About the day » Monday May 17, 1779Calender converter

• Cornelis Jans Kuiken, Sint Annaparochie
• Arij (Arie) Klaze van Drimmelen, Made en Drimmelen, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands († 1834)
• Anna Catharina Drees (Dries), Opitter († 1836)
• Francina van Houten, Goes, Zeeland, Nederland († 1830)
• Arie Klaze van Drimmelen, Drimmelen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1834)
• Francisca van Houten, Goes († 1830)
• Barbara BOGAERTS, Mechelen, 12025, Antwerpen, Belgique
• Daniel Wielemaker, Biggekerke, Zeeland, Netherlands († 1785)
• Ferdinandus Schaubijn, Graauw
• Ede Geerts, Borgercompagnie (Groningen)

• Anna Gerardi Kuijpers (47), Berghem, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Hendrina Visscher (9), Dalfsen, Nederland
• CORNEILLE SCHOETERS, Halle
• Arie Dirxse Ockhuijsen (van Enckhuijsen) (66), Utrecht
• Adrianus Simons (54), Putte, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anna Maria van Wetten (0), Oerle
• Gerrigje Gerrits Ten HOOPE (46), Heerde
• Cornelis Berkouwer (63), Lekkerkerk
• Barbara de Regter (2), Hoogeloon, Hapert en Casteren, Nederland
• Cornelius SCHOETERS (73), Halle, Zoersel, Province of Antwerp (Middle Brabant), Belgium

• 1732 » Francesco Pasquale Ricci, Italian violinist and composer († 1817)
• 1743 » Seth Warner, American colonel († 1784)
• 1749 » Edward Jenner, English physician and microbiologist († 1823)
• 1758 » Sir John St Aubyn, 5th Baronet, English politician († 1839)
• 1768 » Caroline of Brunswick († 1821)
• 1768 » Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland († 1854)
• 1794 » Anna Brownell Jameson, Irish-English author († 1860)
• 1818 » Ezra Otis Kendall, American professor, astronomer and mathematician († 1899)
• 1821 » Sebastian Kneipp, German priest and therapist († 1897)
• 1835 » Thomas McIlwraith, Scottish-Australian politician, 8th Premier of Queensland († 1900)

• 1727 » Catherine I of Russia (b. 1684)
• 1729 » Samuel Clarke, English clergyman and philosopher (b. 1675)
• 1765 » Alexis Clairaut, French mathematician, astronomer, and geophysicist (b. 1713)
• 1797 » Michel-Jean Sedaine, French playwright and composer (b. 1719)
• 1801 » William Heberden, English physician and scholar (b. 1710)
• 1807 » John Gunby, American general (b. 1745)
• 1809 » Leopold Auenbrugger, Austrian physician (b. 1722)
• 1822 » Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu, French general and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of France (b. 1766)
• 1829 » John Jay, American politician and diplomat, 1st Chief Justice of the United States (b. 1745)
• 1838 » René Caillié, French explorer and author (b. 1799)

• 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.
• June 1 » The court-martial for malfeasance of Benedict Arnold, a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, begins.
• June 16 » Spain declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Great Siege of Gibraltar 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.
• August 13 » American Revolutionary War: The Royal Navy defeats the Penobscot Expedition with the most significant loss of United States naval forces prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor.

The temperature on May 17, 1779 was about 16.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: betrokken regen.