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• Egidius DE HAUWERE († 1852)
• Adrianus Beems, Heesch
• Anne Marie LARONDELLE, BAELEN-sur-VESDRE, Liège, Belgique
• Anthonij Cornelisz KRUITHOF, Heinenoord († 1841)
• Berendina Dirks ter Maat, Wisch, Gelderland, Nederland († 1839)
• Anna Catharina Geerinckx, Geel, België († 1844)
• Cornelis Pieterz Molenaar, Krommenie, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1830)
• Baukjen klazes Veenstra, dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Elisabeth Poulders, Lith, NL († 1863)
• catherine DUFRANE, Frameries (Belgium) († 1852)

• Annetje Paulusd van der Kemp (1), Pernis
• Geertruij Franse van den Bos (38), 's-Gravenzande
• Gerard Fleuren (61), Kessel, Duitsland
• Gerardus Peters Fleuren (61), Goch (D) Kessel
• Geertruij Fransdr van den Bos (39), 's-Gravenzande
• Gaije Jacobs, Eenrum, Nederland
• Elizabeth Postell (51), South Carolina
• Frans Lodewijk van Thadden Heer van Reddestow en Mittel (85), Redystowo (Reddestow), Pommeren, Polen
• Hendrik de Leeuw (18), Mastenbroek, Overijssel, Nederland
• François Bissonnette (56), Les Cèdres, Comté Soulanges, Qc

• 1778 » Gregory Blaxland, English-Australian explorer († 1853)
• 1800 » William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, English-Irish astronomer and politician († 1867)
• 1808 » Henrik Wergeland, Norwegian poet, playwright, and linguist († 1845)
• 1810 » Ferdinand Freiligrath, German poet and translator († 1876)
• 1811 » Jón Sigurðsson, Icelandic scholar and politician († 1879)
• 1818 » Charles Gounod, French composer and academic († 1893)
• 1818 » Sophie of Württemberg, queen of the Netherlands († 1877)
• 1821 » E. G. Squier, American archaeologist and journalist († 1888)
• 1832 » William Crookes, English chemist and physicist († 1919)
• 1833 » Manuel González Flores, Mexican general and president († 1893)

• 1719 » Joseph Addison, English essayist, poet, playwright, and politician (b. 1672)
• 1734 » Claude Louis Hector de Villars, French general and politician, French Secretary of State for War (b. 1653)
• 1740 » Sir William Wyndham, 3rd Baronet, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1687)
• 1762 » Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French poet and playwright (b. 1674)
• 1771 » Daskalogiannis, Greek rebel leader (b. 1722)
• 1775 » John Pitcairn, Scottish-English soldier (b. 1722)
• 1797 » Mohammad Khan Qajar, Persian tribal chief (b. 1742)
• 1813 » Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham, Scottish-English admiral and politician (b. 1726)
• 1821 » Martín Miguel de Güemes, Argentinian general and politician (b. 1785)
• 1839 » Lord William Bentinck, English general and politician, 14th Governor-General of India (b. 1774)

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)
• March 3 » American Revolutionary War: The Continental Army is routed at the Battle of Brier Creek near Savannah, Georgia.
• June 16 » Spain declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Great Siege of Gibraltar begins.
• July 6 » Battle of Grenada: The French defeat British naval forces during the American Revolutionary War.
• 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.
• August 13 » American Revolutionary War: The Royal Navy defeats the Penobscot Expedition with the most significant loss of United States naval forces prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor.
• 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 June 17, 1779 was about 14.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northwest. Weather type: omtrent helder.