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Born on Thursday January 28, 1779
- Adrianus (Adriaan) Geerts, Rijsbergen, Nederland († 1835)
- Amalberga Janssens, STEKENE († 1855)
- Apollonia Lomeyer, Buitenveldert
- Antonia van der Vleuten, Veldhoven
- Adrianus Geerts, Rijsbergen, Gemeente Zundert, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1835)
- Anthonius Vermeulen, Utrecht († 1850)
- Alida Cornelisdr. van Oosten, Veur († 1837)
- Amelberga van Cleemput, Temse,9140,Oost-Vlaanderen,BE († 1781)
- Aaltje Abrahams de Bildt, St Annaparochie, Het Bildt, Friesland, Nederland
- Barbara Gevaert, Zwevezele († 1843)
Died on Thursday January 28, 1779
- Cnelisje Cornelis Stuijfbergen (54)
- Gerardus Reijers (0), Gendringen, Gelderland, Nederland
- Georgius WILLEMS (56), Waltwilder, 3740, Bilzen, Limburg, België
- Hendrik Oostdam, Noordwijkerhout
- Ebelje Jans, Wierhuizen
- Adriana van de Coppello (57), Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Cnelisje Stuifbergen (54)
- Ebeltje Jans (58), Pieterburen
- Albert Jacobs
- Cnelisje Stuifbergen (54), Castricum, Noord-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 28, 1779 at Delpher
Born on January 28
- 1717 » Mustafa III, Ottoman sultan († 1774)
- 1719 » Johann Elias Schlegel, German poet and critic († 1749)
- 1726 » Christian Felix Weiße, German poet and playwright († 1802)
- 1755 » Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring, Polish-German physician, anthropologist, and paleontologist († 1830)
- 1784 » George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, Scottish politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1860)
- 1797 » Charles Gray Round, English lawyer and politician († 1867)
- 1818 » George S. Boutwell, American lawyer and politician, 28th United States Secretary of the Treasury († 1905)
- 1822 » Alexander Mackenzie, Scottish-Canadian soldier, journalist, and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Canada († 1892)
- 1833 » Charles George Gordon, English general and politician († 1885)
- 1841 » Henry Morton Stanley, Welsh-American explorer and journalist († 1904)
Died on January 28
- 1681 » Richard Allestree, English priest and academic (b. 1619)
- 1687 » Johannes Hevelius, Polish astronomer and politician (b. 1611)
- 1688 » Ferdinand Verbiest, Flemish Jesuit missionary in China (b. 1623)
- 1697 » Sir John Fenwick, 3rd Baronet, English general and politician (b. 1645)
- 1754 » Ludvig Holberg, Norwegian-Danish historian and philosopher (b. 1684)
- 1782 » Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville, French geographer and cartographer (b. 1697)
- 1832 » Augustin Daniel Belliard, French general (b. 1769)
- 1859 » F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1782)
- 1864 » Émile Clapeyron, French physicist and engineer (b. 1799)
- 1873 » John Hart, English-Australian politician, 10th Premier of South Australia (b. 1809)
Names that were popular for boys in 1779
- Jan
- Hendrik
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Willem
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Jean
- Dirk
- John
- Klaas
- Adrianus
Names that were popular for girls in 1779
- Maria
- Anna
- Johanna
- Marie
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Joanna
- Adriana
- Trijntje
- Antje
- Aaltje
- Elizabeth
- Grietje
- Neeltje
- Janna
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1779
- 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.
- March 3 » American Revolutionary War: The Continental Army is routed at the Battle of Brier Creek near Savannah, Georgia.
- May 13 » War of the Bavarian Succession: Russian and French mediators at the Congress of Teschen negotiate an end to the war. In the agreement Austria receives the part of its territory that was taken from it (the Innviertel).
- 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.
- 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.
Weather January 28, 1779
The temperature on January 28, 1779 was about 2.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southeast. Weather type: betrokken mist.