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• Aalbert Groes, Ruurlo
• Alexander James Dallas II, Commander, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America († 1844)
• Aaltje Durks Drukker, Veendam, Groningen, Nederland
• Anne Catharine Spiers, Ruiselede, 8755 West Vlaanderen
• Adriana Maria Klapwijk, Delft
• Albert Fokken Veenhuis, Diever, Drenthe, Nederland († 1863)
• Albert Lammerts ten Velthuis, Vlagtwedde (gem. Westerwolde) († 1841)
• Albert Veldhuis, Vlagtwedde
• Anna Catharina Cavernia, Bornem († 1859)
• Abigail Childs

• Henrik (Jansen) Smale Kroese, Bathmen
• Georg David Hanser (65), Hohenmemmingen
• Catharina Moors (72), Veldwezelt
• Antonius van Waardenburgh, Amsterdam, St Anthonis Kerkhof
• François LE RUMEN, Plouyé,29690,Finistère,BRETAGNE,FRANCE
• Abraham Fransz LUIJER (84), Kortenhoef
• Gerritie Jans van Ekeris (13), Woudenberg
• David ALEXANDER (69), Genova, 2439, Genova, Liguria, Italië
• Elizabeth Beddigs (0), Rotterdam
• Henricus Poels (53), Kampenhout

• 1749 » Levi Lincoln Sr., American lawyer and politician, 4th United States Attorney General († 1820)
• 1759 » Maria Theresia von Paradis, Austrian pianist and composer († 1824)
• 1770 » Ezekiel Hart, Canadian businessman and politician († 1843)
• 1773 » Klemens von Metternich, German-Austrian politician, 1st State Chancellor of the Austrian Empire († 1859)
• 1786 » Dimitris Plapoutas, Greek general and politician († 1864)
• 1803 » Juan Almonte, son of José María Morelos, was a Mexican soldier and diplomat who served as a regent in the Second Mexican Empire (1863-1864) († 1869)
• 1805 » Samuel Carter, Early English railway solicitor and MP († 1878)
• 1808 » Michael William Balfe, Irish composer and conductor († 1870)
• 1817 » Debendranath Tagore, Indian philosopher and author († 1905)
• 1841 » Clarence Dutton, American commander and geologist († 1912)

• 1698 » Marie Champmeslé, French actress (b. 1642)
• 1699 » Sir Edward Petre, 3rd Baronet, English politician (b. 1631)
• 1700 » John Hale, American minister (b. 1636)
• 1740 » Ephraim Chambers, English publisher (b. 1680)
• 1773 » Alban Butler, English priest and hagiographer (b. 1710)
• 1845 » Braulio Carrillo Colina, Costa Rican lawyer and politician, Head of State of Costa Rica (b. 1800)
• 1879 » Gottfried Semper, German architect and educator, designed the Semper Opera House (b. 1803)
• 1886 » Emily Dickinson, American poet and author (b. 1830)
• 1914 » Ida Freund, Austrian-born chemist and educator (b. 1863)
• 1919 » Hasan Tahsin, Turkish journalist (b. 1888)

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)
• January 2 » Big Bottom massacre in the Ohio Country, North America, marking the beginning of the Northwest Indian War.
• February 18 » Congress passes a law admitting the state of Vermont to the Union, effective 4 March, after that state had existed for 14 years as a de facto independent largely unrecognized state.
• May 3 » The Constitution of May 3 (the first modern constitution in Europe) is proclaimed by the Sejm of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
• August 21 » A Vodou ceremony, led by Dutty Boukman, turns into a violent slave rebellion, beginning the Haitian Revolution.
• September 9 » Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, is named after President George Washington.
• September 14 » The Papal States lose Avignon to Revolutionary France.

The temperature on May 15, 1791 was about 14.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken.