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• Adolf Demmers, Rotterdam, So.Holl., Nethr
• Abigael Henrietta Jansen, Wageningen
• Amélie Françoise Bonne, Audenaerde († 1866)
• Adriaan Harink, Tholen (NG dopen)
• Angenis Christina Hermannis' Bronsema, Wildervank († 1848)
• Anne CHAMPY, Mantoche, 70331, Haute Saône, Franche-Comté, France († 1867)
• Anne Elisabeth van Isle, Maastricht, Limburg, Nederland († 1844)
• Adriaantje Breeman, Ooltgensplaat, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1813)
• Adrienne Adriana Schuurmans, Oosterhout
• Amélie Françoise Bouné, Oudenaarde († 1866)

• Joann Herman Brawer, Nieuwenhuis
• Johannes Diepenhorst (32), ameide (zuid holland)
• Gerritje van Eik, Winssen
• Gertruda Crox (Krox) (Rockx) (63), Peer, Limburg, BelgiÁe
• Gerritje van Eck (39), Winssen, Beuningen, Gelderland, Nederland
• Evert Hannisz van Haren (10), Veenendaal
• Arie Jans Teeling
• Jan Pietersz Ploeger, Petten, nh.nld
• Angela Vieira da Silva (27), Cotia, São Paulo, Brasil
• Caroline Henriëtte van Stein (77)

• 1744 » Pierre Méchain, French astronomer and surveyor († 1804)
• 1761 » Yevstigney Fomin, Russian pianist and composer († 1800)
• 1815 » John Bosco, Italian priest and educator († 1888)
• 1816 » Octavia Taylor, daughter of Zachary Taylor († 1820)
• 1820 » Andrew Rainsford Wetmore, Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st Premier of New Brunswick († 1892)
• 1821 » Arthur Cayley, English mathematician and academic († 1895)
• 1831 » John Jones Ross, Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th Premier of Quebec († 1901)
• 1832 » Wilhelm Wundt, German physician, psychologist, and physiologist († 1920)
• 1842 » Jakob Rosanes, Ukrainian-German mathematician, chess player, and academic († 1922)
• 1845 » Gabriel Lippmann, Luxembourger-French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1921)

• 1705 » Jacob Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician and theorist (b. 1654)
• 1733 » Matthew Tindal, English philosopher and author (b. 1657)
• 1791 » Charles-François de Broglie, marquis de Ruffec, French soldier and diplomat (b. 1719)
• 1836 » Marc-Antoine Parseval, French mathematician and theorist (b. 1755)
• 1855 » Henry Colburn, English publisher (b. 1785)
• 1861 » Ranavalona I, Queen consort of Kingdom of Madagascar and then sovereign (b. 1778)
• 1878 » Richard Upjohn, English-American architect (b. 1802)
• 1886 » Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Indian mystic and philosopher (b. 1836)
• 1887 » Webster Paulson, English civil engineer (b. 1837)
• 1888 » John Pemberton, American pharmacist and chemist, invented Coca-Cola (b. 1831)

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. Neeltje
11. Grietje
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 7 » Selim III became Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and Caliph of Islam.
• June 17 » In France, the Third Estate declares itself the National Assembly.
• July 9 » In Versailles, the National Assembly reconstitutes itself as the National Constituent Assembly and begins preparations for a French constitution.
• July 27 » The first U.S. federal government agency, the Department of Foreign Affairs, is established (it will be later renamed Department of State).
• August 4 » France: Members of the National Constituent Assembly take an oath to end feudalism and abandon their privileges.
• 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 August 16, 1789 was about 16.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: zeer betrokken.