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• Anna Theresia VANEENO, Gistel, 8470, West-Vlaanderen, Belgique († 1852)
• antonius TIMMERS, Nuland († 1885)
• Anna Elisabeth+ Hoppermans+, Voerendaal, LI, Netherlands († 1820)
• Antonius Jean Ryelandt, Brugge, West-Vlaanderen, België († 1828)
• Alida Jacoba Veuger, Amsterdam
• Franciscus Poolen, Kapellen († 1840)
• Benjamin Russell, Branford Twp,New Haven,Connecticut
• Bernardus Geerts Geerts, rijsbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1817)
• BietjeDirks Koelewijn, Bunschoten († 1831)
• Aaltje NANNINGA, Groningen Netherlands

• Gertruda Koox (64), Schimmert, Limburg, Nederland
• Helena Raijmaekers (10)
• Carolus, Charles, Karel SCHOTTE, Lissewege,8380,West-Vlaanderen,BELGIE
• Gertrude Koex Cockx Kooks Koox (64), Schimmert Nl
• Jacobus De Kimpe (79), Hamme (Oost-Vlaanderen, België)
• Geertrui van den Enden, Den Haag
• Gerard Pieters van NIJF (6), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Jacoba Seeuwen (90), Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Jacoba Jamonijntje Zeeuwe(n) (seeuwen) (sieuwen) (90), Breda, Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands
• Gerritje van Mechelen (77), 's-Gravenzande, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1768 » Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor († 1835)
• 1775 » Louisa Adams, English-American wife of John Quincy Adams, 6th First Lady of the United States († 1852)
• 1777 » Bernard Courtois, French chemist and academic († 1838)
• 1777 » Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué, German author and poet († 1843)
• 1785 » Pierre Louis Dulong, French physicist and chemist († 1838)
• 1787 » Norbert Provencher, Canadian bishop and missionary († 1853)
• 1788 » Carl Reichenbach, German chemist and philosopher († 1869)
• 1791 » Peter Cooper, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Cooper Union († 1883)
• 1794 » Alexander Petrov, Russian chess player and composer († 1867)
• 1794 » Valentín Canalizo, Mexican general and politician. 14th President (1843-1844) († 1850)

• 1713 » Jahandar Shah, Mughal emperor (b. 1664)
• 1728 » Agostino Steffani, Italian priest and composer (b. 1653)
• 1763 » Pierre de Marivaux, French author and playwright (b. 1688)
• 1771 » Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden (b. 1710)
• 1789 » Ethan Allen, American farmer, general, and politician (b. 1738)
• 1799 » Lazzaro Spallanzani, Italian biologist and physiologist (b. 1729)
• 1804 » Immanuel Kant, German anthropologist, philosopher, and academic (b. 1724)
• 1834 » Friedrich Schleiermacher, German philosopher and scholar (b. 1768)
• 1886 » Randolph Caldecott, English-American painter and illustrator (b. 1846)
• 1894 » Hans von Bülow, German pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1830)

• 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)
• February 14 » James Cook is killed by Native Hawaiians near Kealakekua on the Island of Hawaii.
• June 1 » The court-martial for malfeasance of Benedict Arnold, a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, begins.
• July 6 » Battle of Grenada: The French defeat British naval forces during the American Revolutionary War.
• 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.
• 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 February 12, 1779 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south by west. Weather type: half bewolkt. Special wheather fenomena: noorderlicht.