About the day » Thursday February 5, 1789Calender converter

• Catharina Sickink, Winterswijk, Gelderland, Nederland
• "Jenneken" Johanna Johanna, Ottersum († 1857)
• Anna Maria Meylemans, Lint
• Bartolomeus Dionijsius de la Houssaije, Waterlandkerkje
• Anne Thérèse (Anna Theresa) BODARWE, Faymonville-Waimes, Province de Liège, Belgique († 1794)
• Christiaan Hoffmans, Maashees en Overloon, Nbr.NL († 1858)
• Anne GOFFINET, SPA, Liège, Belgique
• Kornelis van Trigt, Zegwaart († 1789)
• Christiaan Hoffmans, (Hofmans), Overloon, Noord-Braband, Nederland († 1858)
• Anna Hulseboom, Amsterdam (MH)

• Annetje Jans SLOCKER (57), Huizen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Vola (35), Born
• Adriaentje Wouterse Verhoeven (58), Dussen-Muilkerk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anthonius Cnaepen- (79), Nederweert, Nederland
• Andries STEKETEE (62), St Maartensdijk, Zeeland, Nederland
• Dirkje Joosten van Driel (29)
• Anna Maria van Lindt (75), Overpelt (Belgie)
• arie OUDIJN (67), ridderkerk
• Adrianus Cornelis Roestenburg (6)
• Anthonius Cnaepen (79), Nederweert

• 1748 » Christian Gottlob Neefe, German composer and conductor († 1798)
• 1788 » Robert Peel, English lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1850)
• 1795 » Wilhelm Karl Ritter von Haidinger, Austrian mineralogist, geologist, and physicist († 1871)
• 1804 » Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Finnish poet and hymn-writer († 1877)
• 1808 » Carl Spitzweg, German painter and poet († 1885)
• 1810 » Ole Bull, Norwegian violinist and composer († 1880)
• 1827 » Peter Lalor, Irish-Australian activist and politician († 1889)
• 1837 » Dwight L. Moody, American evangelist and publisher, founded Moody Church, Moody Bible Institute, and Moody Publishers († 1899)
• 1840 » Hiram Maxim, American engineer, invented the Maxim gun († 1916)
• 1840 » John Boyd Dunlop, Scottish businessman, co-founded Dunlop Rubber († 1921)

• 1705 » Philipp Spener, German theologian and author (b. 1635)
• 1751 » Henri François d'Aguesseau, French jurist and politician, Chancellor of France (b. 1668)
• 1754 » Nicolaas Kruik, Dutch astronomer and cartographer (b. 1678)
• 1766 » Count Leopold Joseph von Daun, Austrian field marshal (b. 1705)
• 1775 » Eusebius Amort, German theologian and academic (b. 1692)
• 1790 » William Cullen, Scottish physician and chemist (b. 1710)
• 1807 » Pasquale Paoli, Corsican commander and politician (b. 1725)
• 1818 » Charles XIII, king of Sweden (b. 1748)
• 1881 » Thomas Carlyle, Scottish philosopher, historian, and academic (b. 1795)
• 1882 » Adolfo Rivadeneyra, Spanish orientalist and diplomat (b. 1841)

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)
• June 8 » James Madison introduces twelve proposed amendments to the United States Constitution in Congress.
• June 20 » Deputies of the French Third Estate take the Tennis Court Oath.
• August 7 » The United States Department of War is established.
• September 11 » Alexander Hamilton is appointed the first United States Secretary of the Treasury.
• September 29 » The 1st United States Congress adjourns.
• October 19 » John Jay is sworn in as the first Chief Justice of the United States.

The temperature on February 5, 1789 was about 3.0 °C. There was 48 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken.