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Born on Friday December 31, 1779
- Ariaantje Willemsdr. Leenheer, Dordrecht
- Ariaantje (Adriana) Willemsdr Leenheer, Groote Lindt, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands († 1846)
- Anna Catharina Urlings, Gulpen (Gulpen-Wittem), Limburg, Nederland († 1806)
- Christina Krix, Vaskút, 6521, Magyarország († 1855)
- Christina Kriz, Vaskút, Bács-Bodrog, Hungary
- Christianus Panjoel, Hoogemierde († 1856)
- Anne Marie Agnese Luise Spreen, Levern, Duitsland († 1780)
- Aldegondis de Bakker, Duizel
- Berend ter Horst, De Heurne, Gelderland, Nederland
- Anna Helena Connemann, Heede, Emsland († 1837)
Died on Friday December 31, 1779
- Eybert Aertsz van de Pol (71), Putten
- Derk Klaas Gort (63), Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland
- Eibert (71), Putten-Huinen
- Eibert Aartsen (70), Putten, Gelderland, Nederland
- Catharina van den Berghorst (79)
- Catharina van den Bergh (79)
- Cornelius Peenen (68), Herentals, Antwerpen, België
- Anna Maria Jan Bergmans (39), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Dymphna GOOR (39), Geel, 2440, Antwerpen, Belgique
- Derk Klaas Gort (63), Hoogeveen
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from December 31, 1779 at Delpher
Born on December 31
- 1738 » Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, English general and politician, 3rd Governor-General of India († 1805)
- 1741 » Gottfried August Bürger, German poet and academic († 1794)
- 1763 » Pierre-Charles Villeneuve, French admiral († 1806)
- 1776 » Johann Spurzheim, German-American physician and phrenologist († 1832)
- 1798 » Friedrich Robert Faehlmann, Estonian physician, philologist, and academic († 1850)
- 1805 » Marie d'Agoult, German-French historian and author († 1876)
- 1815 » George Meade, American general and engineer († 1872)
- 1830 » Alexander Smith, Scottish poet and critic († 1867)
- 1830 » Isma'il Pasha, Egyptian ruler († 1895)
- 1833 » Hugh Nelson Scottish-Australian politician, 11th Premier of Queensland († 1906)
Died on December 31
- 1691 » Dudley North, English merchant and economist (b. 1641)
- 1691 » Robert Boyle, Irish chemist and physicist (b. 1627)
- 1705 » Catherine of Braganza (b. 1638)
- 1719 » John Flamsteed, English astronomer and academic (b. 1646)
- 1730 » Carlo Gimach, Maltese architect, engineer and poet (b. 1651)
- 1742 » Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine (b. 1661)
- 1775 » Richard Montgomery, American general (b. 1738)
- 1799 » Jean-François Marmontel, French historian and author (b. 1723)
- 1818 » Jean-Pierre Duport, French cellist (b. 1741)
- 1872 » Aleksis Kivi, Finnish author and playwright (b. 1834)
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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)
- 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 16 » American Revolutionary War: The Franco-American Siege of Savannah begins.
- September 28 » American Revolution: Samuel Huntington is elected President of the Continental Congress, succeeding John Jay.
Weather December 31, 1779
The temperature on December 31, 1779 was about -3.0 °C. There was 1,584 mm of rainWind direction mainly east-southeast. Weather type: helder. Special wheather fenomena: .