Cornelissen (de) Zwart (58)
- (35), Berlicum, Nederland
- Hendrik Jongkind (0)
- James Moonlight (24), Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland
- Jaike Ellis, Eenrum
- Elisabetha Hesemans Helsemans HEZEMANS (61), Luyksgestel, 3952, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Constantinus van Cauwenberghe (35), Mater, Belgium
- Elizabeth Latouche (24)
- Gijsbertus Mathiaszn. Voets, Berlicum
- Jan Gerritsen Nijenhuijsen (68), Soest
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 22, 1788 at Delpher
Born on August 22
- 1760 » Pope Leo XII († 1829)
- 1764 » Charles Percier, French architect and interior designer († 1838)
- 1771 » Henry Maudslay, English engineer († 1831)
- 1773 » Aimé Bonpland, French botanist and explorer († 1858)
- 1778 » James Kirke Paulding, American poet, playwright, and politician, 11th United States Secretary of the Navy († 1860)
- 1788 » Thomas Tredgold, English engineer and author († 1829)
- 1800 » Samuel David Luzzatto, Italian poet and scholar († 1865)
- 1800 » William S. Harney, American general († 1889)
- 1827 » Ezra Butler Eddy, Canadian businessman and politician († 1906)
- 1834 » Samuel Pierpont Langley, American physicist and astronomer († 1906)
Died on August 22
- 1711 » Louis François, duc de Boufflers, French general (b. 1644)
- 1752 » William Whiston, English mathematician, historian, and theologian (b. 1667)
- 1773 » George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton, English poet and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1709)
- 1793 » Louis de Noailles, French general (b. 1713)
- 1797 » Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser, French-Austrian field marshal (b. 1724)
- 1806 » Jean-Honoré Fragonard, French painter and illustrator (b. 1732)
- 1818 » Warren Hastings, English lawyer and politician, 1st Governor-General of Bengal (b. 1732)
- 1828 » Franz Joseph Gall, Austrian neuroanatomist and physiologist (b. 1758)
- 1850 » Nikolaus Lenau, Romanian-Austrian poet and author (b. 1802)
- 1861 » Xianfeng, Emperor of China (b. 1831)
Names that were popular for boys in 1788
- Jan
- Hendrik
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Willem
- Joannes
- Jacob
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Dirk
- Klaas
- Jean
- John
- Leendert
Names that were popular for girls in 1788
- Maria
- Anna
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Trijntje
- Aaltje
- Marie
- Catharina
- 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 19 » The second group of ships of the First Fleet arrive at Botany Bay.
- January 20 » The third and main part of First Fleet arrives at Botany Bay. Arthur Phillip decides that Port Jackson is a more suitable location for a colony.
- March 21 » A fire in New Orleans leaves most of the town in ruins.
- 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.
- December 22 » Nguyễn Huệ proclaims himself Emperor Quang Trung, in effect abolishing on his own the Lê dynasty.
Weather August 22, 1788
The temperature on August 22, 1788 was about 17.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly south east. Weather type: betrokken.