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• Aaltjen Ordelmans, Neede
• Eva van Putten, Epe († 1850)
• Constancia Baeckelandt, Brugge († 1859)
• Eugenia Coleta Lalleman, Handzame (België) († 1842)
• Albert Wiltink, Gorssel, Gelderland, Nederland
• Cornelia MATTHIJSSEN, Bavel, Breda, Province of North Brabant, Netherlands
• Everardus Mutter, Doornenburg († 1862)
• Arij van der Hoog, Willemstad († 1861)
• Barbera van der Leer
• Aaltjen Polman, Neede, Gelderland, Nederland

• Hendrick Hendricksz Kant (49)
• Jacoba Van Calenberge (55), Eksaarde,, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
• Barent Verdonk, Westzaan
• Boudouin Arteschene (87), Staden West-Vlaanderen België
• Grietje Visser (82), Warder, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Geertje Jacobs, Harderwijk, D.B
• Asseliena Emmerij (34), Amsterdam
• Dirkje Overmars, Aalsmeer, Nederland
• Geertje, Harderwijk
• Godefridus van den Bogard, Bergeijk

• 1755 » Nicolas-Jacques Conté, French soldier, painter, balloonist, and inventor († 1805)
• 1792 » Percy Bysshe Shelley, English poet and playwright († 1822)
• 1805 » William Rowan Hamilton, Irish physicist, astronomer, and mathematician († 1865)
• 1821 » James Springer White, American religious leader, co-founded the Seventh-day Adventist Church († 1881)
• 1821 » Louis Vuitton, French fashion designer, founded Louis Vuitton († 1892)
• 1834 » John Venn, English mathematician and philosopher († 1923)
• 1836 » Jens Vilhelm Dahlerup, Danish architect († 1907)
• 1839 » Walter Pater, English author, critic, and academic († 1894)
• 1844 » Henri Berger, German composer and bandleader († 1929)
• 1853 » John Henry Twachtman, American painter, etcher, and academic († 1902)

• 1718 » René Lepage de Sainte-Claire, French-Canadian founder of Rimouski (b. 1656)
• 1727 » Victor-Maurice, comte de Broglie, French general (b. 1647)
• 1741 » Andrew Hamilton, Scottish-American lawyer and politician (b. 1676)
• 1778 » Pierre de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnial, Canadian-French politician, Governor General of New France (b. 1698)
• 1792 » John Burgoyne, English general and politician (b. 1723)
• 1795 » Timothy Ruggles, American lawyer, jurist, and politician (b. 1711)
• 1804 » Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan, Scottish admiral (b. 1731)
• 1822 » Kristjan Jaak Peterson, Estonian poet and author (b. 1801)
• 1844 » Jacob Aall, Norwegian economist, historian, and politician (b. 1773)
• 1859 » John Vianney, French priest and saint (b. 1786)

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)
• January 8 » George Washington delivers the first State of the Union address in New York City.
• 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.
• May 31 » Manuel Quimper explores the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
• 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 31 » The first U.S. patent is issued, to inventor Samuel Hopkins for a potash process.
• September 25 » Four Great Anhui Troupes introduce Anhui opera to Beijing in honor of the Qianlong Emperor's eightieth birthday.

The temperature on August 4, 1790 was about 12.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: omtrent helder.