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• Anna Maria Elisabeth Adelheid Schnierman, Borken, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany († 1848)
• Aaltjen Weppelink, Lochem, Gelderland, Nederland
• Cornelia Justina De Waal (Wael), Utrecht
• Catherine Angélique ROTRU, Wavrin,59,Nord,Nord/pas de Calais,FRANCE († 1847)
• Ankje Klazes LANDSTRA, Ingwierrum (Engwierum), East-Dongeradiel, Dongeradiel, Fryslân, Nederland († 1836)
• Anke Klazes Landstra, Engwierum († 1836)
• Barbera van Karssen, Langerak († 1849)
• Arnoldus Luppus, Groningen († 1824)
• Alexander Sian, Vlaardingen
• Derk Brunink, Coevorden

• Antje Mooij (7), Den Helder
• Anna Geertruij Spakler (2), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus Aerts (35), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aart Willemse Ruijter (68), Eemnes, Utrecht, Nederland
• Aart Willemsz Ruijter (68), Eemnes
• Guurtje Bogaard (26), Enkhuizen
• Aert Willemsen Ruiter (68), Eemnes
• Antonius Hoogbergen (2), Odijk
• Cornelia Braal (36), Oud-Vossemeer Zeeland
• Jacob Jorisse van Dipten (68), BLEISWIJK (Lansingerland), Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1758 » Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, English admiral († 1805)
• 1766 » Charlotte, Princess Royal of England († 1828)
• 1786 » Guadalupe Victoria, Mexican general, lawyer, and politician, 1st President of Mexico († 1843)
• 1803 » Jacques Charles François Sturm, French mathematician and theorist († 1850)
• 1803 » Mercator Cooper, American captain and explorer († 1872)
• 1808 » Henry Bennett, American lawyer and politician († 1868)
• 1810 » Elizabeth Gaskell, English author († 1865)
• 1816 » Paul Féval, père, French author and playwright († 1887)
• 1832 » Joachim Oppenheim, rabbi and author († 1891)
• 1832 » Miguel Miramón, Unconstitutional president of Mexico, 1859-1860 († 1867)

• 1703 » Charles de Saint-Évremond, French-English soldier, author, and critic (b. 1610)
• 1800 » Michael Denis, Austrian poet and author (b. 1729)
• 1804 » Michael Hillegas, American politician, 1st Treasurer of the United States (b. 1728)
• 1833 » Ferdinand VII of Spain (b. 1784)
• 1862 » William "Bull" Nelson, American general (b. 1824)
• 1887 » Bernhard von Langenbeck, German surgeon and academic (b. 1810)
• 1889 » Louis Faidherbe, French general and politician (b. 1818)
• 1900 » Samuel Fenton Cary, American lawyer and politician (b. 1814)
• 1902 » Émile Zola, French journalist, author, and playwright (b. 1840)
• 1902 » William McGonagall, Scottish poet and actor (b. 1825)

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.
• March 3 » American Revolutionary War: The Continental Army is routed at the Battle of Brier Creek near Savannah, Georgia.
• 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.
• September 16 » American Revolutionary War: The Franco-American Siege of Savannah begins.
• September 28 » American Revolution: Samuel Huntington is elected President of the Continental Congress, succeeding John Jay.

The temperature on September 29, 1779 was about 15.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southeast. Weather type: omtrent helder.