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• Catherina Gerritse (Grietje) van Schie, Maasland, ZH, Nederland († 1861)
• Catharina van Schie, Maasland († 1861)
• Cornelis van Spronsen, Monster († 1849)
• Charles Alexandre Joseph CAPRON, Comines, Friesland, Nederland,59560,Nord,Hauts-de-France,FRANCE († 1845)
• Anna Barbara Rouiller, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1857)
• Albertina Scholliers, Elene Oost-Vlaanderen († 1842)
• Cecilia Arjens, Folsgare(Friesland)
• Anna Jacobs Minnesma, Haskerhorne (Frl).(gedoopt 27-06-1779) († 1845)
• Bastiaan Jansz BERKEL, Schipluiden
• Catharina Gerritsdr. van Schie, Maasland († 1861)

• Anna Adamsdr van den Beukel (21)
• Maartje Cornelis Jongejan (42), Schagen
• Marie Jeanne Angelique Gadelin (20), Violaines, 62138, FRANCE
• Johan Adam Meyer SV PROG (77)
• Elisabeth Cornelisd FONKERT
• Floris Van Ongeval (45), Zarlardinge, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgique
• Maartje Cornelis (70), Krommenie
• Cornelia Rijstenbil (30), Sint Annaland
• Dirk Cornelisz van Noord (24), Pernis, Nederland
• Ariaantje de Jong (26), Leersum

• 1739 » Jabez Bowen, American colonel and politician, 45th Deputy Governor of Rhode Island († 1815)
• 1740 » Marquis de Sade, French philosopher and politician († 1814)
• 1743 » Alessandro Cagliostro, Italian occultist and explorer († 1795)
• 1773 » John Randolph of Roanoke, American planter and politician, 8th United States Ambassador to Russia († 1833)
• 1774 » William Lawson, English-Australian explorer and politician († 1850)
• 1813 » Daniel Pollen, Irish-New Zealand politician, 9th Prime Minister of New Zealand († 1896)
• 1823 » Gédéon Ouimet, Canadian lawyer and politician, 2nd Premier of Quebec († 1905)
• 1835 » Pope Pius X († 1914)
• 1838 » Duchess Alexandra Petrovna of Oldenburg († 1900)
• 1840 » Thomas Hardy, English novelist and poet († 1928)

• 1693 » John Wildman, English soldier and politician, Postmaster General of the United Kingdom (b. 1621)
• 1701 » Madeleine de Scudéry, French author (b. 1607)
• 1716 » Ogata Kōrin, Japanese painter and educator (b. 1658)
• 1754 » Ebenezer Erskine, Scottish minister and theologian (b. 1680)
• 1761 » Jonas Alströmer, Swedish businessman (b. 1685)
• 1785 » Jean Paul de Gua de Malves, French mathematician and academic (b. 1713)
• 1806 » William Tate, English painter (b. 1747)
• 1853 » Henry Trevor, 21st Baron Dacre, English general (b. 1777)
• 1865 » Ner Middleswarth, American judge and politician (b. 1783)
• 1875 » Józef Kremer, Polish psychologist, historian, and philosopher (b. 1806)

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.
• 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 24 » American Revolutionary War: The Great Siege of Gibraltar begins.
• July 6 » Battle of Grenada: The French defeat British naval forces during the American Revolutionary War.
• October 18 » American Revolutionary War: The Franco-American Siege of Savannah is lifted.

The temperature on June 2, 1779 was about 14.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northeast. Weather type: zeer betrokken.