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• Andrew Wedderburn Colville, Inverness, Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom († 1856)
• Anna Elisabeth Homan, Olfen, Germany
• Eibert Willems de Wilde, Wijckel, Gaasterland († 1826)
• Euft Hoek, Oud-Beijerland, Oud-Beijerland, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands († 1845)
• Ariaantje Jaspersdr. Verdoes, Numansdorp († 1782)
• Anna Catharina Drommelers, Winterswijk, Gelderland, Netherlands († 1842)
• Anna Uitman, Everdingen († 1779)
• Dympna Peeters‏, Geel, België († 1816)
• Euft Teunisz Hoek, Oud Beijerland († 1845)
• Adriaan Janssens, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1842)

• Antoine Philippe de Marigny de Mandeville (58)
• Geesjen Roelofs (29), Sleen
• Antonia Rob (63), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adriaen Symen Boenders, Oosterhout,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anna Barbara Stein (0), Wallersheim, Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
• Constantina Van der Haegen (66), Sint-Antelinks, Oost-Vlaanderen, Graafschap Vlaanderen
• Cornelia van DIJCK (0), Rotterdam
• Dominicus Josephus SEGHERS (1), Sint-Amands,2890,Anvers,Flandre,BELGIQUE
• Adriaan Simon Boenders
• Ariaantje Teunisse van Drunen (48), Andel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• 1814 » Adolphe Sax, Belgian-French instrument designer, invented the saxophone († 1894)
• 1841 » Nelson W. Aldrich, American businessman and politician († 1915)
• 1851 » Charles Dow, American journalist and economist († 1902)
• 1854 » John Philip Sousa, American composer and bandleader († 1932)
• 1861 » James Naismith, Canadian-American physician and educator, invented basketball († 1939)
• 1880 » Yoshisuke Aikawa, Japanese businessman and politician, founded Nissan Motor Company († 1967)
• 1884 » May Brahe, Australian composer († 1956)
• 1885 » Martin O'Meara, Irish-Australian sergeant, Victoria Cross recipient († 1935)
• 1887 » Walter Johnson, American baseball player and manager († 1946)
• 1897 » Jack O'Connor, English cricketer († 1977)

• 1656 » Jean-Baptiste Morin, French mathematician, astrologer, and astronomer (b. 1583)
• 1672 » Heinrich Schütz, German organist and composer (b. 1585)
• 1692 » Gédéon Tallemant des Réaux, French author and poet (b. 1619)
• 1752 » Ralph Erskine, Scottish minister (b. 1685)
• 1816 » Gouverneur Morris, American scholar, politician, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to France who died a bizarre death (b. 1752)
• 1918 » Alan Arnett McLeod, Canadian lieutenant, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1899)
• 1942 » Emil Starkenstein, Czech pharmacologist and academic (b. 1884)
• 1964 » Hugo Koblet, Swiss cyclist (b. 1925)
• 1965 » Clarence Williams, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (b. 1898)
• 1978 » Heiri Suter, Swiss cyclist (b. 1899)

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)
• January 11 » Ching-Thang Khomba is crowned King of Manipur.
• 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.
• June 24 » American Revolutionary War: The Great Siege of Gibraltar begins.
• 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 6, 1779 was about 12.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: betrokken regen.