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Born on Monday October 11, 1779
- Elbert Snapper, Putten († 1826)
- Cornelia Rouwet, Gulpen, Limburg, Netherlands
- Abraham Nijenhuis, Oene, Gelderland, Nederland († 1811)
- Anna Pieter van EERSSEL, 's-Gravenmoer, Noord Brabant
- Bernardus Thesing, Bocholt, Gemeinde Bocholt, Duitsland
- Anna Pietersd Van EERSEL, 's Gravenmoer
- Anna Maria van de Mortel, Deurne, Deurne en Liessel († 1824)
- Adrianus van Dongen, Maasland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1849)
- Elbert Willems Snapper, Putten, Gelderland, Nederland († 1826)
- Abner Trowbridge, Morristown, Morris, New Jersey († 1858)
Died on Monday October 11, 1779
- Alexis GUILLOT (78), Challans, 85300, France
- Anna Maria Zelissen (52), Merkelbeek
- Eusebia Johanna Wendelina Van Echten (47)
- Anna Maria Celissen (54), Oirsbeek, Nederland
- Dirk Egberts Kroon (62), Doornspijk
- Brut QUAKERNAAT (66), Gorinchem,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Franciscus Norbertus VAN REUSEL (56), Oelegem, Ranst, Province of Antwerp (Middle Brabant), Belgium
- Dingmannus Jan Vorselaars (0), Tilburg
- Francis Wilhelmus Willem Peters Pieters PEETERS (70), Bladel, 3338, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Gualtherus HOMMA (61), Edam, Edam-Volendam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 11, 1779 at Delpher
Born on October 11
- 1738 » Arthur Phillip, English admiral and politician, 1st Governor of New South Wales († 1814)
- 1739 » Grigory Potemkin, Russian general and politician († 1791)
- 1758 » Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers, German physician and astronomer († 1840)
- 1786 » Stevenson Archer, American judge and politician († 1848)
- 1788 » Simon Sechter, Austrian organist, composer, and conductor († 1867)
- 1793 » Maria James, Welsh-born American poet, domestic servant († 1868)
- 1803 » Gregor von Helmersen, Estonian-Russian general and geologist († 1885)
- 1814 » Jean-Baptiste Lamy, French-American archbishop († 1888)
- 1815 » Pierre Napoléon Bonaparte, Italian-French politician († 1881)
- 1821 » George Williams, English philanthropist, founded the YMCA († 1905)
Died on October 11
- 1698 » William Molyneux, Irish philosopher and writer (b. 1656)
- 1705 » Guillaume Amontons, French physicist and instrument maker (b. 1663)
- 1708 » Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, German mathematician, physicist, physician, and philosopher (b. 1651)
- 1721 » Edward Colston, English merchant and politician (b. 1636)
- 1725 » Hans Herr, Swiss-American bishop (b. 1639)
- 1779 » Casimir Pulaski, Polish-American general (b. 1745)
- 1809 » Meriwether Lewis, American captain, explorer, and politician, 2nd Governor of Louisiana Territory (b. 1774)
- 1821 » John Ross Key, American lieutenant, lawyer, and judge (b. 1754)
- 1837 » Samuel Wesley, English organist and composer (b. 1766)
- 1852 » Gotthold Eisenstein, German mathematician and academic (b. 1823)
Names that were popular for boys in 1779
- Jan
- Hendrik
- Johannes
- Joannes
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Willem
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Jean
- Dirk
- John
- Klaas
- Adrianus
Names that were popular for girls in 1779
- Maria
- Anna
- Johanna
- Marie
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Joanna
- Adriana
- Trijntje
- Elizabeth
- Antje
- Aaltje
- Grietje
- Neeltje
- Janna
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1779
- 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 11 » Ching-Thang Khomba is crowned King of Manipur.
- March 3 » American Revolutionary War: The Continental Army is routed at the Battle of Brier Creek near Savannah, Georgia.
- June 1 » The court-martial for malfeasance of Benedict Arnold, a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, begins.
- July 6 » Battle of Grenada: The French defeat British naval forces during the American Revolutionary War.
- 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.
Weather October 11, 1779
The temperature on October 11, 1779 was about 12.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: regen half bewolkt.