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• Adrianus van Selm, Rotterdam, Nederland († 1858)
• Anna Catharina Lemmens, Schimmert, Nuth, Limburg, Nederland († 1871)
• Aaltjen Blumink, Ruurlo († 1817)
• Anna Margaretha Adeleidis Haacke, Altenharen, Haren († 1859)
• Anna Philippina Carolina Frederika Robbertina van Heeckeren, Zutphen († 1859)
• Anna Margaretha Adeleidis Haake Brook, Brook (D)
• Anna Philippina Carolina Frederica R Bsse Van Heeckeren, Zutphen (Gld) NL († 1859)
• Anna Margaretha Adeleidis - Margaretha Hake, Altharen, Haren (Ems), Landkreis Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany († 1859)
• Anna Philippina Carolina Frederica van Heeckeren, Zutphen († 1859)
• Christian Büschel, Arfeld, Kreis Wittgenstein

• Gebhard Werner, Graf von der Schulenburg (65)
• Cornelis Melchertz van Ginkel (van de Langelaar) (60), Renswoude
• Cornelis Melchertsz. van Ginkel, Renswoude
• Adrianus Johanna Koch (5), Ossendrecht, Woensdrecht, Noord Brabant, Nederland
• Gijsbertus Mathias Voets (35), Berlicum, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Clement Willemsz. Besemer, Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht
• Geertjen Hiddink, Ruurlo
• Clement Willemsz. Besemer, Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht
• Abiah Hyde (38), Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, British America
• Cornelis Melcherts van Ginkel, Renswoude

• 1741 » Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse, French admiral and explorer († 1788)
• 1754 » Louis XVI of France († 1793)
• 1769 » Georges Cuvier, French biologist and academic († 1832)
• 1783 » William Tierney Clark, English engineer, designed the Hammersmith Bridge († 1852)
• 1785 » Oliver Hazard Perry, American commander († 1819)
• 1805 » Anton von Schmerling, Austrian judge and politician († 1893)
• 1814 » James Roosevelt Bayley, American archbishop († 1877)
• 1829 » Moritz Cantor, German mathematician and historian († 1920)
• 1843 » William Southam, Canadian publisher († 1932)
• 1846 » Alexander Milne Calder, Scottish-American sculptor († 1923)

• 1706 » Edward Nott, English politician, Colonial Governor of Virginia (b. 1654)
• 1723 » Increase Mather, American minister and author (b. 1639)
• 1806 » Charles-Augustin de Coulomb, French physicist and engineer (b. 1736)
• 1813 » Alexander Wilson (ornithologist), Scottish-American poet, ornithologist, and illustrator (b. 1766)
• 1819 » Oliver Hazard Perry, American commander (b. 1785)
• 1831 » August Neidhardt von Gneisenau, Prussian field marshal (b. 1760)
• 1831 » Ferenc Kazinczy, Hungarian author and poet (b. 1759)
• 1853 » Alexander Calder, American lawyer and politician (b. 1806)
• 1867 » Auguste-Marseille Barthélemy, French poet and author (b. 1796)
• 1892 » Deodoro da Fonseca, Brazilian field marshal and politician, 1st President of Brazil (b. 1827)

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 19 » The second group of ships of the First Fleet arrive at Botany Bay.
• April 28 » Maryland becomes the seventh state to ratify the United States Constitution.
• June 7 » French Revolution: Day of the Tiles: Civilians in Grenoble toss roof tiles and various objects down upon royal troops.
• June 25 » Virginia becomes the tenth state to ratify the United States Constitution.
• July 25 » Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart completes his Symphony No. 40 in G minor (K550).
• December 22 » Nguyễn Huệ proclaims himself Emperor Quang Trung, in effect abolishing on his own the Lê dynasty.

The temperature on August 23, 1788 was about 20.0 °C. There was 66 mm of rainWind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken.