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• Adrianus Suijkerbuijk, Huijbergen, Noord Brabant, Nederland († 1855)
• Antje Douwes Visser, Ferwoude, Wonseradeel, Friesland, Nederland
• CORNELIS VAN DER LEE, Overlangbroek († 1836)
• Anthonij de Kijk, Groede († 1823)
• Adrianus Suijkerbuijk, Hoogerheide († 1855)
• Aartje Gerbrands Vlaanderen, Huijsen († 1804)
• Cornelis Kanters, Gilze en Rijen († 1830)
• Daniel Schleifenbaum, Dotzlar, Kreis Wittgenstein († 1779)
• Antonia Kruk, Wassenaar, Zuid Holland, Nederland
• Antonia Verspeek, Someren

• Dominicus Steenbak, Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Agathe Riel dit de l'Irlande (34)
• Anna Maria De Cock (77), Sint-Denijs-Boekel,, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
• Jacob Hendriks WITSE (23), Krommenie,, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Geertruij van Swol (1754), Amsterdam
• Joanna Catharina van Barel (2), Hingene
• Arnoldus Cremers (79), Meerhout
• Cornelis Boes, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
• Carl Fredrik Tillman (0), Isokyro, Finland
• Enoch ( Enogh) van der Veur (20), Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1732 » Princess Marie Adélaïde of France († 1800)
• 1749 » Pierre-Simon Laplace, French mathematician and astronomer († 1827)
• 1750 » Johannes Matthias Sperger, Austrian bassist and composer († 1812)
• 1754 » Jurij Vega, Slovene mathematician, physicist and artillery officer († 1802)
• 1769 » Augustin Daniel Belliard, French general and diplomat († 1832)
• 1769 » William Smith, English geologist and cartographer († 1839)
• 1823 » Schuyler Colfax, American journalist and politician, 17th Vice President of the United States († 1885)
• 1826 » Ludwig Minkus, Austrian violinist and composer († 1917)
• 1834 » Julius Reubke, German pianist and composer († 1858)
• 1838 » Marie Adam-Doerrer, Swiss women's rights activist and unionist († 1908)

• 1680 » Nicolas Fouquet, French politician (b. 1615)
• 1742 » Jean-Baptiste Dubos, French historian and author (b. 1670)
• 1747 » Claude Alexandre de Bonneval, French general (b. 1675)
• 1748 » Johann Gottfried Walther, German organist and composer (b. 1684)
• 1754 » Johann Jakob Wettstein, Swiss theologian and critic (b. 1693)
• 1783 » Charles Carroll, English barrister and politician (b. 1723)
• 1792 » Luís António Verney, Portuguese philosopher and pedagogue (b. 1713)
• 1801 » Paul I, Russian emperor (b. 1754)
• 1842 » Stendhal, French novelist (b. 1783)
• 1862 » Manuel Robles Pezuela, Unconstitutional Mexican interim president, 1858–1859 (b. 1817)

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 » James Cook is killed by Native Hawaiians near Kealakekua on the Island of Hawaii.
• March 3 » American Revolutionary War: The Continental Army is routed at the Battle of Brier Creek near Savannah, Georgia.
• May 13 » War of the Bavarian Succession: Russian and French mediators at the Congress of Teschen negotiate an end to the war. In the agreement Austria receives the part of its territory that was taken from it (the Innviertel).
• June 16 » Spain declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Great Siege of Gibraltar begins.
• September 16 » American Revolutionary War: The Franco-American Siege of Savannah 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.

The temperature on March 23, 1779 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken.