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• Catherine Diffenbach Kreider († 1838)
• Aletta Kotting, Amsterdam
• Antonetta Lunnen, Oploo St. Anthonis en Ledeacker, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1858)
• Catharina Cleuters, Leiden († 1866)
• Barend Stalma, Monnickendam († 1793)
• Antje Willems van Dam, Maasland († 1832)
• Aaltje Teer, Westzaan, Nederland († 1856)
• Anna Susanna Mahlstede, Bemmel, Gelderland, Nederland († 1848)
• Anna Maria Bastelier, Kappellebrug
• Anna Sussanna Mahlstede, Leiderdorp, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1848)

• Henricus VANDERMAELEN (79), Diegem,, Vlaams-Brabant, België
• Engeltje Willemsdr van der Wel (13), 's-Gravenzande, ZH, Nederland
• Cornelis Petrus Kroot (77), Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Dirkje Wijnbergen (34), Hattem, Gelderland, Nederland
• Beerta Roelofs Oortjes (76), Veendam, Groningen, Nederland
• Ilse Dorothea Feddeler (49), Dudensen, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
• Beerta Roelofs (76), Veendam
• Hermina Swartjens (33), Weurt
• Casparus (Jaspaer)(Jaspar) Gielen (90), Ophoven
• Engeltje van der Wel (13), 's-Gravenzande

• 1749 » Levi Lincoln Sr., American lawyer and politician, 4th United States Attorney General († 1820)
• 1759 » Maria Theresia von Paradis, Austrian pianist and composer († 1824)
• 1770 » Ezekiel Hart, Canadian businessman and politician († 1843)
• 1773 » Klemens von Metternich, German-Austrian politician, 1st State Chancellor of the Austrian Empire († 1859)
• 1786 » Dimitris Plapoutas, Greek general and politician († 1864)
• 1803 » Juan Almonte, son of José María Morelos, was a Mexican soldier and diplomat who served as a regent in the Second Mexican Empire (1863-1864) († 1869)
• 1805 » Samuel Carter, Early English railway solicitor and MP († 1878)
• 1808 » Michael William Balfe, Irish composer and conductor († 1870)
• 1817 » Debendranath Tagore, Indian philosopher and author († 1905)
• 1841 » Clarence Dutton, American commander and geologist († 1912)

• 1698 » Marie Champmeslé, French actress (b. 1642)
• 1699 » Sir Edward Petre, 3rd Baronet, English politician (b. 1631)
• 1700 » John Hale, American minister (b. 1636)
• 1740 » Ephraim Chambers, English publisher (b. 1680)
• 1773 » Alban Butler, English priest and hagiographer (b. 1710)
• 1845 » Braulio Carrillo Colina, Costa Rican lawyer and politician, Head of State of Costa Rica (b. 1800)
• 1879 » Gottfried Semper, German architect and educator, designed the Semper Opera House (b. 1803)
• 1886 » Emily Dickinson, American poet and author (b. 1830)
• 1914 » Ida Freund, Austrian-born chemist and educator (b. 1863)
• 1919 » Hasan Tahsin, Turkish journalist (b. 1888)

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)
• January 30 » Tây Sơn forces emerge victorious against Qing armies and liberate the capital Thăng Long.
• March 4 » In New York City, the first Congress of the United States meets, putting the United States Constitution into effect. The United States Bill of Rights is written and proposed to Congress.
• July 10 » Alexander Mackenzie reaches the Mackenzie River delta.
• July 11 » Jacques Necker is dismissed as France's Finance Minister sparking the Storming of the Bastille.
• 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.
• September 25 » The United States Congress passes twelve constitutional amendments: the ten known as the Bill of Rights, the (unratified) Congressional Apportionment Amendment, and the Congressional Compensation Amendment.

The temperature on May 15, 1789 was about 16.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly south-southeast. Weather type: zeer betrokken.