About the day » Tuesday November 2, 1779Calender converter

• Aaltien Truin, Oosterhesselen, Nederland († 1837)
• Adrianus Costermans, Zundert
• Corfs Curvers, Hoensbroek (L († 1834)
• Annigjen Klazen Doop, Giethoorn, Nederland
• Cornelius Franciscus Cluytmans, Ekeren, Antwerpen († 1852)
• Albarta Feith, Epe († 1832)
• Anna Margarita Adams van der Plaat, Anjum
• Adriana SCHELLEKENS
• Alberta FEITH, Epe, Gelderland, Nederland († 1832)
• Adriana Schellekens, Gilze († 1849)

• Arisje Aarts van Manen (56), Gerven, gem. Putten
• Alardus (Arnoldus) Hermkens (64), Oirlo
• Adriaan Francois H. Wzn ds. Mattaeus (50), Wadway
• Huybrechts Hubertus (47), Merksplas, Antwerpen, België
• Agnes Kaal (0), Groesbeek, Gelderland, Nederland
• Anna Catharina De Windt (43), Adegem, België
• Aldert Jebbes (43), Uithuizermeeden
• Anna Theresia TOMMELIN, Gits, Belgique
• Catharina Huijberts (59), Putten
• Arisje Aarts van Maanen Manen, Putten, Gelderland, Nederland

• 1741 » Joan van der Capellen tot den Pol, Dutch lawyer and politician († 1784)
• 1754 » Gaspard de Bernard de Marigny, French general († 1794)
• 1755 » Marie Antoinette, Austrian-French queen consort of Louis XVI of France († 1793)
• 1766 » Joseph Radetzky von Radetz, Austrian field marshal († 1858)
• 1777 » Fortunat Alojzy Gonzaga Żółkowski, Polish actor and translator († 1822)
• 1795 » James K. Polk, American lawyer and politician, 11th President of the United States († 1849)
• 1799 » John Light Atlee, American physician and surgeon († 1885)
• 1799 » Titian Peale, American entomologist and photographer († 1885)
• 1808 » Jules Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly, French author and critic († 1889)
• 1815 » George Boole, English mathematician and philosopher († 1864)

• 1716 » Engelbert Kaempfer, German botanist and physician (b. 1651)
• 1807 » Louis Auguste Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, French politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1730)
• 1834 » Maria Teresa Poniatowska, Polish noblewoman (b. 1760)
• 1846 » Esaias Tegnér, Swedish poet and bishop (b. 1782)
• 1852 » Pyotr Kotlyarevsky, Russian general (b. 1782)
• 1863 » Theodore Judah, American engineer (b. 1826)
• 1877 » Friedrich Graf von Wrangel, Prussian field marshal (b. 1784)
• 1883 » William Morgan, English-Australian politician, 14th Premier of South Australia (b. 1828)
• 1886 » James Watney junior, English brewer, cricketer, and politician (b. 1832)
• 1887 » Alfred Domett, English-New Zealand poet and politician, 4th Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1811)

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)
• March 3 » American Revolutionary War: The Continental Army is routed at the Battle of Brier Creek near Savannah, Georgia.
• June 24 » American Revolutionary War: 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.
• August 13 » American Revolutionary War: The Royal Navy defeats the Penobscot Expedition with the most significant loss of United States naval forces prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor.
• September 16 » American Revolutionary War: The Franco-American Siege of Savannah begins.
• October 18 » American Revolutionary War: The Franco-American Siege of Savannah is lifted.

The temperature on November 2, 1779 was about 13.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: donker.