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• Edward William Smith, London († 1865)
• Dirk van Wamel, Tiel († 1835)
• Arie Tameris Blanken, Brakel, Pouderoijen, Gelderland, Nederland († 1863)
• Antje van de Akker, Op 't Woud († 1865)
• Arie Tameris († 1863)
• Baukje Pieters Molenaar, Vrouwenparochie († 1850)
• Catharina Dirkse Haring, Wormerveer, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1861)
• Arien Arie Tameris Blanken Blankes, ,,, Brakel-Zaltbommel ( Gelderland ) († 1863)
• Aaltje Pieters Dijkstra, Follega
• Antje van den Akker, 't Woudt († 1865)

• Hindrik Hagedoorn, Veldhuizen, Duitsland
• Jacobus Jacobusse Wabeke (59)
• Bauduin Balhan (65), Fléron, Luik, Belgie
• Grietje Schoemaker (72), Oud-Loosdrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
• Grietje Cornelis Schoenmaker (72), Loosdrecht (N.H.)
• Andries Stevens, Kalken
• Maria van Coert (0), Rotterdam
• Dirk Jacobsz Leek (31), Venhuizen
• Alegonda Huijbens (52), Budel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Marie Francoise Lintermans (30)

• 1722 » Joseph Wilton, English sculptor and academic († 1803)
• 1723 » Joshua Reynolds, English painter and academic († 1792)
• 1731 » Samuel Huntington, American jurist and politician, 18th Governor of Connecticut († 1796)
• 1749 » Cyrus Griffin, American lawyer, judge, and politician, 16th President of the Continental Congress († 1810)
• 1796 » Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, French painter and etcher († 1875)
• 1821 » Mary Baker Eddy, American religious leader and author, founded Christian Science († 1910)
• 1841 » Nikolai von Glehn, Estonian-German architect and activist († 1923)
• 1858 » Eugène Ysaÿe, Belgian violinist, composer, and conductor († 1931)
• 1862 » Ida B. Wells, American journalist and activist († 1931)
• 1863 » Anderson Dawson, Australian politician, 14th Premier of Queensland († 1910)

• 1729 » Johann David Heinichen, German composer and theorist (b. 1683)
• 1747 » Giuseppe Crespi, Italian painter (b. 1665)
• 1770 » Francis Cotes, English painter and academic (b. 1726)
• 1796 » George Howard, English field marshal and politician (b. 1718)
• 1831 » Louis Alexandre Andrault de Langeron, French-Russian general (b. 1763)
• 1849 » Sarah Allen, African-American missionary for the African Methodist Episcopal Church (b. 1764)
• 1868 » Dmitry Pisarev, Russian author and critic (b. 1840)
• 1879 » Edward Deas Thomson, Scottish-Australian politician, 3rd Chief Secretary of New South Wales (b. 1800)
• 1882 » Mary Todd Lincoln, First Lady of the United States 1861-1865 (b. 1818)
• 1886 » Ned Buntline, American journalist and author (b. 1823)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Hendrik
4. Pieter
5. Cornelis
6. Joannes
7. Willem
8. Jacob
9. Gerrit
10. Petrus
11. Jacobus
12. Dirk
13. Klaas
14. Jean
15. Adrianus
16. Leendert

1. Maria
2. Anna
3. Johanna
4. Cornelia
5. Catharina
6. Trijntje
7. Marie
8. Joanna
9. Elisabeth
10. Grietje
11. Neeltje
12. Adriana
13. Antje
14. Aaltje
15. Elizabeth
16. Janna

• 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)
• 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.
• April 21 » George Washington's reception at Trenton is hosted by the Ladies of Trenton as he journeys to New York City for his first inauguration.
• April 30 » On the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York City, George Washington takes the oath of office to become the first elected President of the United States.
• June 8 » James Madison introduces twelve proposed amendments to the United States Constitution in Congress.
• July 15 » Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, is named by acclamation Colonel General of the new National Guard of Paris.
• November 26 » A national Thanksgiving Day is observed in the United States as proclaimed by President George Washington at the request of Congress.

The temperature on July 16, 1789 was about 20.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken.