About the day » Monday May 3, 1779Calender converter

• Charles Victor PAULIN, Bourg de Sirod,39300,Jura,Franche-Comté,FRANCE († 1812)
• Arie Verheij, Charlois
• Aaltje Crelise Dubbeld, Akersloot, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1866)
• Bartha Kok, Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands
• Christina SEGHERS, Wondelgem,9032,Flandre Orientale,Flandre,BELGIQUE († 1862)
• Cornelius Van den Brande, Kasterlee
• catherine julie NOËL, Jemappes (Belgium) Hainaut († 1840)
• Antonia Aerts, Etten-Leur, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Antonius Holierhoeck, Vlaardingen
• Arnoldus Heusden, Leiden

• Anna Flore van den Erve, Zwaluwe
• Jacob van der Linden (86), Heenvliet, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Joannes DE WAELE, Dudzele,8380,West-Vlaanderen,BELGIE
• Joannes van der Wielen (21), Druten, Nederland
• Jacob Jansz LINDEN, VAN DER (86), Heenvliet
• Jacob Jansz van der Linden (86), Heenvliet
• Catharina Wilhelmus Schellens (67)
• Jacob Jansz van der Linden (86), Heenvliet
• Georg Henrich Feith (11), Odersberg, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Hesse, Germany
• Metselaar

• 1729 » Florian Leopold Gassmann, Czech composer († 1774)
• 1761 » August von Kotzebue, German playwright and author († 1819)
• 1764 » Princess Élisabeth of France († 1794)
• 1768 » Charles Tennant, Scottish chemist and businessman († 1838)
• 1783 » José de la Riva Agüero, Peruvian soldier and politician, 1st President of Peru and 2nd President of North Peru († 1858)
• 1814 » Adams George Archibald, Canadian lawyer and politician, 4th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia († 1892)
• 1826 » Charles XV of Sweden († 1872)
• 1844 » Richard D'Oyly Carte, English talent agent and composer († 1901)
• 1849 » Bernhard von Bülow, German soldier and politician, Chancellor of Germany († 1929)
• 1849 » Jacob Riis, Danish-American journalist and photographer († 1914)

• 1704 » Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber, Czech-Austrian violinist and composer (b. 1644)
• 1724 » John Leverett the Younger, American lawyer, academic, and politician (b. 1662)
• 1750 » John Willison, Scottish minister and author (b. 1680)
• 1752 » Samuel Ogle, English-American captain and politician, 5th Governor of Restored Proprietary Government (b. 1692)
• 1758 » Pope Benedict XIV (b. 1675)
• 1763 » George Psalmanazar, French-English author (b. 1679)
• 1764 » Francesco Algarotti, Italian philosopher, poet, and critic (b. 1712)
• 1779 » John Winthrop, American mathematician, physicist, and astronomer (b. 1714)
• 1793 » Martin Gerbert, German historian and theologian (b. 1720)
• 1839 » Ferdinando Paer, Italian composer (b. 1771)

• 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.
• 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.
• 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).
• 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 3, 1779 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-southeast. Weather type: omtrent helder betrokken.