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Born on Saturday November 27, 1779
- Aymé Maria Gaspard Hertog van Clermont-Tonnere, Parijs († 1865)
- Adrianus Klercks, Elshout († 1858)
- Ezra CRAM, Wilton, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, Verenigde Staten († 1856)
- Charles Jean Joseph van Crombrugghe, Gand († 1831)
- Antje van Dijk, Zoetermeer († 1816)
- Gaspard de Clermont-Tonnerre, Paris, 75056, France († 1865)
- Bernardina Van Buuren, Afferden († 1789)
- Eva Everaars (Everaerts, Everaerdts, Everaers, Everaerst), Maastricht, Nederland († 1779)
- Elizabeth Farst Snyder
- Anna Catharina Geestman, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
Died on Saturday November 27, 1779
- Foekje Johannes ELDERING (44), Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, Fryslân, Nederland
- Catharina Schilders (44), Hilvarenbeek, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Catharina Schilders, Hilvarenbeek, Nederland
- Geertje (Pieters) Hoogeveen, Nieuwkoop
- Elbert Gerritsen, Uddel
- Antonio José Pereira (41), Curitibanos, Santa Catarina, Brasil
- Catharina Rigerats (54), Gelinden, België
- Anna Margrita Margaretha Thijeenk (Tjeenk) (54), Winterswijk
- Elbert Gerritsen van der Veen (67), Uddel
- Antje Spier (29), Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from November 27, 1779 at Delpher
Born on November 27
- 1746 » Increase Sumner, American lawyer, jurist, and politician, 5th Governor of Massachusetts († 1799)
- 1746 » Robert R. Livingston, American lawyer and politician, 1st United States Secretary for Foreign Affairs († 1813)
- 1754 » Georg Forster, German-Polish ethnologist and journalist († 1794)
- 1759 » Franz Krommer, Czech violinist and composer († 1831)
- 1779 » Aimé, duc de Clermont-Tonnerre, French general and politician, French Minister of Defence († 1865)
- 1804 » Julius Benedict, German-English conductor and composer († 1885)
- 1809 » Fanny Kemble, English actress, playwright, and poet († 1893)
- 1814 » Charles-François-Frédéric, marquis de Montholon-Sémonville, French politician and diplomat, French ambassador to the United States († 1886)
- 1820 » Rachel Brooks Gleason, fourth woman to earn a medical degree in the United States († 1905)
- 1823 » James Service, Scottish-Australian politician, 12th Premier of Victoria († 1899)
Died on November 27
- 1703 » Henry Winstanley, English painter and engineer (b. 1644)
- 1754 » Abraham de Moivre, French-English mathematician and theorist (b. 1667)
- 1811 » Andrew Meikle, Scottish engineer, designed the threshing machine (b. 1719)
- 1819 » Gustavus Conyngham, Irish-born American merchant sea captain, an officer in the Continental Navy and a privateer.
- 1830 » André Parmentier, Belgian-American architect (b. 1780)
- 1852 » Ada Lovelace, English mathematician and computer scientist (b. 1815)
- 1875 » Richard Christopher Carrington, English astronomer and educator (b. 1826)
- 1881 » Theobald Boehm, German flute player and composer (b. 1794)
- 1884 » Fanny Elssler, Austrian ballerina (b. 1810)
- 1895 » Alexandre Dumas, fils, French novelist and playwright (b. 1824)
Names that were popular for boys in 1779
- Jan
- Hendrik
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- 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)
- March 3 » American Revolutionary War: The Continental Army is routed at the Battle of Brier Creek near Savannah, Georgia.
- June 1 » The court-martial for malfeasance of Benedict Arnold, a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, begins.
- 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 6 » Battle of Grenada: The French defeat British naval forces during the American Revolutionary War.
- September 28 » American Revolution: Samuel Huntington is elected President of the Continental Congress, succeeding John Jay.
Weather November 27, 1779
The temperature on November 27, 1779 was about 8.0 °C. There was 44 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: regen geheel betrokken.