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• Anna-Maria Janse Crul, Oosterhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1867)
• Anna Maria Crul († 1867)
• Abel Bonnes Postma († 1848)
• Barbara Ulijn, Lith, Oss, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1781)
• Catharina Tulckhoff, Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland The Netherlands († 1854)
• Abel (Ebele) Bonne Posma, Ureterp († 1835)
• Carel Christiaan Böhmer, Amsterdam
• Benedicta DE WILDE, Hamme,9220,Flandre Orientale,Flandre,BELGIQUE († 1854)
• Anna Maria Geudens, Geel († 1847)
• Abele Bonnes Postma, Ureterp († 1835)

• August Leopold von Pallant (78), Eerde
• Anthonia Blesers (57), Sint Jansteen
• Antonia Biesers (57), St. Jansteen
• August Leopold van Pallandt van Eerde en Beerse (78), Eerde
• Aleijda van Rui ijen, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland
• August Leopold van Pallandt (78), Eerde, Overijssel, Nederland
• Anthonij (Tonis) (Camerlinck) Kamerling (44), Zierikzee
• Adrianus KEIRSMAECKER (79), Deurne (Antwerpen),2100,Anvers,Flandre,BELGIQUE
• Adrianus Keirsmaeckers (72), Deurne
• Ariaantje Zuurmond (66), Scheveningen

• 1724 » Maria Amalia of Saxony († 1760)
• 1729 » Alexander Suvorov, Russian field marshal († 1800)
• 1745 » Maria Luisa of Spain († 1792)
• 1774 » Thomas Dick, Scottish minister, author, and educator († 1857)
• 1784 » Zachary Taylor, American general and politician, 12th President of the United States († 1850)
• 1801 » Ludwig Bechstein, German author and poet († 1860)
• 1806 » William Webb Ellis, English priest, created Rugby football († 1872)
• 1811 » Ulrich Ochsenbein, Swiss lawyer and politician, President of the Swiss National Council († 1890)
• 1812 » Xavier Hommaire de Hell, French geographer and engineer († 1848)
• 1826 » Carlo Collodi, Italian journalist and author († 1890)

• 1722 » Johann Adam Reincken, Dutch-German organist and composer (b. 1623)
• 1741 » Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden (b. 1688)
• 1770 » Charles-Jean-François Hénault, French historian and author (b. 1685)
• 1775 » Lorenzo Ricci, Italian religious leader, 18th Superior General of the Society of Jesus (b. 1703)
• 1781 » James Caldwell, American minister (b. 1734)
• 1793 » Clément Charles François de Laverdy, French lawyer and politician, French Minister of Finance (b. 1723)
• 1801 » Franz Moritz von Lacy, Austrian field marshal (b. 1725)
• 1801 » Philip Hamilton, Oldest son of Alexander Hamilton (b. 1782)
• 1807 » Joseph Brant, American tribal leader (b. 1742)
• 1848 » William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1779)

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.
• 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.
• 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 16 » American Revolutionary War: The Franco-American Siege of Savannah begins.

The temperature on November 24, 1779 was about 0.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: geheel betrokken half bewolkt.