About the day » Thursday November 4, 1779Calender converter

• Agatha Vlooswijk, Vleuten, Utrecht, Nederland († 1860)
• Anna Theresia Francisca NOLLET, Lampernisse,8600,Flandre Occidentale,Flandre,BELGIQUE
• ANNA CATHARINA SCHEUPKENS, Klimmen († 1848)
• Christina Burgers (Borger, Bargers), Elten (D) († 1858)
• Christian Kowalski, Brudzawki († 1816)
• Catharina VERMEULEN, Ruiselede, 37012, West-Vlaanderen, Belgique
• Christianus Franciscus Covemaecker, Pervijze,West-Vlaanderen,België († 1831)
• Anneke Schook, Haaften
• Annetje Arijsd de REUS, Oud-Beijerland († 1837)
• Amalia Christina Helena Heishorn, Zutphen, Gelderland, Nederland († 1783)

• Catharina Theresia De Groep (0), Temse, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
• (3), La Rochelle, Aunis, Charente-Maritime, France
• Annetje gijsberts Schipper (28), Huijsen
• Adrianus Marinusz LEIJDENS (1), Ooltgensplaat
• Bonne Jans Wielinga (72), Sneek, Friesland, Nederland
• Adrianus Hartevelt (67), Bleiswijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltje Land (0), Zalk
• Anna SWINNEN (44), Balen,2490,Antwerpen,Vlaanderen,BELGIË
• Catarina van den Borne (76), Hooge Mierde
• "Marijtje" Ariensdr Heubing (66), Vlaardingen

• 1740 » Augustus Toplady, English cleric and hymn writer († 1778)
• 1765 » Pierre-Simon Girard, French mathematician and engineer († 1836)
• 1809 » Benjamin Robbins Curtis, American lawyer and jurist († 1874)
• 1816 » Stephen Johnson Field, American lawyer and jurist 5th Chief Justice of California († 1899)
• 1821 » Thomas Keefer, Canadian engineer and businessman († 1915)
• 1836 » Henry J. Lutcher, American businessman († 1912)
• 1840 » William Giblin, Australian politician, 13th Premier of Tasmania († 1887)
• 1853 » Anna Bayerová, Czech physician († 1924)
• 1862 » Rasmus Rasmussen, Norwegian actor and director († 1932)
• 1868 » La Belle Otero, Spanish actress, singer, and dancer († 1965)

• 1669 » Johannes Cocceius, Dutch theologian and academic (b. 1603)
• 1698 » Rasmus Bartholin, Danish physician and mathematician (b. 1625)
• 1702 » John Benbow, English admiral (b. 1653)
• 1704 » Andreas Acoluthus, German orientalist and scholar (b. 1654)
• 1781 » Johann Nikolaus Götz, German poet and songwriter (b. 1721)
• 1801 » William Shippen, American physician and anatomist (b. 1712)
• 1847 » Felix Mendelssohn, German pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1809)
• 1847 » Thiệu Trị, Vietnamese emperor (b. 1807)
• 1856 » Paul Delaroche, French painter and educator (b. 1797)
• 1886 » James Martin, Irish-Australian politician, 6th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1820)

• 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)
• February 14 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Kettle Creek is fought in Georgia.
• March 3 » American Revolutionary War: The Continental Army is routed at the Battle of Brier Creek near Savannah, Georgia.
• July 6 » Battle of Grenada: The French defeat British naval forces during the American Revolutionary War.
• 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.
• 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.

The temperature on November 4, 1779 was about 15.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly west. Weather type: regen zeer betrokken.