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• Bernardus Verfaillie, Roeselare,West-Vlaanderen,België († 1865)
• Adrianus van der Drift, Wassenaar, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1819)
• Arij van der Drift, Wassenaar († 1819)
• Cornelia Cornelis van DER ZANDE, Etten-Leur,Noord-Brabant,NEDERLAND
• Bartholomeus Pietersz. Bakkum († 1795)
• catherine jh. MIANT, Cuesmes (Belgium) Hainaut
• Adriaan Gast, Ellemeet, Zeeland, The Netherlands
• Christina Siereveld, Bruinisse ( Zeeland ) († 1859)
• Anna Maria Stockmann, Mettingen, Pruisen, Duitsland († 1860)
• Antonia de Bree, Schalkwijk, Utrecht, Netherlands

• Annigje Gerritdr. Verkaijck (Verkaik) (78), Bergambacht
• Annigje Gerrits Verkaijck (78), Bergambacht
• Bella Brendel Halevi WOLFF (59), Bonn,, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Duitsland
• Anna Slegers, Dessel
• Adrianus Baltahazar Obbens (0), Tilburg
• Anne Leslie Melville Lady (50), Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
• Anna Margaretha Snoeck (82), Beesten/DLD/Hannover
• Alida van DIEPEN (56), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anne Leslie (49), Edinburgh, Scotland
• Arij Claasz Van den Oever (76), Katwijk

• 1723 » John Byron, English admiral and politician, 24th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland († 1786)
• 1725 » Johann George Tromlitz, German flute player and composer († 1805)
• 1738 » Barbara Catharina Mjödh, Finnish poet († 1776)
• 1763 » Otto Wilhelm Masing, German-Estonian linguist and author († 1832)
• 1768 » Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom († 1840)
• 1772 » William Wirt, American lawyer and politician, 9th United States Attorney General († 1834)
• 1788 » Mihály Bertalanits, Slovene poet and educator († 1853)
• 1831 » Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton, English poet and diplomat, 30th Governor-General of India († 1880)
• 1836 » Milton Bradley, American businessman, founded the Milton Bradley Company († 1911)
• 1837 » Ilia Chavchavadze, Georgian journalist, lawyer, and politician († 1907)

• 1674 » John Milton, English poet and philosopher (b. 1608)
• 1719 » Michel Rolle, French mathematician and author (b. 1652)
• 1773 » Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz, Prussian general (b. 1721)
• 1817 » Andrea Appiani, Italian painter and educator (b. 1754)
• 1828 » Thomas Bewick, English engraver, illustrator and author (b.1753)
• 1830 » Francis I of the Two Sicilies (b. 1777)
• 1873 » Manuel Bretón de los Herreros, Spanish poet, playwright, and critic (b. 1796)
• 1887 » Doc Holliday, American dentist and poker player (b. 1851)
• 1890 » César Franck, Belgian organist and composer (b. 1822)
• 1895 » Robert Battey, American surgeon and academic (b. 1828)

• 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 23 » American Revolution: John Paul Jones, naval commander of the United States, on board the USSBonhomme Richard, wins the Battle of Flamborough Head.

The temperature on November 8, 1779 was about 12.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: betrokken regen.