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• Aleida Mellendijk, Varsseveld († 1846)
• Adriana Mattheusd ROOS, Rotterdam († 1858)
• Albert Jacobs de Vries, Nes († 1827)
• Anna Gertrudis Offermans, Kerkrade
• Anna Maria Spillemaeckers, Boom, Antwerpen, Belgium († 1808)
• Adriana van NOORT, Zwijndrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Annatje Arbous, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1842)
• Trijntje Blessius, Loenen aan de Vecht († 1818)
• Anna Catharina van de Laar, Amsterdam († 1842)
• Aleijda Margreta Reiners, Steenwijk

• Teunisje Pieters (2), Egmond aan Zee (gem. Bergen, NH)
• Anne Josèphe DUWELZ (62), Enghien,7850,Hainaut,Wallonie,BELGIQUE
• Edzard Reint Alberda, Groningen
• Edzard Reint Alberda (25), Groningen, Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Aafje Heeres Kars (0), Assendelft, Gemeente Zaanstad, Noord-Holland, Nederland Nederland
• Henricus NABBE, Vortum-Mullem (N.B.)
• Ariaantje WITTE Mdr (38)
• Anna Catharina Vandenbroecke (65), aartrijke
• Cornelis Willemsz van Spronsen (68), Monster, Delftland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Derk WILLEMS (2), Zuidwolde, Bedum, Groningen, Nederland

• 1728 » Peter III of Russia († 1762)
• 1783 » Catharina of Württemberg († 1835)
• 1788 » Francis Ronalds, British scientist, inventor and engineer who was knighted for developing the first working electric telegraph († 1873)
• 1791 » Carl Czerny, Austrian pianist and composer († 1857)
• 1794 » Antonio López de Santa Anna, Mexican general and politician, 8th President of Mexico († 1876)
• 1801 » John Henry Newman, English cardinal († 1890)
• 1817 » José Zorrilla, Spanish poet and playwright († 1893)
• 1821 » Charles Scribner I, American publisher, founded Charles Scribner's Sons († 1871)
• 1836 » Léo Delibes, French pianist and composer († 1891)
• 1844 » Charles-Marie Widor, French organist and composer († 1937)

• 1677 » Baruch Spinoza, Dutch philosopher and scholar (b. 1632)
• 1715 » Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore, English politician (b. 1637)
• 1730 » Pope Benedict XIII (b. 1649)
• 1821 » Georg Friedrich von Martens, German jurist and diplomat (b. 1756)
• 1824 » Eugène de Beauharnais, French general (b. 1781)
• 1829 » Kittur Chennamma, Indian queen and freedom fighter (b. 1778)
• 1846 » Emperor Ninkō of Japan (b. 1800)
• 1862 » Justinus Kerner, German poet and physician (b. 1786)
• 1888 » William Weston, English-Australian politician, 3rd Premier of Tasmania (b. 1804)
• 1891 » James Timberlake, American lieutenant and police officer (b. 1846)

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)
• February 14 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Kettle Creek is fought in Georgia.
• 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.
• 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 28 » American Revolution: Samuel Huntington is elected President of the Continental Congress, succeeding John Jay.

The temperature on February 21, 1779 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken.