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• Catharina Maria Heukensfeldt, Rotterdam († 1868)
• Aise Jeltes WIJNSTRA, Ureterp (Friesland, The Netherlands) († 1813)
• Anna Elisabeth VERSTRICHT, Rijkevorsel,2310,Anvers,Flandre,BELGIQUE († 1829)
• Aise Jilts (jelts) Wijnstra, Sparjebert, Ureterp, Opsterland, Friesland, Nederland († 1815)
• Adriaan Remijn, Yerseke († 1825)
• Albertus Klaasz Botter, Ens =Zuid Schokland, fl.nld
• Catarina Gerardussen van Niersen, Vaassen, Epe, Gelderland, Nederland
• Anna Jans Stapel, Groningen († 1874)
• Barbara Victoria Paesbrugge, Woumen († 1853)
• Antonie van der Ven, Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1865)

• George Monroe (69), Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
• Egidius Pauwels (5), Clinge, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgie
• Claes (Nicolaas) van Eek (56), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Grietje Piers Swierstra (41)
• Catharina MULDERS (72), Dordrecht,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Bernardus Van Beethoven - Van Biethoven - Van Beethove (69), Leefdaal
• Geertruit Geerts (0), Winschoten
• Aldert Broersz Tulp (67), Bovenkarspel
• Engeltie STELTERMANS (68), Rotterdam
• Daniel Hendrik van Breda, Bladel

• 1743 » Joseph Banks, English botanist and explorer († 1820)
• 1762 » Charles Frederick Horn, German-English composer and educator († 1830)
• 1767 » Rama II of Siam († 1824)
• 1774 » Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge († 1850)
• 1786 » Martin W. Bates, American lawyer and politician († 1869)
• 1786 » Wilhelm Grimm, German anthropologist, author, and academic († 1859)
• 1788 » Johan Christian Dahl, Norwegian-German painter († 1857)
• 1827 » Lydia Becker, English-French activist († 1890)
• 1831 » Leo von Caprivi, German general and politician, Chancellor of Germany († 1899)
• 1835 » Julius Vogel, English-New Zealand journalist and politician, 8th Prime Minister of New Zealand († 1899)

• 1721 » John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby, English poet and politician, Lord President of the Council (b. 1648)
• 1732 » Francis Charteris, Scottish soldier (b. 1675)
• 1777 » Joseph I of Portugal (b. 1714)
• 1785 » Carlo Buonaparte, Corsican lawyer and politician (b. 1746)
• 1799 » Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, German physicist and academic (b. 1742)
• 1810 » Henry Cavendish, French-English physicist and chemist (b. 1731)
• 1812 » Étienne-Louis Malus, French physicist and mathematician (b. 1775)
• 1815 » Robert Fulton, American engineer (b. 1765)
• 1825 » Thomas Bowdler, English physician and philanthropist (b. 1754)
• 1856 » Nikolai Lobachevsky, Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1792)

• 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.
• January 23 » Georgetown College, the first Catholic university in the United States, is founded in Georgetown, Maryland (now a part of Washington, D.C.).
• 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.
• May 5 » In France, the Estates-General convenes for the first time since 1614.
• June 8 » James Madison introduces twelve proposed amendments to the United States Constitution in Congress.
• July 9 » In Versailles, the National Assembly reconstitutes itself as the National Constituent Assembly and begins preparations for a French constitution.

The temperature on February 24, 1789 was about 4.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken.