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Born on Sunday October 16, 1791
- Adriana Cornelia Roos, (Oudezijds Kapel), Amsterdam,, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Adriana Sophia Torgler, Hulst († 1835)
- Alje Gerrits VAN TUINEN, Kollum Friesland Netherlands († 1869)
- Aagje van Wijngaarden, Oudewater,, Utrecht, Nederland († 1856)
- Aeltjen Klumpers, Winterswijk († 1816)
- Aardje Hendriks van Hattum, Soest
- Adriaantje Zeil, Huizen († 1840)
- Aartje van Beek, Harderwijk, Gelderland, Nederland
- Aardje van Hattum, Soest († 1807)
- Alje Gerrits van Tuinen, Kollum, gem. Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland († 1869)
Died on Sunday October 16, 1791
- Johannes Schuppens (1)
- Anne Marie VROENEN (47), Zepperen (B)
- Harmen Willemz (Verbeek) (62), Brummen, Gelderland, Nederland
- Joannes Valcke, Ardooie
- cornelis jansz PIJPER (69), barendrecht
- Adriana Volxem, Buizingen
- Grigorij Aleksandrovitch kn. Potemkin, Tavricheskij (52), Kherson, Khersons'ka oblast, Ukraine
- Abraham Jansen Camphorst (91), Voorst
- Abraham Kamphorst, Voorst
- Jacobus Hendrikx (22), Nieuwvliet
Born on October 16
- 1762 » Paul Hamilton, American soldier and politician, 3rd United States Secretary of the Navy († 1816)
- 1789 » William Burton, American physician and politician, 39th Governor of Delaware († 1866)
- 1795 » William Buell Sprague, American minister, historian, and author († 1876)
- 1802 » Isaac Murphy, American educator and politician, 8th Governor of Arkansas († 1882)
- 1803 » Robert Stephenson, English railway and civil engineer († 1859)
- 1804 » Benjamin Russell, American painter and educator († 1885)
- 1806 » William P. Fessenden, American lawyer and politician, 26th United States Secretary of the Treasury († 1869)
- 1815 » Francis Lubbock, American colonel and politician, 9th Governor of Texas († 1905)
- 1818 » William Forster, Indian-Australian politician, 4th Premier of New South Wales († 1882)
- 1819 » Austin F. Pike, American lawyer and politician († 1886)
Died on October 16
- 1750 » Sylvius Leopold Weiss, German lute player and composer (b. 1687)
- 1755 » Gerard Majella, Italian saint (b. 1725)
- 1774 » Robert Fergusson, Scottish poet (b. 1750)
- 1791 » Grigory Potemkin, Russian general and politician (b. 1739)
- 1793 » John Hunter, Scottish-English surgeon and philosopher (b. 1728)
- 1793 » Marie Antoinette, Austrian-born queen consort of Louis XVI of France (b. 1755)
- 1796 » Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia (b. 1726)
- 1799 » Veerapandiya Kattabomman Indian activist (b. 1760)
- 1810 » Nachman of Breslov, Ukrainian religious leader, founded the Breslov Hasidic group (b. 1772)
- 1822 » Eva Marie Veigel, Austrian-English dancer (b. 1724)
Names that were popular for boys in 1791
- Jan
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Pieter
- Joannes
- Gerrit
- Willem
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Dirk
- Klaas
- Adrianus
- Leendert
- John
Names that were popular for girls in 1791
- Maria
- Anna
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Joanna
- Trijntje
- Grietje
- Neeltje
- Marie
- Aaltje
- Adriana
- Antje
- Jannetje
- Elizabeth
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1791
- 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)
- March 2 » Long-distance communication speeds up with the unveiling of a semaphore machine in Paris.
- March 4 » Vermont is admitted to the United States as the fourteenth state.
- August 26 » John Fitch is granted a United States patent for the steamboat.
- September 13 » King Louis XVI of France accepts the new constitution.
- September 27 » The National Assembly votes to award full citizenship to Jews in France.
- December 4 » The first edition of The Observer, the world's first Sunday newspaper, is published.
Weather October 16, 1791
The temperature on October 16, 1791 was about 11.0 °C. There was 44 mm of rainWind direction mainly north-northeast. Weather type: betrokken regen.