About the day » Friday May 21, 1790Calender converter

• Aaltjen DRAAIJERS, Holten, Gemeente Rijssen-Holten, Overijssel, Nederland
• Anna Verhaegen, Schijndel
• Anne Hiddes Houtsma, Tzum, Franekeradeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1826)
• Antje Pieters Lammerts Heinenberg, Groningen
• Cornelis Leenderse den Boer, Kerkwerve († 1829)
• Berend Jans Sloot, Elslo († 1867)
• Caatie Simonsd Mellema, Leeuwarden, fr.nld
• Cornelis Janse de Jonge, Nieuwerkerk
• Cornelis den BOER, Kerkwerve, Nederland, Zeeland, Nederland († 1829)
• Caatie Symons Mellema, Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland

• Elizabeth Todd ****, Providence, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
• Elizabeth Todd (60), Providence, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
• Aalt Berendsen (Bouwman) (54), Nijkerk
• Erzsébet Schindler (60)
• Anna Maria Vereecke (43), Leisele (B)
• Abraham Verstrate, Zaamslag
• Anne Adelaide Siekmann, Badbergen, Osnabrück
• Guilielmus Leonardus Pendris (85)
• Elisabeth TROOST (59), ·Äôs-Graveland, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Elijah Stannard (75)

• 1756 » William Babington, Irish-born, English physician and mineralogist († 1833)
• 1763 » Joseph Fouché, French lawyer and politician († 1820)
• 1775 » Lucien Bonaparte, French soldier and politician († 1840)
• 1780 » Elizabeth Fry, English prison reformer, philanthropist and Quaker († 1845)
• 1790 » William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire, English politician, Lord Chamberlain of the Household († 1858)
• 1792 » Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis, French mathematician and engineer († 1843)
• 1799 » Mary Anning, English paleontologist († 1847)
• 1801 » Princess Sophie of Sweden, Swedish princess († 1865)
• 1806 » Harriet Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland, English duchess († 1868)
• 1808 » David de Jahacob Lopez Cardozo, Dutch Talmudist († 1890)

• 1719 » Pierre Poiret, French mystic and philosopher (b. 1646)
• 1724 » Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1661)
• 1742 » Lars Roberg, Swedish physician and academic (b. 1664)
• 1762 » Alexander Joseph Sulkowski, Polish and Saxon general (b. 1695)
• 1771 » Christopher Smart, English actor, playwright, and poet (b. 1722)
• 1786 » Carl Wilhelm Scheele, German-Swedish chemist and pharmacist (b. 1742)
• 1790 » Thomas Warton, English poet and critic (b. 1728)
• 1810 » Chevalier d'Eon, French diplomat and spy (b. 1728)
• 1844 » Giuseppe Baini, Italian priest and composer (b. 1775)
• 1858 » José de la Riva Agüero, Peruvian soldier and politician, 1st President of Peru and 2nd President of North Peru (b. 1783)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Hendrik
4. Cornelis
5. Pieter
6. Willem
7. Jacob
8. Joannes
9. Gerrit
10. Petrus
11. Jacobus
12. Dirk
13. Klaas
14. John
15. Arie
16. Adrianus

1. Maria
2. Anna
3. Johanna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Catharina
7. Trijntje
8. Grietje
9. Marie
10. Joanna
11. Aaltje
12. Neeltje
13. Adriana
14. Antje
15. Elizabeth
16. Jannetje

• 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 8 » George Washington delivers the first State of the Union address in New York City.
• March 4 » France is divided into 83 départements, cutting across the former provinces in an attempt to dislodge regional loyalties based on ownership of land by the nobility.
• May 29 » Rhode Island becomes the last of North America's original Thirteen Colonies to ratify the Constitution and become one of the United States.
• July 14 » French Revolution: Citizens of Paris celebrate the unity of the French people and the national reconciliation in the Fête de la Fédération.
• July 16 » The District of Columbia is established as the capital of the United States after signature of the Residence Act.
• September 25 » Four Great Anhui Troupes introduce Anhui opera to Beijing in honor of the Qianlong Emperor's eightieth birthday.

The temperature on May 21, 1790 was about 12.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: omtrent helder.