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• Alexander Jefferson, Cumberland County, Virginia, United States of America († 1858)
• Henricus Overkamp, Nijmegen († 1856)
• Andreas DILLEN, Heist-op-den-Berg,2220,Anvers,Flandre,BELGIQUE († 1850)
• Georg Schreiber, Puderbach, Kreis Wittgenstein († 1837)
• Caspert Maltha († 1844)
• Anna Aleidis Backer (Bakker), Laar, Neder Saksen, Duitsland († 1811)
• Anna Bryan
• Andreas MEYNEN, Mol Belgie
• Godeliva Janssens, Blankenberge, West-Vlaanderen, België
• Allegunda Maas, Uedem, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Duitsland

• Aeltje Pieters Schouten (67), Abcoude (De Ronde Venen), Utrecht, Nederland
• Judge Joseph Harrison (82), East Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, United States
• Isabella Theresia Deprez (0), Ichtegem
• Lijsbeth Hannes van Zijverden (39), Aalsmeer
• Catharina Walterus de Bresser, Sint-Oedenrode, NL
• Alexander Lodewijk de Leuze (42), Bergen (Mons), Henegouwen
• Coenradus (Conrad, Coenraad) la Grange (75), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Julian Francis Mergaert, Mannekensvere
• Petrus Peeters van EIJCK (41), Someren,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• lijsbeth van zijverden (39), aalsmeer (noord holland)

• 1724 » Noël François de Wailly, French lexicographer and author († 1801)
• 1759 » Ignaz Anton von Indermauer, Austrian nobleman and government official († 1796)
• 1777 » Pedro Ignacio de Castro Barros, Argentinian priest and politician († 1849)
• 1796 » Jean-Gaspard Deburau, Czech-French actor and mime († 1846)
• 1800 » Friedrich Wöhler, German chemist and academic († 1882)
• 1803 » John Ericsson, Swedish-American engineer, co-designed the USS Princeton and the Novelty Locomotive († 1889)
• 1816 » George Henry Thomas, American general († 1870)
• 1826 » William S. Clark, American colonel and politician († 1886)
• 1835 » Henri Brisson, French lawyer and politician, 50th Prime Minister of France († 1912)
• 1835 » Paul Du Chaillu, French-American anthropologist and explorer († 1903)

• 1693 » Willem Kalf, Dutch still life painter (b. 1619)
• 1726 » Nicolaus II Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician and theorist (b. 1695)
• 1750 » John V, king of Portugal (b. 1689)
• 1762 » Luis Vicente de Velasco e Isla, Spanish sailor and commander (b. 1711)
• 1781 » John Bligh, 3rd Earl of Darnley, British parliamentarian (b. 1719)
• 1784 » Denis Diderot, French philosopher and critic (b. 1713)
• 1805 » Dheeran Chinnamalai, Indian soldier (b. 1756)
• 1864 » Louis Christophe François Hachette, French publisher (b. 1800)
• 1875 » Andrew Johnson, American general and politician, 17th President of the United States (b. 1808)
• 1884 » Kiến Phúc, Vietnamese emperor (b. 1869)

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

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

• 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)
• February 14 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Kettle Creek is fought in Georgia.
• March 3 » American Revolutionary War: The Continental Army is routed at the Battle of Brier Creek near Savannah, Georgia.
• May 13 » War of the Bavarian Succession: Russian and French mediators at the Congress of Teschen negotiate an end to the war. In the agreement Austria receives the part of its territory that was taken from it (the Innviertel).
• June 16 » Spain declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Great Siege of Gibraltar begins.
• July 16 » American Revolutionary War: Light infantry of the Continental Army seize a fortified British Army position in a midnight bayonet attack at the Battle of Stony Point.
• September 23 » American Revolution: John Paul Jones, naval commander of the United States, on board the USSBonhomme Richard, wins the Battle of Flamborough Head.

The temperature on July 31, 1779 was about 17.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: regen betrokken.