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• Anne Sybrands Vonk, Steggerda, Weststellingwerf, Fr, Nederland († 1852)
• Bartholomeus de Bruin, Schiedam († 1822)
• Berendt Wennink, Brummen, Gelderland, Nederland († 1846)
• Antoine Joseph Anne Gonzalve de Castillon
• Aaltjen Buunk (Beunk), Zelhem († 1833)
• Anne Sybrands Vonk, Steggerda, Weststellingwerf, Friesland, Nederland († 1852)
• Aaltjen Buunk, Zelhem, Nederland († 1833)
• Broer Tabes Dijkstra, Wierum, Westdongeradeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Anna Catharina Maus, Badenheim,Bingen, Rheinhessen, Germany
• Anthonia van Schaik, Wijk bij Duurstede

• Arentien Jans ten Hoorn (69), Hoogeveen
• Arentien ten Hoorn (69), Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Cornelis Beertsen (78), Elspeet, Gelderland, Nederland
• Arentien Jans Strijker (69), Hoogeveen
• Aaltje Jans Strijker (69), Hoogeveen
• Cornelia van Waas (36), Aardenburg, ZL.NL
• Arentien Jans ten Hoorn (69), Hoogeveen Drenthe, Netherlands
• Abraham van Oven (44), London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
• Arentien Jans ten Hoorn (69), Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Arentje Jans ten ten Hoorn (69), Hoogeveen,, Drenthe, Nederland

• 1737 » Josef Mysliveček, Czech violinist and composer († 1781)
• 1749 » Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau, French journalist and politician († 1791)
• 1753 » Jean-Baptiste Kléber, French general († 1800)
• 1758 » Franz Joseph Gall, German neuroanatomist and physiologist († 1828)
• 1763 » William Cobbett, English journalist and author († 1835)
• 1806 » Edwin Forrest, American actor and philanthropist († 1872)
• 1814 » Taras Shevchenko, Ukrainian poet and playwright († 1861)
• 1815 » David Davis, American jurist and politician († 1886)
• 1820 » Samuel Blatchford, American lawyer and jurist († 1893)
• 1824 » Amasa Leland Stanford, American businessman and politician, founded Stanford University († 1893)

• 1661 » Cardinal Mazarin, Italian-French academic and politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1602)
• 1709 » Ralph Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu, English courtier and politician (b. 1638)
• 1808 » Joseph Bonomi the Elder, Italian architect (b. 1739)
• 1810 » Ozias Humphry, English painter and academic (b. 1742)
• 1825 » Anna Laetitia Barbauld, English poet, author, and critic (b. 1743)
• 1831 » Friedrich Maximilian von Klinger, German author and playwright (b. 1752)
• 1847 » Mary Anning, English paleontologist (b. 1799)
• 1851 » Hans Christian Ørsted, Danish physicist and chemist (b. 1777)
• 1888 » William I, German Emperor (b. 1797)
• 1895 » Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Austrian journalist and author (b. 1836)

• 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.
• February 14 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Kettle Creek is fought in 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 24 » American Revolutionary War: The Great Siege of Gibraltar begins.
• 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.

The temperature on March 9, 1779 was about 7.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: omtrent helder.