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• Cecilia Arjens, Folsgare(Friesland)
• Catharina Gerritsdr van Schie, Maasland († 1861)
• Charles Alexandre Joseph CAPRON, Comines, Friesland, Nederland,59560,Nord,Hauts-de-France,FRANCE († 1845)
• Abraham Jansz Lonnee, Amsterdam († 1836)
• Albertus van der Wielen, Wamel
• Albertus Jokshorst, Olst († 1844)
• Adriana Catharina Vorst, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Carolus Josephus VANDE KINDEREN, St Andries († 1780)
• Catrina Gerrits van Schie, Maasland
• Clasina Hamers, Tilburg,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1854)

• Maartje Cornelis (70), Krommenie
• Johan Adam Meyer SV PROG (77)
• Maartje Cornelis Jongejan (42), Schagen
• Marie Jeanne Angelique Gadelin (20), Violaines, 62138, FRANCE
• Adriana VAN DEROOST (50), Herne
• Otto Bunink (34), Anholt
• Maartje Cornelis, Krommenie
• Cornelia Rijsebil (30), Sint Annaland, Zeeland, Nederland
• Jean Jacques KIRSCHER (62), Burnhaupt-le-Bas (68520, Haut-Rhin, France)
• John Drinkwater (46), Manchester, St Mary St Denys and St George, Lancashire, England

• 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.
• February 14 » James Cook is killed by Native Hawaiians near Kealakekua on the Island of Hawaii.
• June 1 » The court-martial for malfeasance of Benedict Arnold, a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, 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.

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