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Born on Saturday October 2, 1779
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- catherine ARNAUD
- Barbara Lietaert, Rumbeke B 8800 († 1852)
- Aukjen Lammerts Faber, Doniawerstal († 1852)
- Adrianus van der Post, Wassenaar, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1849)
- Aukje Lammerts Faber († 1852)
- Antoine Roberts, Hatterath (Dld)
- Carolus Vanneste, Beerst († 1844)
- Anna Maria ELIAERTS, Rumst, Province D'anvers, Flandre, Belgique
- Catherine Conk, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States († 1843)
Died on Saturday October 2, 1779
- Elisabet Ebing, Amersfoort
- Gerrit (2) VERBOON (62), Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Adriana Faes
- Ary Cornelissz van Velzen (72), Berkel en Rodenrijs
- Cornelis Andriesz MONSTER (0), Puttershoek
- Arien van Velzen (72), Berkel en Rodenrijs
- Anna Tecla Rüschen (0), Versen, Meppen, Landkreis Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany
- Arend Hendriks Jongevos (1), Hoogeveen
- anselme jh. LAURENT (17), Wasmes (Belgium) Hainaut
- Catherine Gautron (1), Mérigny, 36119, France
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 2, 1779 at Delpher
Born on October 2
- 1718 » Elizabeth Montagu, English author and critic († 1800)
- 1727 » Ignaz Schiffermüller, Austrian entomologist and academic († 1806)
- 1768 » William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, English general and politician († 1854)
- 1798 » Charles Albert, King of Sardinia (1831–49) († 1849)
- 1800 » Nat Turner, American slave and uprising leader († 1831)
- 1815 » James Agnew, Northern Irish-Australian politician, 16th Premier of Tasmania († 1901)
- 1821 » Alexander P. Stewart, American general († 1908)
- 1824 » Henry C. Lord, American businessman († 1884)
- 1828 » Charles Floquet, French lawyer and politician, 55th Prime Minister of France († 1896)
- 1832 » Edward Burnett Tylor, English anthropologist and academic († 1917)
Died on October 2
- 1709 » Ivan Mazepa, Ukrainian diplomat (b. 1639)
- 1724 » François-Timoléon de Choisy, French historian and author (b. 1644)
- 1746 » Josiah Burchett, English admiral and politician (b. 1666)
- 1764 » William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1720)
- 1775 » Fukuda Chiyo-ni, Japanese nun and poet (b. 1703)
- 1780 » John André, English soldier (b. 1750)
- 1782 » Charles Lee, English-born American general (b. 1732)
- 1786 » Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel, English admiral and politician (b. 1725)
- 1803 » Samuel Adams, American philosopher and politician, 4th Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1722)
- 1804 » Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot, French engineer (b. 1725)
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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)
- June 16 » Spain declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Great Siege of Gibraltar begins.
- June 24 » American Revolutionary War: The Great Siege of Gibraltar begins.
- July 16 » American Revolutionary War: Light infantry of the Continental Army seize a fortified British Army position in a midnight bayonet attack at the Battle of Stony Point.
- September 16 » American Revolutionary War: The Franco-American Siege of Savannah 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.
- October 18 » American Revolutionary War: The Franco-American Siege of Savannah is lifted.
Weather October 2, 1779
The temperature on October 2, 1779 was about 13.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: betrokken.