About the day » Saturday December 5, 1789Calender converter

• Franciscus Saman, Stekene, Vlaams Gewest, België
• Claas Sijmonsz Rep, Oostzaan, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Barbe Julie BOENS
• Franciscus Saman, Stekene
• Antoinetta Swarts, Wanroij
• Geertruij van Druten, Bunnik
• Dirk Feddes (Durk) Strikwerda, Doezum, Grootegast, Groningen, Nederland († 1873)
• Froukje Sikkes de JONG, Ikkerwâld (Akkerwoude), Damwâld, Dantumadiel, Fryslân, Nederland († 1879)
• Adrianus Huijskens, Oirschot,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Bartel Bree van, Meijel, Limburg, Netherlands († 1843)

• Balthasar Straub (55)
• Helena Katharina Sand (69), Ronsdorf (Wuppertal) (Nordrhein-Westfalen)
• Geertruij Magdlna van den Bosch, Leiden
• Anna Olufsen (74), Danmark
• Heinderik de Roo (1), Delft
• Anne Alexis PELAY (85), Besançon (FRA)
• Harm Pieters van Delden (3), Sappemeer
• Catharina Koppert (69), Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Elisabeth Nicolaasd de Wit (0), Alkmaar
• Ann Everett (82), Fairfax, Virginia, United States

• 1782 » Martin Van Buren, American lawyer and politician, 8th President of the United States († 1862)
• 1784 » George Shepherd, English illustrator and painter († 1862)
• 1803 » Fyodor Tyutchev, Russian poet and diplomat († 1873)
• 1820 » Afanasy Fet, Russian poet and author († 1892)
• 1822 » Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz, American philosopher and academic, co-founded Radcliffe College († 1907)
• 1829 » Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, French-Canadian lawyer and politician, 4th Premier of Quebec († 1908)
• 1830 » Christina Rossetti, English poet and author († 1894)
• 1839 » George Armstrong Custer, American general († 1876)
• 1841 » Marcus Daly, Irish-American businessman († 1900)
• 1849 » Eduard Seler, German anthropologist, ethnohistorian, linguist, and academic († 1922)

• 1663 » Severo Bonini, Italian organist and composer (b. 1582)
• 1749 » Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye, Canadian commander and explorer (b. 1685)
• 1758 » Johann Friedrich Fasch, German violinist and composer (b. 1688)
• 1770 » James Stirling, Scottish mathematician and surveyor (b. 1692)
• 1784 » Phillis Wheatley, Senegal-born slave, later American poet (b. 1753)
• 1791 » Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer and musician (b. 1756)
• 1819 » Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg, German poet and lawyer (b. 1750)
• 1870 » Alexandre Dumas, French novelist and playwright (b. 1802)
• 1887 » Eliza R. Snow, American poet and songwriter (b. 1804)
• 1891 » Pedro II of Brazil (b. 1825)

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 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.
• 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.
• July 9 » In Versailles, the National Assembly reconstitutes itself as the National Constituent Assembly and begins preparations for a French constitution.
• July 14 » French Revolution: Citizens of Paris storm the Bastille.
• October 19 » John Jay is sworn in as the first Chief Justice of the United States.

The temperature on December 5, 1789 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: vochtig mist betrokken winderig.