About the day » Sunday November 21, 1779Calender converter

• Aaltje Jansen Voorhorst, Olst, Overijssel, Nederland
• Aaltje Harms (Stoffers) Schonewille, Hoogeveen nederland († 1825)
• Aleida (Veurentjes) Vorentjes, Silvolde
• Albert de Vries, Steenwijk, Nederland († 1830)
• Abraham Bolstier, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1859)
• Albert Geerts de Vries, Steenwijk († 1830)
• Aleida Berentzen, Didam, Gelderland, Nederland († 1843)
• Aaltje Harms Schonewille, Hoogeveen (Drenthe) († 1825)
• Aart Boekhout, Doorn
• Abraham Bolstier, Leiden, Zuid Holland, Nederland († 1859)

• Arnold DECAESTECKER, Leffinge
• Arij Dirksz. van der Lee (55), Monster, ZH, Nederland
• Constance Joseph Mascau (25), Beaumont
• Anna Catherina Stevens (57), Westerlo, Antwerpen, Vlaanderen, België
• Anne CORNEZ (75), Pâturages (Colfontaine), 7340, Hainaut, Wallonie, Belgique
• Catharina van Helmont (54), Asten, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Arij Dirksz Van der Lee (55), Monster,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Bertha Vikum (8), Vikum, Sogndal, Nordre Bergenhus, Norway
• Adrianus TRUYTS (69), Berlaar, 2590, Antwerpen, Vlaanderen, België
• Anna Catharina Stevens (57), Westerlo

• 1718 » Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg, German composer, critic, and theorist († 1795)
• 1729 » Josiah Bartlett, American physician and politician, 6th Governor of New Hampshire († 1795)
• 1760 » Joseph Plumb Martin, American sergeant († 1850)
• 1768 » Friedrich Schleiermacher, German theologian, philosopher, and scholar († 1834)
• 1785 » William Beaumont, American surgeon, "Father of Gastric Physiology" († 1853)
• 1787 » Samuel Cunard, Canadian businessman, founded the Cunard Line († 1865)
• 1811 » Ludwik Gorzkowski, Polish politician, physicist and revolutionary activist († 1857)
• 1811 » Zeng Guofan, Chinese general and politician, Viceroy of Liangjiang († 1872)
• 1818 » Lewis H. Morgan, American lawyer, anthropologist, and theorist († 1881)
• 1835 » Hetty Green, American businesswoman and financier († 1916)

• 1695 » Henry Purcell, English organist and composer (b. 1659)
• 1775 » John Hill, English botanist and author (b. 1719)
• 1782 » Jacques de Vaucanson, French engineer (b. 1709)
• 1811 » Heinrich von Kleist, German poet and author (b. 1777)
• 1844 » Ivan Krylov, Russian poet and playwright (b. 1769)
• 1859 » Yoshida Shōin, Japanese academic and politician (b. 1830)
• 1861 » Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire, French priest and activist (b. 1802)
• 1870 » Karel Jaromír Erben, Czech historian and poet (b. 1811)
• 1874 » Marià Fortuny, Spanish painter (b. 1838)
• 1881 » Ami Boué, German-Austrian geologist and ethnographer (b. 1794)

1. Jan
2. Hendrik
3. Johannes
4. Cornelis
5. Joannes
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. Antje
12. Aaltje
13. Elizabeth
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.
• June 16 » Spain declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Great Siege of Gibraltar begins.
• June 24 » American Revolutionary War: The Great Siege of Gibraltar begins.
• September 23 » American Revolution: John Paul Jones, naval commander of the United States, on board the USSBonhomme Richard, wins the Battle of Flamborough Head.
• September 28 » American Revolution: Samuel Huntington is elected President of the Continental Congress, succeeding John Jay.

The temperature on November 21, 1779 was about 1.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east by south. Weather type: omtrent helder.