About the day » Wednesday December 22, 1790Calender converter

• Arij Jacobsz NOORDZIJ, Charlois († 1846)
• Anna Elisabeth van Ginneken, Breda
• Christianus Moonen, Spaubeek,, Limburg, Nederland
• Arent Arendsz BREEDVELD, Zundert
• Ariën Cornelisz Laagwater, Boekel (Alkmaar) († 1822)
• Anna Geertruidis Sanders, Driel (Overbetuwe) († 1851)
• Christiaan Jacobus Moonen, Spaubeek, Nederland
• Antonius Schrauwen, Essen (B)
• Aleida Francisca Hoegen, Doesburg († 1828)
• Antoine Francois Vanneste, Rollegem West-Vlaanderen († 1824)

• Barbara Schurgers (68), Geleen,, Limburg, Nederland
• Gerarda Peters Cloostermans (85), Nijmegen Gld
• Gertrudis Holtmans (72), Hoeselt
• Anna Gertrudis TOELEN (65), Sint-Lambrechts-Herk (Limburg), België
• Dingena Steenhoven van den (Steenoven), Wijk en Aalburg
• Ennecke Dalming
• Berend Hendriks Kleinmeijer (10), Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Gertrude Holtmans (72), Hoeselt
• Elisabeth Smeets (0), Meers-Elsloo (Stein), Limburg, Nederland
• Col Sebastian Levan (63), Maxatawny, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States

• 1765 » Johann Friedrich Pfaff, German mathematician and academic († 1825)
• 1799 » Nicholas Callan, Irish priest and physicist († 1864)
• 1805 » John Obadiah Westwood, English entomologist and archaeologist († 1893)
• 1807 » Johan Sebastian Welhaven, Norwegian author, poet, and critic († 1873)
• 1819 » Franz Abt, German composer and conductor († 1870)
• 1819 » Pierre Ossian Bonnet, French mathematician and academic († 1892)
• 1839 » John Nevil Maskelyne, English magician († 1917)
• 1850 » Victoriano Huerta, Mexican general and politician, 35th President of Mexico († 1916)
• 1853 » Evgraf Fedorov, Russian mathematician, crystallographer, and mineralogist († 1919)
• 1853 » Teresa Carreño, Venezuelan-American singer-songwriter and pianist († 1917)

• 1681 » Richard Alleine, English minister and author (b. 1611)
• 1767 » John Newbery, English publisher (b. 1713)
• 1788 » Percivall Pott, English physician and surgeon (b. 1714)
• 1806 » William Vernon, English-American merchant (b. 1719)
• 1828 » William Hyde Wollaston, English chemist and physicist (b. 1766)
• 1853 » Manuel María Lombardini, Mexican general and politician. President (1853) (b. 1802)
• 1867 » Jean-Victor Poncelet, French mathematician and engineer (b. 1788)
• 1870 » Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Spanish journalist, poet, and playwright (b. 1836)
• 1880 » George Eliot, English novelist and poet (b. 1819)
• 1891 » Paul de Lagarde, German biblical scholar and orientalist (b. 1827)

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. Jean

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)
• May 31 » Manuel Quimper explores the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
• July 9 » The Swedish Navy captures one third of the Russian Baltic fleet.
• July 31 » The first U.S. patent is issued, to inventor Samuel Hopkins for a potash process.
• August 4 » A newly passed tariff act creates the Revenue Cutter Service (the forerunner of the United States Coast Guard).
• September 25 » Four Great Anhui Troupes introduce Anhui opera to Beijing in honor of the Qianlong Emperor's eightieth birthday.
• December 31 » Efimeris, the oldest Greek newspaper of which issues have survived till today, is published for the first time.

The temperature on December 22, 1790 was about 4.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: omtrent helder.