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• Arjen Klazes, Rijs, Hemelumer Oldeferd, Friesland, Nederland
• Anna Elisabeth Steenkamp, Zevenaar († 1843)
• Adriaan Teunis Snoek, Blokzijl, Nederland († 1826)
• "Francisca" Francijn Francijn, Balgoij en Keent
• Aldegundis van Lierop, Helmond
• Anna Maria Roeters, Ammerzoden († 1848)
• Adrianus van Nieuwlandt, Rotterdam († 1839)
• Alewinus Ruigrok van der Werve, Lisse († 1836)
• Antonij Engels, Kruiningen
• Alida Costerman, Rotterdam,Gemeente Rotterdam,South Holland,Netherlands

• Anne Gordon LENNOX (86), Admiralty House, Westminster, Middlesex
• Helena Jacobs, Berghem
• Elizabeth LaPrade (32), Chester, Chester, South Carolina, United States
• Anne Lennox (86)
• Anne [Fitzroy] Lennox (86), Bedford, Bedfordshire, England // New Street, Spring Gardens, Middlesex
• Anna Catharina Overman (59), Hoorn, Nederland
• Cornelis Jans Braam, Egmond aan Zee (gem. Bergen, NH)
• Elbert Jurriense Heijsteeg (73), Zeist
• Anthony Beuker (65), Harlingen, Friesland, Nederland
• Geertruij van Hasselt, Sleeuwijk

• 1740 » Isabelle de Charrière, Dutch author and poet († 1805)
• 1759 » Chauncey Goodrich, American lawyer and politician, 8th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut († 1815)
• 1780 » Pauline Bonaparte, French sister of Napoleon († 1825)
• 1784 » Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, English academic and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1865)
• 1785 » George Ormerod, English historian and author († 1873)
• 1790 » Patrick Matthew. Scottish farmer and biologist († 1874)
• 1801 » Melchior Berri, Swiss architect and educator, designed the Natural History Museum of Basel († 1854)
• 1808 » Karl Andree, German geographer and journalist († 1875)
• 1819 » Báb, Iranian religious leader, founded Bábism († 1850)*1822 - Thomas Hughes, English lawyer and judge († 1896)
• 1832 » Constantin Lipsius, German architect and theorist († 1894)

• 1713 » Archibald Pitcairne, Scottish physician and academic (b. 1652)
• 1740 » Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1685)
• 1865 » Champ Ferguson, American guerrilla leader (b. 1821)
• 1870 » Michael William Balfe, Irish violinist and composer (b. 1808)
• 1871 » Karl Christian Ulmann, Latvian-German theologian and academic (b. 1793)
• 1880 » Lydia Maria Child, American journalist, author, and activist (b. 1802)
• 1883 » George Chichester, 3rd Marquess of Donegall (b. 1797)
• 1890 » Richard Francis Burton, English-Italian geographer and explorer (b. 1821)
• 1894 » James Anthony Froude, English historian, novelist, biographer and editor (b. 1818)
• 1900 » Naim Frashëri, Albanian poet and translator (b. 1846)

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)
• February 4 » George Washington is unanimously elected as the first President of the United States by the U.S. Electoral College.
• July 14 » French Revolution: Citizens of Paris storm the Bastille.
• September 15 » The United States "Department of Foreign Affairs", established by law in July, is renamed the Department of State and given a variety of domestic duties.
• September 29 » The United States Department of War first establishes a regular army with a strength of several hundred men.
• October 2 » The United States Bill of Rights is sent to the various States for ratification.
• December 11 » The University of North Carolina is chartered by the North Carolina General Assembly.

The temperature on October 20, 1789 was about 11.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south by east. Weather type: omtrent helder. Special wheather fenomena: noorderlicht.