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• Arij van 't Hoff, Overschie (Z-H)
• Andrew Weierman Ziegler († 1874)
• Catharina Willemina van Dalen, Oud-Vossemeer († 1870)
• Catharina Willemina van Dalen, Oud-Vossemeer, Zeeland, Nederland († 1870)
• Arend Tonnis Smith, Sappemeer, Groningen, Nederland († 1870)
• Adriana Claudia PAETS, Zwolle, Overijssel, NEDERLAND
• Atze Jans Van Wieren, Surhuizum, Friesland, Netherlands († 1853)
• Anna Maria Haagstroom, Amsterdam († 1853)
• Ardina van der Burgt, Zeeland, Nederland († 1871)
• Atze Jans van Wieren, Surhuizum, gem. Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Nederland († 1853)

• Jacobus Berkheij (66), Katwijk aan Zee, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Leonardus Nievelstein (5), Übach-Palenberg, Kreis Heinsberg (D)
• Anneke van Dalen (71), Brakel (GL)
• Joanna Cornelia Leep (14), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Hendrik Everds Aarts (2), Beekbergen
• (Jeanne) Marie Josèphe Francken (3)
• Krijn Gijp van der (6)
• Elisha Dodson (64), Pittsylvania, Virginia, Verenigde Staten
• Cornelis Jacobs Dekker (29), Zijpe
• Cosmus Damianus Brackx (18), Stene, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium

• 1748 » Adamantios Korais, Greek-French philosopher and scholar († 1833)
• 1755 » Marc-Antoine Parseval, French mathematician and theorist († 1836)
• 1759 » Mary Wollstonecraft, English philosopher, historian, and novelist († 1797)
• 1788 » Charles Robert Cockerell, English architect, archaeologist, and writer († 1863)
• 1791 » Samuel Morse, American painter and inventor, co-invented the Morse code († 1872)
• 1812 » Friedrich von Flotow, German composer († 1883)
• 1812 » William W. Snow, American lawyer and politician († 1886)
• 1820 » Herbert Spencer, English biologist, anthropologist, sociologist, and philosopher († 1903)
• 1822 » Ulysses S. Grant, American general and politician, 18th President of the United States († 1885)
• 1840 » Edward Whymper, English-French mountaineer, explorer, author, and illustrator († 1911)

• 1694 » John George IV, Elector of Saxony (b. 1668)
• 1695 » John Trenchard, English politician, Secretary of State for the Northern Department (b. 1640)
• 1702 » Jean Bart, French admiral (b. 1651)
• 1782 » William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician, Lord Steward of the Household (b. 1710)
• 1813 » Zebulon Pike, American general and explorer (b. 1779)
• 1873 » William Macready, English actor and manager (b. 1793)
• 1882 » Ralph Waldo Emerson, American poet and philosopher (b. 1803)
• 1893 » John Ballance, Irish-born New Zealand journalist and politician, 14th Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1839)
• 1896 » Henry Parkes, English-Australian businessman and politician, 7th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1815)
• 1915 » John Labatt, Canadian businessman (b. 1838)

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

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

• 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)
• July 17 » Members of the French National Guard under the command of General Lafayette open fire on a crowd of radical Jacobins at the Champ de Mars, Paris, during the French Revolution, killing scores of people.
• August 7 » American troops destroy the Miami town of Kenapacomaqua near the site of present-day Logansport, Indiana in the Northwest Indian War.
• August 14 » Slaves from plantations in Saint-Domingue hold a Vodou ceremony led by houngan Dutty Boukman at Bois Caïman, marking the start of the Haitian Revolution.
• August 26 » John Fitch is granted a United States patent for the steamboat.
• October 1 » First session of the French Legislative Assembly.
• November 4 » Northwest Indian War: The Western Confederacy of American Indians wins a major victory over the United States in the Battle of the Wabash.

The temperature on April 27, 1791 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: zeer betrokken.