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• Antonia Spekschoor, Amersfoort
• Arend de ROO, Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1866)
• Aartje (Artje, Antje) Vink, Brakel, Pouderoijen, Gelderland, Nederland († 1833)
• Antonia SPEKSCHOOR, Amersfoort,Utrecht,Nederland
• Adriana de Wijs, Lage Zwaluwe, Nederland († 1854)
• Aartje Vink, Poederoijen, Gelderland, Nederland († 1833)
• Anna Meug, Schipluiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Poels, Lille, 2275, Antwerpen, Belgium († 1837)
• Anna Hutchinson, Longswamp, Berks Co. Pennsylvania († 1868)
• Aart Kolk, Veessen, Gelderland, Netherlands († 1869)

• 3860 Persoon (0)
• DIONYSIUS VAN DE VONDELE (78), Sint-Denijs-Westrem
• Anne Marie Françoise LOISEL (40), Sées,61500,Orne,Normandie,FRANCE
• Anna Isabella Joris (0), Oorderen
• Jacob Jac-Hendrxz Hoek (61), Katwijk
• Dirkje Joosten (Jongste Jongst) (75), Schiedam
• Jacob Jacobsz Hoek (61)
• Christina (Catharina) Volckerick (2), Haasdonk
• Hendrik van Maastricht (64), Hilversum, Noord Holland, Netherlands
• Dirkje Joosten (Jongste (75), SCHIEDAM, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

• 1747 » Jean-François Rewbell, French lawyer and politician († 1807)
• 1753 » Princess Sophia Albertina of Sweden († 1829)
• 1765 » Harman Blennerhassett, English-Irish lawyer and politician († 1831)
• 1789 » John Ruggles, American lawyer and politician († 1874)
• 1789 » William John Swainson, English-New Zealand ornithologist and entomologist († 1855)
• 1807 » Harriet Taylor Mill, English philosopher and activist († 1858)
• 1818 » John Henninger Reagan, American judge and politician, 3rd Confederate States Secretary of the Treasury († 1905)
• 1834 » Walter Kittredge, American violinist and composer († 1905)
• 1838 » John Hay, American diplomat, private secretary to Abraham Lincoln, 37th United States Secretary of State († 1905)
• 1845 » Salomon Kalischer, German pianist, composer, and physicist († 1924)

• 1735 » Yongzheng Emperor of China (b. 1678)
• 1754 » Henry Fielding, English novelist and playwright (b. 1707)
• 1772 » Jean-Joseph de Mondonville, French violinist and composer (b. 1711)
• 1793 » John Hancock, American merchant and politician, 1st Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1737)
• 1795 » Andrew Kippis, English minister and author (b. 1725)
• 1802 » Emmanuele Vitale, Maltese general and politician (b. 1758)
• 1804 » Thomas Cochran, Canadian lawyer and judge (b. 1777)
• 1809 » James Elphinston, Scottish orthographer, phonologist, and linguist (b. 1721)
• 1821 » Juan O'Donojú, last Spanish ruler of Mexico (b. 1762)
• 1834 » François-Adrien Boieldieu, French composer (b. 1775)

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. John

1. Maria
2. Anna
3. Johanna
4. Cornelia
5. Catharina
6. Trijntje
7. Marie
8. Joanna
9. Elisabeth
10. Neeltje
11. Grietje
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)
• 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 7 » Selim III became Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and Caliph of Islam.
• 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.
• July 15 » Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, is named by acclamation Colonel General of the new National Guard of Paris.
• August 26 » The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen is approved by the National Constituent Assembly of France.
• December 11 » The University of North Carolina is chartered by the North Carolina General Assembly.

The temperature on October 8, 1789 was about 5.0 °C. There was 66 mm of rainWind direction mainly south east. Weather type: zeer betrokken.