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• Anna Maria Aerts, Bergen († 1851)
• Anna Bande, Halle, Belgie
• André KEMPF, Wihr-au-Val, 68, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, FRANCE († 1815)
• Adrianus Bijvoet, Alkmaar
• Caleb Atwater Tuttle, North Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, Verenigde Staten († 1844)
• Anna Bergers, Westzaandam († 1816)
• Abraham Planije, Leiden († 1842)
• Coleta De Nolf, Torhout
• Anna Cornelis van NISPEN, Rucphen,Noord-Brabant,NEDERLAND († 1825)
• Cornelius Aernouts, Loenhout († 1849)

• Arij (Arien) de Groot (54), Heukelum, Gelderland, The Netherlands
• Anna Maria van Hove (57), Hoogeloon
• Dirk van Zwieten (0), Alphen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Gerrit Ariens van Drunen, Cromvoirt, Noord Brabant, Netherlands
• Jannetje Huibregtse VERMEULE, Wemeldinge
• Anna Catharina Simonis, Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Allegonda Custers (80), Someren
• Janna Klein Ruessink (81), Dinxperlo
• Anthonie van der Boon (37), Alkmaar,Gemeente Alkmaar,North Holland,Netherlands
• Anna Jacoba Goossens (64), Vlissegem,, West-Vlaanderen, België

• 1727 » Philibert Commerson, French physician and explorer († 1773)
• 1736 » Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch, German harpsichord player and composer († 1800)
• 1756 » Thomas Burgess, English bishop and philosopher († 1837)
• 1772 » Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia († 1806)
• 1774 » Wilhelmine of Prussia, Queen of the Netherlands († 1837)
• 1785 » David Wilkie, Scottish painter and academic († 1841)
• 1787 » Louis Daguerre, French physicist and photographer, developed the daguerreotype († 1851)
• 1804 » Alfonso Ferrero La Marmora, Italian general and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Italy († 1878)
• 1810 » Asa Gray, American botanist and academic († 1888)
• 1832 » Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, Finnish-Swedish geologist and explorer († 1901)

• 1724 » Bartolomeu de Gusmão, Portuguese priest (b. 1685)
• 1785 » Louis Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (b. 1725)
• 1797 » Jacques-Alexandre Laffon de Ladebat, French shipbuilder and merchant (b. 1719)
• 1804 » Philip Schuyler, American general and senator (b. 1733)
• 1814 » William Jessop, English engineer (b. 1745)
• 1830 » Adam Weishaupt, German philosopher and academic, founded the Illuminati (b. 1748)
• 1841 » Agustín Gamarra, Peruvian general and politician, 10th and 14th President of Peru (b. 1785)
• 1852 » Rose Philippine Duchesne, French-American nun and saint (b. 1769)
• 1886 » Chester A. Arthur, American general, lawyer, and politician, 21st President of the United States (b. 1829)
• 1889 » William Allingham, Irish-English poet and scholar (b. 1824)

1. Jan
2. Hendrik
3. Johannes
4. Cornelis
5. Joannes
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Willem
9. Jacob
10. Petrus
11. Jacobus
12. Jean
13. Dirk
14. John
15. Klaas
16. Adrianus

1. Maria
2. Anna
3. Johanna
4. Marie
5. Cornelia
6. Elisabeth
7. Catharina
8. Joanna
9. Adriana
10. Trijntje
11. Antje
12. Aaltje
13. Elizabeth
14. Grietje
15. Neeltje
16. Janna

• 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 24 » American Revolutionary War: The Great Siege of Gibraltar begins.
• 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.

The temperature on November 18, 1779 was about 4.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: geheel betrokken.