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• Antonius Daggelinckx, Antwerpen, België († 1779)
• Barbara Duijsings, Vilt (Berg en Terblijt), Limburg, Nederland († 1860)
• Adriana Versprille, Groede
• Barbara Elias, Culemborg
• Anna Jansen Berendsen, Hengelo († 1829)
• Baudina Cnoop, amsterdam, Nederland († 1849)
• Berendina te Braak, Lichtenvoorde († 1857)
• Antje Ulbes Talsma (Tolsma, Palsma), IJlst, Wymbritseradeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1811)
• Atze Jelkes van der Gaast, Oudega, Smallingerland, Friesland, Nederland († 1835)
• Abraham Michau, St. James Santee, Berkeley, South Carolina († 1821)

• Anne Marie Dupont (61), Mons, Henegouwen, België
• Apollonia Clesius (64), Longkamp (Bernkastel-Wittlich) D
• Cornelius van Calster (84), Schriek
• Catharina Elisabeth Geurtz (64), Broeksittard
• Arent Marcusz. van Fiolen (70), Hillegersberg
• Cornelis Teunisz van den Bos (79), Sliedrecht
• Eldad Worcester (47), Tewksbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten
• Elisabetha Perdieus - Perdius (63), Erps-Kwerps
• Aaltie Thomas Tjeerds (85), Aldeboarn, Nederland
• Aaltie Thomas (85), Oldeboorn

• 1701 » Johan Agrell, Swedish-German pianist and composer († 1765)
• 1761 » Christiaan Hendrik Persoon, South African-French mycologist and academic († 1836)
• 1763 » Thomas Campbell, Irish minister and theologian († 1854)
• 1796 » Abraham Emanuel Fröhlich, Swiss minister, poet, and educator († 1865)
• 1801 » Émile Littré, French lexicographer and philosopher († 1881)
• 1820 » George Hendric Houghton, American clergyman and theologian († 1897)
• 1836 » Emil Hartmann, Danish organist and composer († 1898)
• 1844 » G. Stanley Hall, American psychologist and academic († 1924)
• 1851 » Durham Stevens, American lawyer and diplomat († 1908)
• 1858 » Ignacio Bonillas, Mexican diplomat († 1942)

• 1718 » Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, English politician, Lord High Treasurer (b. 1660)
• 1733 » Augustus II the Strong, Polish king (b. 1670)
• 1734 » John Floyer, English physician and author (b. 1649)
• 1743 » Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni, Italian organist and composer (b. 1657)
• 1750 » Bakar of Georgia (b. 1699)
• 1761 » Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French priest and historian (b. 1682)
• 1768 » Sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet, English field marshal and politician (b. 1685)
• 1793 » William Barrington, 2nd Viscount Barrington, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1717)
• 1832 » Archibald Murphey, American judge and politician (b. 1777)
• 1851 » Mary Shelley, English novelist and playwright (b. 1797)

• 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)
• March 3 » American Revolutionary War: The Continental Army is routed at the Battle of Brier Creek near Savannah, 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 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.
• 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 February 1, 1779 was about 4.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken.