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Died on Sunday October 11, 1789
- Charles Aloïs Maelcamp (70)
- Bastiaan Gerritsz BILKES (1)
- Helena Schmeitz SMEETS (60), Limbricht,, Limburg, Nederland
- François Gabriel Joseph du Chasteler (45), Liège, Belgique
- Joanna PERKINS (43), Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten
- Johan Willem Cramer (74), Delden,, Overijssel, Nederland
- Andrew Hasell (34), St. James Santee, Berkeley, South Carolina
- Ida Pijls, Beek
- Jean Timmermans (67), Groot-Gelmen, België
- Jacobae Van Quathem (62), Ruiselede, W.F., Belgium
Born on October 11
- 1739 » Grigory Potemkin, Russian general and politician († 1791)
- 1758 » Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers, German physician and astronomer († 1840)
- 1786 » Stevenson Archer, American judge and politician († 1848)
- 1788 » Simon Sechter, Austrian organist, composer, and conductor († 1867)
- 1793 » Maria James, Welsh-born American poet, domestic servant († 1868)
- 1803 » Gregor von Helmersen, Estonian-Russian general and geologist († 1885)
- 1814 » Jean-Baptiste Lamy, French-American archbishop († 1888)
- 1815 » Pierre Napoléon Bonaparte, Italian-French politician († 1881)
- 1821 » George Williams, English philanthropist, founded the YMCA († 1905)
- 1835 » Theodore Thomas, American conductor, founded the Chicago Symphony Orchestra († 1905)
Died on October 11
- 1698 » William Molyneux, Irish philosopher and writer (b. 1656)
- 1705 » Guillaume Amontons, French physicist and instrument maker (b. 1663)
- 1708 » Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, German mathematician, physicist, physician, and philosopher (b. 1651)
- 1721 » Edward Colston, English merchant and politician (b. 1636)
- 1725 » Hans Herr, Swiss-American bishop (b. 1639)
- 1779 » Casimir Pulaski, Polish-American general (b. 1745)
- 1809 » Meriwether Lewis, American captain, explorer, and politician, 2nd Governor of Louisiana Territory (b. 1774)
- 1821 » John Ross Key, American lieutenant, lawyer, and judge (b. 1754)
- 1837 » Samuel Wesley, English organist and composer (b. 1766)
- 1852 » Gotthold Eisenstein, German mathematician and academic (b. 1823)
Names that were popular for boys in 1789
- Jan
- Johannes
- Hendrik
- Joannes
- Willem
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Jacob
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Joseph
- Jans
- Jean
- Franciscus
- Dirk
Names that were popular for girls in 1789
- Maria
- Anna
- Johanna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Marie
- Cornelia
- Jans
- Joanna
- Trijntje
- Grietje
- Neeltje
- Adriana
- Antje
- Elizabeth
- Aaltje
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)
- September 11 » Alexander Hamilton is appointed the first United States Secretary of the Treasury.
- September 22 » Battle of Rymnik: Alexander Suvorov's Russian and allied army defeats superior Ottoman Empire forces.
- September 22 » The office of United States Postmaster General is established.
- September 24 » The United States Congress passes the Judiciary Act, creating the office of the Attorney General and federal judiciary system and ordering the composition of the Supreme Court.
- October 3 » George Washington proclaims a Thanksgiving Day for that year.
- November 20 » New Jersey becomes the first U.S. state to ratify the Bill of Rights.
The weather on Sunday October 11, 1789
The temperature on October 11, 1789 was about 9.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: omtrent helder. Special wheather fenomena: noorderlicht.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI