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• Antonia van Drunen, Drunen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Taeymans Augustus, Baarle-Hertog, Antwerpen, België
• Allegonda van Eeuwijk, Maasdriel († 1848)
• Anna Bartelds Swieringa, Zandeweer, Eemsmond (Gem.) († 1832)
• Anna Margaretha Graes, Neuenkirchen (Duitsland)
• Anna Catharina De Smedt, Puurs, 2870, Antwerpen, Belgium († 1837)
• "Henricus" Hendericus Hendericus, Huissen, NL
• Bauke Piebes Visser, Eernewoude, Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, The Netherlands († 1811)
• Anna Ansems, Terheijden
• Casparus PAATS, Leiden († 1826)

• Georg Philipp Reichert (2)
• Gertrudis Arnoldi van Grinsven (42), Den Dungen, Sint-Michielsgestel,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Amaro Domingues de Oliveira (66), Itapetininga, São Paulo, Brasil
• Gerardus Thomas Habraken (37), Moergestel, NL
• Antje Friesenborg (12), Jemgum, Ostfriesland, Germany
• Catharina GIELEN (72), Eigenbilzen, 3740, Bilzen-Hoeselt, Limburg, België
• Daniel Biesemans, Zevenbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Antonius GRIETENS (55), Scherpenheuvel, 3270, Vlaams-Brabant, Vlaanderen, België
• Berendina Donderwinkel (2), Zieuwent (Lichtenvoorde)
• Antonie Leemslat, Rekken

• 1703 » François Bigot, French politician († 1778)
• 1720 » Charles De Geer, Swedish entomologist and archaeologist († 1778)
• 1754 » John Lansing, Jr., American lawyer and politician († 1829)
• 1775 » Walter Savage Landor, English poet and author († 1864)
• 1781 » Adelbert von Chamisso, German botanist and poet († 1838)
• 1816 » Nathaniel P. Banks, American general and politician, 24th Governor of Massachusetts († 1894)
• 1822 » Franz Ritter von Hauer, Austrian geologist and curator († 1899)
• 1841 » Félix Faure, French politician, 7th President of France († 1899)
• 1844 » Richard Theodore Greener, American lawyer, academic, and diplomat († 1922)
• 1846 » Angela of the Cross, Spanish nun and saint († 1932)

• 1664 » Cornelis de Graeff, Dutch mayor (b. 1599)
• 1730 » Peter II of Russia (b. 1715)
• 1770 » Giovanni Pietro Francesco Agius de Soldanis, Maltese linguist, historian and cleric (b. 1712)
• 1836 » Betsy Ross, American seamstress, said to have designed the American Flag (b. 1752)
• 1838 » Osceola, American tribal leader (b. 1804)
• 1858 » Coenraad Jacob Temminck, Dutch zoologist and ornithologist (b. 1778)
• 1867 » Emperor Kōmei of Japan (b. 1831)
• 1869 » William Carleton, Irish author (b. 1794)
• 1881 » Arthur O'Shaughnessy, English poet and herpetologist (b. 1844)
• 1889 » Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria, heir apparent to the throne of Austria-Hungary (b. 1858)

• 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.
• 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.
• October 18 » American Revolutionary War: The Franco-American Siege of Savannah is lifted.

The temperature on January 30, 1779 was about 0.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: omtrent helder betrokken.