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• Elisabeth Maria HUè, Amsterdam (Noord Holland) (NL) († 1826)
• Aaltje Jansen Kelder, Zweeloo († 1844)
• Adrianus Embrechts, Meer (B) († 1870)
• Ezekiel Kirtley, VA, United States († 1833)
• Anthony Tielenius Kruijthoff, Amsterdam N-Holland († 1814)
• Cornelius Hereijgers, Zundert
• Aaltien Jansdr Kelder, Zweeloo, Nederland († 1844)
• Anthony Tielenius Kruythoff, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1814)
• Carl Friedrich Deuserath
• A(a e)ltje (Aaltien) Beren(d t)s Enting, Rolde († 1850)

• Friderich Andersen Westrupp (50), Denmark
• Alegonda Susanna van Haersolte (76), Echten
• Angelina Van der Gucht, Oombergen, Oost-Vlaanderen, Graafschap Vlaanderen
• Cornelia [Hendricksen] van Bree (55), Strijen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Catharina Elisabeth van PAESCHEN, Antwerpen,Antwerpen,BELGIE
• Geertje (LUbberts) Hulleman (49), Horst
• Aldegonda Suzanne van Haersolte (76), Huize Echten, Drenthe, Nederland
• Catharina Elisabeth Suntrup (0), Herbern, Ascheberg, Kreis Coesfeld, Regierungsbezirk Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
• Catharina Lazaroms, Roosendaal, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Geertje Lubberts Hulleman (49), Ermelo

• 1727 » Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot, Baron de Laune, French economist and politician († 1781)
• 1755 » Robert Gray, American captain and explorer († 1806)
• 1760 » Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, French captain, engineer, and composer († 1836)
• 1760 » Johann Peter Hebel, German author and poet († 1826)
• 1770 » Louis-Nicolas Davout, French general and politician, French Minister of War († 1823)
• 1788 » Augustin-Jean Fresnel, French physicist and engineer († 1827)
• 1812 » William Henry Barlow, English engineer († 1902)
• 1813 » Montgomery Blair, American lieutenant and politician, 20th United States Postmaster General († 1883)
• 1838 » John Wilkes Booth, American actor, assassin of Abraham Lincoln († 1865)
• 1841 » James Gordon Bennett, Jr., American publisher and broadcaster († 1918)

• 1717 » John Hathorne, American merchant and politician (b. 1641)
• 1726 » Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire (b. 1670)
• 1774 » Louis XV of France (b. 1710)
• 1787 » William Watson, English physician, physicist, and botanist (b. 1715)
• 1794 » Élisabeth of France, French princess and youngest sibling of Louis XVI (b.1764)
• 1798 » George Vancouver, English navigator and explorer (b. 1757)
• 1807 » Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, French general (b. 1725)
• 1818 » Paul Revere, American engraver and soldier (b. 1735)
• 1829 » Thomas Young, English physician and linguist (b. 1773)
• 1849 » Hokusai, Japanese painter and illustrator (b. 1760)

1. Jan
2. Hendrik
3. Johannes
4. Joannes
5. Cornelis
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. Aaltje
12. Elizabeth
13. Antje
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)
• January 11 » Ching-Thang Khomba is crowned King of Manipur.
• February 14 » James Cook is killed by Native Hawaiians near Kealakekua on the Island of Hawaii.
• March 3 » American Revolutionary War: The Continental Army is routed at the Battle of Brier Creek near Savannah, Georgia.
• 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.
• October 18 » American Revolutionary War: The Franco-American Siege of Savannah is lifted.

The temperature on May 10, 1779 was about 17.0 °C. There was 29 mm of rainWind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: regen nevel geheel betrokken.