About the day » Wednesday May 12, 1779Calender converter

• Aaltie Oenes, Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland
• Geertruij Anna van Helvert, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1843)
• Anna Gasperina van der Heijden, 's-Hertogenbosch († 1824)
• Elizabeth Kave, ,, Steenbergen, Nederland († 1828)
• Catharina Marchal, Geulle (Meerssen), Limburg, Nederland († 1848)
• Aaltje Smit, Leiden (Pieterskerk)
• Doodgeboren kind Van Goubergen, Grobbendonk, België († 1779)
• Debora van der Stoop, Amsterdam († 1779)
• Anna Catharina Marechal, Geulle,, Limburg, Nederland († 1848)
• Geertruij Eggers, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

• Jacobus Van Kerrebroeck (75), Landegem (Deinze), Oost-Vlaanderen, Vlaanderen
• Henriette Louise Margareta van Imhoff (71), Zwolle, Gelderland, Nederland
• Christina Ligtenberg (69), Hall (Gelderland)
• Geertje Lubberts Hulleman (49), Ermelo
• Bastiaan Willems Verlaan (1), De Meern
• Jan Arisz. Visser (76)
• Doodgeboren kind Van Goubergen (0), Grobbendonk, België
• Grietje van der Heijden, Oud-Loosdrecht
• Cornelis Van Capelle (39), IJzendoorn
• Chistina Legtenberg (69), Hall, Brummen, Gelderland, Netherlands

• 1754 » Franz Anton Hoffmeister, German composer and publisher († 1812)
• 1755 » Giovanni Battista Viotti, Italian violinist and composer († 1824)
• 1767 » Manuel Godoy, Spanish field marshal and politician, Prime Minister of Spain († 1851)
• 1774 » Ellis Cunliffe Lister, English politician († 1853)
• 1777 » Mary Reibey, Australian businesswoman († 1855)
• 1803 » Justus von Liebig, German chemist and academic († 1873)
• 1804 » Robert Baldwin, Canadian lawyer and politician, 3rd Premier of West Canada († 1858)
• 1806 » Johan Vilhelm Snellman, Finnish philosopher and politician († 1881)
• 1812 » Edward Lear, English poet and illustrator († 1888)
• 1814 » Adolf von Henselt, German pianist and composer († 1889)

• 1708 » Adolphus Frederick II, duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (b. 1658)
• 1748 » Thomas Lowndes, English astronomer and academic (b. 1692)
• 1759 » Lambert-Sigisbert Adam, French sculptor (b. 1700)
• 1784 » Abraham Trembley, Swiss zoologist and academic (b. 1710)
• 1792 » Charles Simon Favart, French playwright and composer (b. 1710)
• 1796 » Johann Uz, German poet and author (b. 1720)
• 1801 » Nicholas Repnin, Russian general and politician, Governor-General of Baltic provinces (b. 1734)
• 1842 » Walenty Wańkowicz, Belarusian-Polish painter (b. 1799)
• 1845 » János Batsányi, Hungarian poet and academic (b. 1763)
• 1856 » Jacques Philippe Marie Binet, French mathematician, physicist, and astronomer (b. 1786)

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)
• January 11 » Ching-Thang Khomba is crowned King of Manipur.
• June 24 » American Revolutionary War: The Great Siege of Gibraltar begins.
• July 6 » Battle of Grenada: The French defeat British naval forces during the American Revolutionary War.
• 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.
• September 28 » American Revolution: Samuel Huntington is elected President of the Continental Congress, succeeding John Jay.

The temperature on May 12, 1779 was about 11.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north west from. Weather type: omtrent helder half bewolkt.