About the day » Friday June 18, 1779Calender converter

• Aaltje van Ommeren, Lienden, Nederland
• Adélaïde CHOQUET, Vieux-Condé,59616,Nord,Nord-Pas-de-Calais,FRANCE
• Franciscus Josephus Declerck, Klerken West-Vlaanderen, België († 1830)
• Antonius Evers, Achel
• Dirk Dirksz KEESSEN, Aalsmeer, Noord Holland, Netherlands († 1847)
• Anne Baudry, Athée, 21130, France
• Bernard Valentin Mion, Hinges, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Frankrijk († 1858)
• Gerrit Jansz Schaap, Zuid-Schermer, Nederland († 1824)
• Anna Margaretha Ross, Dankern, Haren (Ems), Landkreis Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany († 1794)
• Francijntje Withoos, Amersfoort

• Magdalena Artois (Artoys) (81), Elewijt
• Joanna Theresia ( Hemerynck ) Hemeryck (55), Leffinge
• Arie Pieters Voogt (48), Hoogvliet
• Moeliker, tholen (zeeland)
• Anna Veronica Bzenska van Prorubi (67)
• Engeltje Daniels de Wit (77)
• Arie Louwe van Lomwel (53), Ameide
• Mathias Jakobs (28), Maagdenburg
• Jantje Maassen (van de Burgt) (2), Lunteren
• Alida van der Putten (75), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1757 » Gervasio Antonio de Posadas, Argentinian lawyer and politician 1st Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata († 1833)
• 1757 » Ignaz Pleyel, Austrian-French pianist and composer († 1831)
• 1769 » Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh, Irish-English politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs († 1822)
• 1799 » William Lassell, English astronomer and merchant († 1880)
• 1812 » Ivan Goncharov, Russian journalist and author († 1891)
• 1815 » Ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen, German general († 1881)
• 1816 » Hélène Napoleone Bonaparte, French daughter of Napoleon († 1907)
• 1816 » Jung Bahadur Rana, Nepali ruler († 1877)
• 1833 » Manuel González Flores, Mexican general and President (1880-1884) († 1893)
• 1834 » Auguste-Théodore-Paul de Broglie, French philosopher and academic († 1895)

• 1726 » Michel Richard Delalande, French organist and composer (b. 1657)
• 1742 » John Aislabie, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1670)
• 1749 » Ambrose Philips, English poet and politician (b. 1674)
• 1772 » Gerard van Swieten, Dutch-Austrian physician and reformer (b. 1700)
• 1772 » Johann Ulrich von Cramer, German jurist and scholar (b. 1706)
• 1788 » Adam Gib, Scottish religious leader (b. 1714)
• 1794 » François Buzot, French lawyer and politician (b. 1760)
• 1794 » James Murray, Scottish-English general and politician, 20th Governor of the Province of Quebec (b. 1721)
• 1815 » Thomas Picton, Welsh-English general and politician (b. 1758)
• 1833 » Robert Hett Chapman, American minister, missionary, and academic (b. 1771)

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)
• 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.
• March 3 » American Revolutionary War: The Continental Army is routed at the Battle of Brier Creek near Savannah, Georgia.
• 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 June 18, 1779 was about 14.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: half bewolkt omtrent helder.