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Born on Saturday October 23, 1779
- Daniel SCHRETLEN, Leiden,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1835)
- Colette DE WEVER, Evergem, 9940, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgique († 1872)
- Anna Catharina Peeters, Geel, België († 1854)
- Barbara BELSAEK, Leuven,3000,Brabant Flamand,Bruxelles Capitale,BELGIQUE († 1843)
- Ari Janze Heinen, Nederlands-hervormd Gebeurtenisplaats Bunschoten († 1859)
- Eva Müllenhoff, Winterberg, Kreis Brilon († 1783)
- Anna Maria van Vroonhoven, Woensel († 1783)
- Cornelis Petrus WILLEMSE, Hoeven,Noord-Brabant,NEDERLAND
- Catharina Graumans, Teteringen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1829)
- Charles ROELANT, Dendermonde,9200,Flandre Orientale,Flandre,BELGIQUE
Died on Saturday October 23, 1779
- Anna DE LEEUW (57), Hoboken,2660,Anvers,Flandre,BELGIQUE
- Anna Sanders (61), Berg aan de Maas (Stein), Limburg, Nederland
- Fransina van Aanhout (Aanholt) (5)
- Anna van den Bergh (18), Huijbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Cornelia Huijsman (0), 's-Gravenzande, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Cornelis Hogeveen, Laren
- Evertjen Peters (10), Elspeet
- Franz Fridolin Weber (46), Wien, Österreich
- Georg Heinrich Herkenhoff (54), Hasbergen, Deutschland
- Adrianus van den Broeck (75), Baarle-Hertog, Antwerpen, België
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 23, 1779 at Delpher
Born on October 23
- 1762 » Samuel Morey, American engineer († 1843)
- 1766 » Emmanuel de Grouchy, Marquis de Grouchy, French general († 1847)
- 1790 » Chauncey Allen Goodrich, American minister, lexicographer, and educator († 1860)
- 1796 » Stefano Franscini, Swiss statistician and politician († 1857)
- 1801 » Albert Lortzing, German singer-songwriter and actor († 1851)
- 1805 » John Russell Bartlett, American linguist and historian († 1886)
- 1813 » Ludwig Leichhardt, German-Australian explorer († 1848)
- 1815 » João Maurício Vanderlei, Baron of Cotejipe, Brazilian politician († 1889)
- 1817 » Pierre Larousse, French lexicographer and author († 1875)
- 1822 » Gustav Spörer, German astronomer († 1895)
Died on October 23
- 1688 » Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange, French philologist and historian (b. 1610)
- 1730 » Anne Oldfield, English actress (b. 1683)
- 1764 » Emmanuel-Auguste de Cahideuc, Comte Dubois de la Motte, French admiral (b. 1683)
- 1774 » Michel Benoist, French missionary and astronomer (b. 1715)
- 1867 » Franz Bopp, German linguist and academic (b. 1791)
- 1869 » Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1799)
- 1872 » Théophile Gautier, French journalist, author, and poet (b. 1811)
- 1885 » Charles S. West, American lawyer, jurist, and politician, Secretary of State of Texas (b. 1829)
- 1893 » Alexander of Battenberg (b. 1857)
- 1910 » Chulalongkorn, Thai king (b. 1853)
Names that were popular for boys in 1779
- Jan
- Hendrik
- Johannes
- Joannes
- Cornelis
- 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
- Aaltje
- Elizabeth
- Antje
- 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)
- 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.
- June 24 » American Revolutionary War: The Great Siege of Gibraltar begins.
- 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 28 » American Revolution: Samuel Huntington is elected President of the Continental Congress, succeeding John Jay.
- October 18 » American Revolutionary War: The Franco-American Siege of Savannah is lifted.
Weather October 23, 1779
The temperature on October 23, 1779 was about 14.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southeast. Weather type: betrokken mist.