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Born on Saturday October 9, 1779
- Aalbert Jan (Grooten) Tjaank - Ruempol, Laren, Gelderland, Nederland († 1842)
- Engelina van Lang, Dongen
- Albertje van Dijk, Hengelo {OV} († 1867)
- Angelique Denise VAUMORIN, Coulommiers, 77131, Seine et Marne, Île-de-France, France
- Adrianus Jan Oomens, Oosterhout
- Elisabeth turken, Nederweert
- Adriana Verhoeven, Herenthout
- Christophorus Groothuijsen, Nijmegen
- Adrianus Blom, Herwijnen, Gelderland, Nederland
- Adriana Huijsmans, Standaardbuiten, Noord-Brabant, NEDERLAND († 1851)
Died on Saturday October 9, 1779
- Cornelis Leendertsz De Neeff (76), ,, Brielle, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
- Berend Mulder (76), Hattem, Gelderland, Netherlands
- Christina Aarts, Someren, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
- Catharina Voorn (38), Enkhuizen
- Adriana Maes (25), Heeze, Noord Brabant, Nederland
- Charles Shepherd (24), Savannah, Chatham, Georgia
- Cornelia Snelleman (4), Rotterdam, ZH, Nederland
- Anna Julien (74), .Paramaribo, Paramaribo, Suriname
- Claesje Pietersdr. van der Lee (25), Naaldwijk
- Antonij Hendrik Dormieux (58), Batavia
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 9, 1779 at Delpher
Born on October 9
- 1704 » Johann Andreas Segner, German mathematician, physicist, and physician († 1777)
- 1757 » Charles X of France († 1836)
- 1796 » Joseph Bonomi the Younger, British Egyptologist and sculptor († 1878)
- 1835 » Camille Saint-Saëns, French composer and conductor († 1921)
- 1837 » Francis Wayland Parker, American theorist and academic († 1902)
- 1840 » Simeon Solomon, English painter († 1905)
- 1845 » Carl Gustav Thulin, Swedish shipowner († 1918)
- 1850 » Hermann von Ihering, German-Brazilian zoologist († 1930)
- 1852 » Hermann Emil Fischer, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1919)
- 1858 » Mihajlo Pupin, Serbian-American physicist and chemist († 1935)
Died on October 9
- 1691 » William Sacheverell, English politician (b. 1638)
- 1729 » Richard Blackmore, English physician and poet (b. 1654)
- 1793 » Jean Joseph Marie Amiot, French missionary and linguist (b. 1718)
- 1797 » Vilna Gaon, Lithuanian rabbi and scholar (b. 1720)
- 1806 » Benjamin Banneker, American astronomer and surveyor (b. 1731)
- 1808 » John Claiborne, American lawyer and politician (b. 1777)
- 1831 » Ioannis Kapodistrias, Russian-Greek lawyer and politician, Governor of Greece (b. 1776)
- 1873 » George Ormerod, English historian and author (b. 1785)
- 1897 » Jan Heemskerk, Dutch lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1818)
- 1900 » Heinrich von Herzogenberg, Austrian composer and conductor (b. 1843)
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
- Elizabeth
- Antje
- Aaltje
- 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)
- January 11 » Ching-Thang Khomba is crowned King of Manipur.
- February 14 » James Cook is killed by Native Hawaiians near Kealakekua on the Island of Hawaii.
- March 3 » American Revolutionary War: The Continental Army is routed at the Battle of Brier Creek near Savannah, Georgia.
- June 16 » Spain declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain, and 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.
Weather October 9, 1779
The temperature on October 9, 1779 was about 18.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east by south. Weather type: geheel betrokken.