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Born on Wednesday January 21, 1789
- Alida Dekelink, Amsterdam,, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Adriana (Ariaantje) de Neeff († 1828)
- Annigje Cornelisd Rosmolen, Piershil, zh.nld († 1876)
- Anna Versteeg, Utrecht, Niederlande
- Annetje Willemse Stomphorst, Otterlo, Gelderland, NL († 1845)
- Annetje Cornelisdr Rosmolen, Piershil († 1876)
- Ariaantje de Neeff, Brielle († 1828)
- Anneke Willems Stomphorst, Otterlo
- Neeltje van Noppen, Heinkenszand († 1875)
- Aaltje van Werkhoven, Rijnsburg
Died on Wednesday January 21, 1789
- Cornelia de Lange (84), Maassluis
- Cornelia Pietersd VERHOEVEN (4), Meerdervoort
- Adriana Uijtenbroek, Rotterdam
- Charles Dieudonné Bauloye (79), Wangenies, Hainaut, Belgique
- Dina Janse Bricks (63), Kruiningen, Zeeland, Nederland
- Anna Maria Wachsmuth (53), Rohr und Roack (D)
- Cornelia de Lange (84), Maassluis,Maassluis,Zuid-Holland,Nederland
- Dina Jansen Brik (63), Kruiningen
- Charles Dieudonné BAULOYE (79), Wangenies, 6220, Hainaut, Belgique
- Bastiaan van ECK (EK) Bzn (81)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 21, 1789 at Delpher
Born on January 21
- 1775 » Manuel Garcia, Spanish opera singer and composer († 1832)
- 1784 » Peter De Wint, English painter († 1849)
- 1788 » William Henry Smyth, Royal Navy officer, hydrographer, astronomer and numismatist
- 1796 » Princess Marie of Hesse-Kassel, consort of George, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz († 1880)
- 1797 » Joseph Méry, French author and journalist († 1866)
- 1800 » Theodor Fliedner, German Lutheran minister († 1864)
- 1801 » John Batman, Australian entrepreneur and explorer († 1839)
- 1804 » Moritz von Schwind, Austrian painter († 1871)
- 1808 » Juan Crisóstomo Torrico, 16th President of Peru († 1875)
- 1810 » Pierre Louis Charles de Failly, French general († 1892)
Died on January 21
- 1773 » Alexis Piron, French playwright and author (b. 1689)
- 1774 » Mustafa III, Ottoman sultan (b. 1717)
- 1775 » Yemelyan Pugachev, Russian rebel (b. 1742)
- 1789 » Baron d'Holbach, French-German philosopher and author (b. 1723)
- 1793 » Louis XVI of France (b. 1754)
- 1795 » Samuel Wallis, English navigator and explorer (b. 1728)
- 1809 » Josiah Hornblower, American engineer and politician (b. 1729)
- 1814 » Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, French botanist and author (b. 1737)
- 1823 » Cayetano José Rodríguez, Argentinian cleric, journalist, and poet (b. 1761)
- 1831 » Ludwig Achim von Arnim, German poet and author (b. 1781)
Names that were popular for boys in 1789
- Jan
- Johannes
- Hendrik
- Pieter
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Willem
- Jacob
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Dirk
- Klaas
- Jean
- Adrianus
- John
Names that were popular for girls in 1789
- Maria
- Anna
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Catharina
- Trijntje
- Marie
- Joanna
- Elisabeth
- Neeltje
- Grietje
- Adriana
- Antje
- Aaltje
- Elizabeth
- Janna
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1789
- 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 23 » Georgetown College, the first Catholic university in the United States, is founded in Georgetown, Maryland (now a part of Washington, D.C.).
- April 1 » In New York City, the United States House of Representatives achieves its first quorum and elects Frederick Muhlenberg of Pennsylvania as its first Speaker.
- July 10 » Alexander Mackenzie reaches the Mackenzie River delta.
- July 11 » Jacques Necker is dismissed as France's Finance Minister sparking the Storming of the Bastille.
- July 14 » French Revolution: Citizens of Paris storm the Bastille.
- September 2 » The United States Department of the Treasury is founded.
Weather January 21, 1789
The temperature on January 21, 1789 was about 1.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south. Weather type: betrokken mist.