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• Anna Catharina Verheijen, Baarle († 1855)
• Albertus Veldhuijsen, Soest
• Antje Wijbrug, Oude Ade († 1820)
• Barbara Alliet, Pittem († 1847)
• Cunera Dobbe, Voorschoten († 1844)
• Arij Abrahamsz VERSCHOOR, Strijen († 1857)
• Anna Catharina Verheijen, Baarle-Hertog, Gemeente Baarle-Hertog, Antwerpen, Belgie († 1859)
• Anna Margaretha Horst, Hopsten, Westfalen, Pruisen, Duitsland († 1779)
• Antje Weiburg, Oud Ade (Rijpwetering) († 1820)
• Adriaensens, Grobbendonk, Turnhout (Arrondissement), Antwerp Province, Belgium

• Peter Frey (10)
• Adriaensens, Grobbendonk,Antwerpen,Belgium
• Nicolas BILLAND (62), Grentzingen (68960, Haut-Rhin, France)
• Cornelis Jacobsz Romkes (75), Urk
• Jan Berendsz Veenbrink (0), Bennekom
• Duwert Adriaans (22), Onderdijk
• Joannes Francis Rombaut (6), Temse
• Anna Theresia Musseeuw, Kortemark, België
• Petrus Joannes Fissers (0), Kalmthout (B)
• Jakob Sjammes (64)

• 1754 » Banastre Tarleton, English general and politician († 1833)
• 1754 » William Murdoch, Scottish engineer and inventor, created gas lighting († 1839)
• 1765 » William IV of the United Kingdom († 1837)
• 1789 » Augustin-Louis Cauchy, French mathematician and academic († 1857)
• 1798 » Jules Michelet, French historian and philosopher († 1874)
• 1800 » Hiram Walden, American general and politician († 1880)
• 1801 » Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer, Dutch historian and politician († 1876)
• 1813 » Jean Stas, Belgian chemist and physician († 1891)
• 1816 » Charles Frédéric Gerhardt, French chemist and academic († 1856)
• 1823 » Nathaniel Everett Green, English painter and astronomer († 1899)

• 1762 » Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, English author, poet, and playwright (b. 1689)
• 1763 » Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont, English politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (b. 1710)
• 1775 » Zahir al-Umar, Arabian ruler (b. 1690)
• 1796 » John McKinly, American physician and politician, 1st Governor of Delaware (b. 1721)
• 1814 » Benjamin Thompson, American-English physicist and colonel (b. 1753)
• 1835 » John MacCulloch, Scottish geologist and academic (b. 1773)
• 1836 » Claude-Louis Navier, French physicist and engineer (b. 1785)
• 1838 » Adelbert von Chamisso, German botanist and poet (b. 1781)
• 1853 » Charles Tristan, marquis de Montholon, French general (b. 1783)
• 1854 » Thomas Clayton, American lawyer and politician (b. 1777)

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 » 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).
• 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.
• October 18 » American Revolutionary War: The Franco-American Siege of Savannah is lifted.

The temperature on August 21, 1779 was about 20.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: omtrent helder.