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• Adriana Tiebos, Berlicum († 1871)
• Bernardus MESTDAGH, Oostkamp, Flandre-Occidentale, Flandre, Belgique († 1892)
• Ary Willem Hermans van Everdingen, Willemstad, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1824)
• Antonia van Vessem, Hoogeloon († 1845)
• Antje Halbes van der Woude, Oudkerk, Friesland, Nederland († 1871)
• Arie Benschop, Hoenkoop,, Utrecht, Nederland († 1858)
• Antonia Desideria Devolder, Oostnieuwkerke West Vlaanderen België († 1861)
• Barbara Rosalia Denys, Zarren († 1794)
• Adriana Aalbertse Toet, Scheveningen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Catharina Kieselmann, Föhren, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany († 1826)

• Dorothea Friederike Lang (66)
• Hindrik Kop (5), Groningen
• Jakob Schäfer (0), Dodenau, Kreis Frankenberg
• Carolus DUMON, Brugge,8000,West-Vlaanderen,BELGIE
• Anna de Vos (67), Sint Annaland, Zeeland, Nederland
• Danijda Ortwijn Oortwijn, Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Nederland
• Anton Müller (31), Laasphe, Kreis Wittgenstein
• Antje Sint (44)
• Jan Rigtmeijer (87), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Barbara VERMEIREN (81), Vrasene

• 1778 » Bernardo O'Higgins, Chilean general and politician, 2nd Supreme Director of Chile († 1842)
• 1779 » Jöns Jacob Berzelius, Swedish chemist and academic († 1848)
• 1789 » Abbas Mirza, Qajar crown prince of Persia († 1833)
• 1799 » James Prinsep, English orientalist and scholar († 1840)
• 1833 » Benjamin Harrison, American general, lawyer, and politician, 23rd President of the United States († 1901)
• 1845 » Albert Chmielowski, Polish saint, founded the Albertine Brothers († 1916)
• 1847 » Andrew Greenwood, English cricketer († 1889)
• 1847 » Bolesław Prus, Polish journalist and author († 1912)
• 1856 » Jakub Bart-Ćišinski, German poet and playwright († 1909)
• 1860 » Raymond Poincaré, French lawyer and politician, 10th President of France († 1934)

• 1701 » Sir Charles Sedley, 5th Baronet, English playwright and politician, Speaker of the British House of Commons (b. 1639)
• 1707 » Nicolas Gigault, French organist and composer (b. 1627)
• 1773 » Enrique Flórez, Spanish historian and author (b. 1701)
• 1785 » Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, French sculptor (b. 1714)
• 1823 » Pope Pius VII (b. 1740)
• 1825 » William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock, English admiral and politician, Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1753)
• 1835 » Agnes Bulmer, English merchant and poet (b. 1775)
• 1854 » Shiranui Dakuemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 8th Yokozuna (b. 1801)
• 1859 » Juan Bautista Ceballos, President of Mexico (1853) (b. 1811)
• 1882 » James Whyte, Scottish-Australian politician, 6th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1820)

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

1. Maria
2. Anna
3. Johanna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Catharina
7. Grietje
8. Trijntje
9. Joanna
10. Aaltje
11. Neeltje
12. Antje
13. Adriana
14. Marie
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)
• March 29 » King Gustav III of Sweden dies after being shot in the back at a midnight masquerade ball at Stockholm's Royal Opera 13 days earlier. He is succeeded by Gustav IV Adolf.
• April 21 » Tiradentes, a revolutionary leading a movement for Brazil's independence, is hanged, drawn and quartered.
• June 1 » Kentucky is admitted as the 15th state of the United States.
• October 3 » A militia departs from the Spanish stronghold of Valdivia to quell a Huilliche uprising in southern Chile.
• October 12 » The first celebration of Columbus Day is held in New York City.
• December 11 » French Revolution: King Louis XVI of France is put on trial for treason by the National Convention.

The temperature on August 20, 1792 was about 15.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken.