About the day » Monday December 20, 1779Calender converter

• Anna VanOsdol, Penns Neck, Mercer, New Jersey, United States († 1835)
• ANNA MARIA VAN HAM, SCHERPENHEUVEL
• Aibel Symens, Hindeloopen, Friesland, Nederland
• Abraham van Melle, Cadzand, Zeeland, Nederland († 1783)
• Adriaan Verplanke, Biervliet († 1834)
• Adrianus Vorstenbosch, Sint-Oedenrode, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1855)
• Arnolda Kluiver, Eibergen
• Aaltjen Roelofs Russchen, Vledder († 1855)
• Antje MEINDERTS, Veenklooster, Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland, Fryslân, Nederland († 1846)
• Aaltje Engberts RUSSCHER, Vledder, Nederland, Drenthe, Nederland († 1855)

• Charles LEWIS (83)
• Anthonie Hendrik van Castellane Markgraaf van Majastres (59)
• Goossen Gijsbertsz van Aalsburg (85), Hoogblokland
• Eeuwout Jansz. Aland (77), Geervliet
• Anna Judoca GEERTS, Ruisbroek, Puurs-Sint-Amands, Province of Antwerp (Middle Brabant), Belgium
• Heijltje Jacobs Hordijk (63), Charlois
• Anthonij Pietersz van Velzen (Velsen), Bloemendaal
• Catharina Margaretha van Goch (59), haarlem
• Alice Cooper (72), German, Glenfaba, Isle of Man, ENG
• Gerrit Arends Apeldoorn (61), Egmond-binnen

• 1740 » Arthur Lee, American physician and diplomat († 1792)
• 1786 » Pietro Raimondi, Italian composer († 1853)
• 1792 » Nicolas Toussaint Charlet, French painter and educator († 1845)
• 1806 » Martín Carrera, Mexican general and president (1855) († 1871)
• 1812 » Laura M. Hawley Thurston, American poet and educator († 1842)
• 1838 » Edwin Abbott Abbott, English theologian, author, and educator († 1926)
• 1841 » Ferdinand Buisson, French academic and politician, Nobel Prize laureate († 1932)
• 1861 » Ferdinand Bonn, German actor († 1933)
• 1861 » Ivana Kobilca, Slovenian painter († 1926)
• 1865 » Elsie de Wolfe, American actress and interior decorator († 1950)

• 1722 » Kangxi, emperor of the Qing Dynasty (b. 1654)
• 1723 » Augustus Quirinus Rivinus, German physician and botanist (b. 1652)
• 1740 » Richard Boyle, 2nd Viscount Shannon, English field marshal and politician, Governor of Portsmouth (b. 1675)
• 1765 » Louis, dauphin of France (b. 1729)
• 1768 » Carlo Innocenzo Frugoni, Italian poet and academic (b. 1692)
• 1783 » Antonio Soler, Spanish priest and composer (b. 1729)
• 1812 » Sacagawea, American explorer (b. 1788)
• 1820 » John Bell, American farmer (b. 1750)
• 1856 » Francesco Bentivegna, Italian activist (b. 1820)
• 1862 » Robert Knox, Scottish surgeon and zoologist (b. 1791)

• 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.
• 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.
• June 24 » American Revolutionary War: The Great Siege of Gibraltar 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.
• September 28 » American Revolution: Samuel Huntington is elected President of the Continental Congress, succeeding John Jay.

The temperature on December 20, 1779 was about 9.0 °C. There was 66 mm of rainWind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: betrokken regen.