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• Constantinus Bombeke, Woubrechtegem, Oost-Vlaanderen, Graafschap Vlaanderen († 1830)
• Bastiaantje van Ginkel (van Gink), 's-Gravendeel, Nederland († 1846)
• Douwe, Brantgum
• Elsjen Frederiks, Amsterdam
• Bastiaantje van GINK, vermoedelijk in 's-Gravendeel († 1846)
• Antoine Eeckhout, Isegem
• Adriana Gerrits Beverloo, Woudrichem, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Arnolda Johanna Schirmer, Sambeek, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1855)
• Geertruy Helena van Dompselaar
• Ariaantje Teeuw, Berkenwoude, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1862)

• Cornelius Van der Aa (56), Aartselaar
• Johann Georg Gebel (34), Wahlbachsmühle, Wittgenstein
• Adrianus Ghys (72), Oosterzele
• Christina Kaashoek (2), sint Annaland
• Jacob Broers Abbema (73), Wons, Wonseradeel, Friesland, Netherlands
• Jacob Goemaat (33), Den Bommell
• Johan van Beverwijk (73), Bergeijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• jannigje VERHULP (54), zuid beijerland
• Jacob Abbema (73), Wons, Friesland, Nederland
• Joannes Quirinius Broeckx, Vlimmeren

• 1702 » Dietrich of Anhalt-Dessau († 1769)
• 1703 » Lorenzo Ricci, Italian religious leader, 18th Superior General of the Society of Jesus († 1775)
• 1740 » Jean Baptiste Camille Canclaux, French general († 1817)
• 1754 » Pierre Charles L'Enfant, French-American architect and engineer, designed Washington, D.C. († 1825)
• 1788 » Leopold Gmelin, German chemist and academic († 1853)
• 1815 » Adolf Friedrich von Schack, German poet and historian († 1894)
• 1820 » John Tyndall, Irish-English physicist and mountaineer († 1893)
• 1828 » Manuel Pavía y Rodríguez de Alburquerque, Spanish general († 1895)
• 1834 » Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, French sculptor, designed the Statue of Liberty († 1904)
• 1835 » Elisha Gray, American businessman, co-founded Western Electric († 1901)

• 1696 » Robert Campbell of Glenlyon (b. 1630)
• 1769 » Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, English politician, Lord President of the Council (b. 1689)
• 1788 » Thomas Gainsborough, English painter (b. 1727)
• 1799 » Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier, French inventor, co-invented the hot air balloon (b. 1745)
• 1815 » Guillaume Brune, French general and politician (b. 1763)
• 1823 » Lazare Carnot, French mathematician, general, and politician, President of the National Convention (b. 1753)
• 1834 » Harriet Arbuthnot, English diarist (b. 1793)
• 1849 » Muhammad Ali of Egypt, Ottoman Albanian commander (b. 1769)
• 1854 » Heinrich Clauren, German author (b. 1771)
• 1859 » Horace Mann, American educator and politician (b. 1796)

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.
• March 3 » American Revolutionary War: The Continental Army is routed at the Battle of Brier Creek near Savannah, Georgia.
• 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.
• September 28 » American Revolution: Samuel Huntington is elected President of the Continental Congress, succeeding John Jay.

The temperature on August 2, 1779 was about 17.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: omtrent helder.