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• Adrianus TOLLEDO, Voorschoten
• dirkje de KREEK, strijen († 1848)
• Adrianus van Est, Kruisland (NL) († 1823)
• Arie Simonsz De WAARD, Charlois († 1852)
• Erzsébet Kállai, Furta, Hajdu-Bihar
• Elisabeth Selten, Beers, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adrianus van Toledo (Tolledo), Voorschoten, ZH, Nederland
• Daniël Hermannus Andreae, Augsbuurt-Lutjewoude,Gemeente Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland,Friesland,Netherlands († 1806)
• César René de Choiseul-Praslin († 1846)
• Dorothea Ooms, Dreumel

• Joannes Canters, Montfort, Netherlands
• John, 3rd Duke of Rutland MANNERS (82)
• Janna(Johanna) Bouwhoff (Bouwhof Gijsbertz) (40), Brummen
• John Manners (82)
• Adrianus TOLLEDO (1)
• Maria Jans van Gorkum (van Gorkom) (87), Hooge en Lage Zwaluwe, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands
• John Manners (82)
• Gerrit van VOORST (50), Willemstad
• John Manners Hertog van Rutland (82), Rutland House, Knightsbridge, Londen
• Franciscus Josephus ( De Cleer - Declaeir- Decleer ) Decleir (45), Bredene

• 1716 » Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton, French zoologist and mineralogist († 1800)
• 1722 » James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster, Irish soldier and politician († 1773)
• 1730 » Jackson of Exeter, English organist and composer († 1803)
• 1736 » Patrick Henry, American lawyer and politician, 1st Governor of Virginia († 1799)
• 1780 » Henri Braconnot, French chemist and pharmacist († 1855)
• 1794 » Johann Heinrich von Mädler, German astronomer and selenographer († 1874)
• 1797 » Louise-Adéone Drölling, French painter († 1836)
• 1823 » John H. Balsley, American carpenter and inventor († 1895)
• 1860 » Isaac Albéniz, Spanish pianist and composer († 1909)
• 1871 » Clark Voorhees, American painter († 1933)

• 1691 » Cornelis Tromp, Dutch admiral (b. 1629)
• 1790 » Israel Putnam, American general (b. 1718)
• 1796 » Carl Fredrik Pechlin, Swedish general and politician (b. 1720)
• 1814 » Joséphine de Beauharnais, first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte (b. 1763)
• 1829 » Humphry Davy, English-Swiss chemist and academic (b. 1778)
• 1847 » Emmanuel de Grouchy, Marquis de Grouchy, French general (b. 1766)
• 1862 » Franz Mirecki, Polish composer, music conductor, and music teacher (b. 1791)
• 1866 » Winfield Scott, American general, lawyer, and politician (b. 1786)
• 1873 » Prince Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine (b. 1870)
• 1892 » Bahá'u'lláh, Persian religious leader, founded the Bahá'í Faith (b. 1817)

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)
• January 11 » Ching-Thang Khomba is crowned King of Manipur.
• February 14 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Kettle Creek is fought in Georgia.
• February 14 » James Cook is killed by Native Hawaiians near Kealakekua on the Island of Hawaii.
• 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 May 29, 1779 was about 18.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: omtrent helder dampig.