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Born on Friday January 2, 1789
- Malet, Troisvilles (F)
- Andreas van Ijseren, Heerlen,, Limburg, Nederland
- Adriaan Taunaij, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1851)
- Agnes Liebeton, Hönnepel, Duitsland († 1795)
- Anna Maria De Wit, Kapelle op den Bos († 1856)
- Adriana Dolkens, Oudheusden, Elshout en Hulten
- Asa Applegate, New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States († 1872)
- Aaffien Havinga, Groningen (Martinikerk) († 1826)
- Angela Sieverink, Groenlo
- Annechien Hooites Kraan, Sappemeer († 1867)
Died on Friday January 2, 1789
- Antje van Eijck (49), Alphen
- Cornelis Schoute, Delft
- Anna Elisabeth Munting (0), Chalois, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Catharina Miesstel (36), Den Haag, South Holland, Netherlands
- Dingetje van Dijke (50), Tholen
- Dirk Brouwers (45), Den Haag
- Antje Van Eijk (49), Alphen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Cornelia Cornelius Faes (79), Meer
- Anna Gasparis Habraken, Erp, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Petrus Kiemans, Halsteren
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 2, 1789 at Delpher
Born on January 2
- 1727 » James Wolfe, English general († 1759)
- 1732 » František Brixi, Czech organist and composer († 1771)
- 1777 » Christian Daniel Rauch, German sculptor and educator († 1857)
- 1803 » Guglielmo Libri Carucci dalla Sommaja, Italian mathematician and academic († 1869)
- 1822 » Rudolf Clausius, Polish-German physicist and mathematician († 1888)
- 1827 » Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky, Russian geographer and statistician († 1914)
- 1833 » Frederick A. Johnson, American banker and politician († 1893)
- 1836 » Mendele Mocher Sforim, Russian author († 1917)
- 1836 » Queen Emma of Hawaii († 1885)
- 1837 » Mily Balakirev, Russian pianist and composer († 1910)
Died on January 2
- 1726 » Domenico Zipoli, Italian organist and composer (b. 1688)
- 1763 » John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, English statesman (b. 1690)
- 1850 » Manuel de la Peña y Peña, Mexican lawyer and 20th President (1847) (b. 1789)
- 1861 » Frederick William IV of Prussia (b. 1795)
- 1892 » George Biddell Airy, English mathematician and astronomer (b. 1801)
- 1904 » James Longstreet, American general and diplomat (b. 1821)
- 1913 » Léon Teisserenc de Bort, French meteorologist (b. 1855)
- 1915 » Karl Goldmark, Hungarian violinist and composer (b. 1830)
- 1917 » Léon Flameng, French cyclist (b. 1877)
- 1920 » Paul Adam, French author (b. 1862)
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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 21 » The first American novel, The Power of Sympathy or the Triumph of Nature Founded in Truth by William Hill Brown, is printed in Boston.
- 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 28 » Mutiny on the Bounty: Lieutenant William Bligh and 18 sailors are set adrift and the rebel crew returns to Tahiti briefly and then sets sail for Pitcairn Island.
- June 14 » Mutiny on the Bounty: HMSBounty mutiny survivors including Captain William Bligh and 18 others reach Timor after a nearly 7,400km (4,600mi) journey in an open boat.
- September 22 » Battle of Rymnik: Alexander Suvorov's Russian and allied army defeats superior Ottoman Empire forces.
- November 20 » New Jersey becomes the first U.S. state to ratify the Bill of Rights.
Weather January 2, 1789
The temperature on January 2, 1789 was about -6.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east. Weather type: omtrent helder.