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• Conelis Gijsbertse van Hulten, Baardwijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands († 1851)
• Agnes van LOON, Roosendaal, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1882)
• Daniel Steskens, Merkelbeek, Limburg, Nederland
• Engelbertus Van Den Brulle, Nieuwerkerken
• Evert Everdsen Janssen Wilbrink, Beekbergen († 1843)
• Georg Krämer, Berleburg, Kreis Wittgenstein
• Claas Bonenburg, Veur
• George T Taylor, Clark, Kentucky, United States († 1827)
• Anna Ballegeer, Waardamme West-Vlaanderen België († 1779)
• Everd(t) Everdsen (Jansen) Wilbrink, Beekbergen, Gemeente Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Nederland († 1843)

• Juliana Francesca Leopoldine Prösing van Stein (70)
• antonius wilms (60), helden
• Egbert Jacobs, IJsselmuiden, Kampen, Overijssel, Nederland
• * Maria Wilbert, Bakel
• Joanna Duijndam, Monster, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Joannes Standaert (68), Maldegem, België
• Anna Judith Selders (76), Veldhausen
• Joannes Adrianus HENDRIKS HENDRIXS (51), Hoogeloon (NL/NB)
• Antje (Ancke) (Antie) Cornelies (68), Bedekaspel, Ostfriesland, Hannover
• Arij Visser (39), De Werken

• 1724 » Franz Aepinus, German astronomer and philosopher († 1802)
• 1769 » James Scarlett Abinger, English judge († 1844)
• 1780 » Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner, German chemist, invented the Döbereiner's lamp († 1849)
• 1784 » Archduke Louis of Austria († 1864)
• 1797 » Heinrich Heine, German journalist, poet, and critic († 1856)
• 1804 » Joseph Howe, Canadian journalist and politician, 5th Premier of Nova Scotia († 1873)
• 1814 » Ana Néri, Brazilian nurse and philanthropist († 1880)
• 1816 » Werner von Siemens, German engineer and businessman, founded Siemens († 1892)
• 1818 » Mary Todd Lincoln, 16th First Lady of the United States († 1882)
• 1830 » Mathilde Fibiger, Danish feminist, novelist and telegraphist († 1892)

• 1716 » Charles de La Fosse, French painter (b. 1640)
• 1721 » Alexander Selkirk, Scottish sailor (b. 1676)
• 1729 » Anthony Collins, English philosopher and author (b. 1676)
• 1754 » Mahmud I, Ottoman sultan (b. 1696)
• 1758 » Noël Doiron, Canadian Acadia leader (b. 1684)
• 1769 » Christian Fürchtegott Gellert, German poet and hymn-writer (b. 1715)
• 1783 » Pehr Wilhelm Wargentin, Swedish astronomer and demographer (b. 1717)
• 1784 » Samuel Johnson, English poet and lexicographer (b. 1709)
• 1814 » Charles-Joseph, 7th Prince of Ligne, Belgian-Austrian field marshal (b. 1735)
• 1837 » Herman of Alaska, Russian missionary and saint (b. 1756)

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 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Kettle Creek is fought in Georgia.
• May 13 » War of the Bavarian Succession: Russian and French mediators at the Congress of Teschen negotiate an end to the war. In the agreement Austria receives the part of its territory that was taken from it (the Innviertel).
• June 16 » Spain declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Great Siege of Gibraltar begins.
• 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.

The temperature on December 13, 1779 was about 10.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly south by west. Weather type: regen geheel betrokken.